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djnemo65 · 01-16-2010, 12:31 AM

When was the last time a team gave up something like a first and another pick for an aging player and didn't get ripped off? Dallas got jobbed on Roy Williams, Philadephia sure didn't get value out of Jason Peters (although I still think that was a good trade), Seymour was good for Oakland but not worth the price, Deion Branch to the Seahawks was a bust. Jarret Allen is the only one I can think of off the top of my head that worked out for the team acquiring the player (and even there, KC got a solid lineman out of the deal). Doesn't recent history suggest that you should pretty much always trade a veteran for a first round pick?

01-16-2010, 12:31 AM	#288
djnemo65 Playmaker Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,836	Re: Chris Cooley for a 1st and a 3rd -- would you do it? When was the last time a team gave up something like a first and another pick for an aging player and didn't get ripped off? Dallas got jobbed on Roy Williams, Philadephia sure didn't get value out of Jason Peters (although I still think that was a good trade), Seymour was good for Oakland but not worth the price, Deion Branch to the Seahawks was a bust. Jarret Allen is the only one I can think of off the top of my head that worked out for the team acquiring the player (and even there, KC got a solid lineman out of the deal). Doesn't recent history suggest that you should pretty much always trade a veteran for a first round pick?