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View Poll Results: Champ and our 2nd rounder to Denver for Portis, your thoughts?
Great move! 31 59.62%
Bad move! 6 11.54%
I'm not sure 15 28.85%
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Old 02-24-2004, 10:36 PM   #11
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someone who backs my thinking...

http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/7115889

Part that I like...

"As for which team wins, it's debatable. But here are factors to consider:

Shutdown corners are far more valuable than a good running back. In a league moving toward more wide-open football, a good corner is nearly as valuable as a good pass-rushing end. Backs can be found. Heck, Portis is a second-round pick, Terrell Davis came in the sixth round, Priest Holmes came in as an undrafted free agent. Edge: Broncos.

Portis is younger by two years, but the life expectancy of a running back is significantly shorter than a cover corner. Hits begin to take their toll on backs, which is why they usually fall off as they get close to 30. Good corners, see Troy Vincent, can play into their mid-30s. Edge: Broncos.

The Broncos will get an additional second-round pick, which could be used on a back such as Greg Jones of Florida State or Julius Jones of Notre Dame. If anybody can run it in their system -- their thinking remember, not mine -- maybe that player can get time as a rookie and have success. After giving up a third to get Brunell, Washington will be left with just three (actually two) draft picks in the April draft. That's future franchise suicide. Edge: Broncos.

Add it all up, and Denver seemingly gets the best of this deal."

All I can say is.... "Ditto. I completely agree"
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