01-18-2018, 06:42 PM
(01-18-2018, 06:01 PM)Nately120 Wrote: It depends on when the trade takes place and why. Bradford was worth a 1st and 4th because they were about to start the season when their starting QB's knee blew up out of nowhere. We got a 1st and 2nd for Palmer because Hue Jackson had history with Carson and was desperate to make the playoffs to save what could have been his single shot at being a HC after Jason Campbell went down for the year. The Bears traded a lot for Cutler because they'd started 20 some nobody QBs during Brett Favre's streak and were desperate to look legit at QB for once, and so on.
Maybe if the Browns draft a QB 1st overall and he and Kizer both go out for the year during the pre-season one of our QBs suddenly becomes worth a 1st and more...otherwise? Ehh. Usually people trade the farm for a QB when they have history with the guy, their starter is gone for the year right before or early into the season, and the guy they're trading for doesn't look like he'll factor into the starting gig 100% where he currently is.
I don't think you can compare Bradford's and Carson situation to Dalton's though. Dalton is a starter and a current franchise QB. Both of those guys were backups and had a significant injury history. Cutler is more comparable but at the same time the Broncos didn't have a choice on weather or not they could keep him. So his value at the time was probably more than what they actually got.
