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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
Good post. I think people tend to over simplify the argument. JC was shopped for a 2nd rounder and nobody bit...nobody likes Jason Campbell.
Umm, it's not quite that simple.
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The Redskins would have been exponentially better off shopping him with an asking price of a 1st and a 4th. Of course, nobody would have done that, but it would have sent a message to other teams that we're perfectly alright holding on to Campbell if you aren't going to play our game, and since we're your most serious suitor, you might want to come talk turkey with us.
Of course, Snyder's biggest issue has always been that he operates in the here and now, and at that very moment, a 2nd round pick was more valuable to him than Jason Campbell was, so he kind of screwed himself over to an extent. I'm not at all surprised that the deal didn't get done given the information, and I still have no idea how Snyder can seem so ignorant of most principles of business and remain so successful.
I mean, Pat Bowlen, every word out of his mouth was "Jay Cutler is a fantastic player", and here's Snyder trying to sell low on Campbell and wondering why there's such a discrepancy in the perceived value of the two. Bowlen, even in the face of a mismanaged situation, still managed to make other owners play his game. That's very impressive.