04-02-2020, 12:43 PM
Just looked it up -- Mike Brown's actual counter was the Saints entire '99 draft plus their first round picks over the next three drafts. So 4 firsts and 5 others.
"Saints had offered Cincinnati all six of their picks in the 1999 draft along with their first- and third-round picks in 2000. The Bengals countered by asking for all the Saints' 1999 picks plus their first-rounders in the next three drafts."
Same article had this interesting quote by Brown:
"Mike Brown (in 2000): "If Akili pans out, I'd rather have him than all those other guys. I know this: We weren't the only team that didn't take the trade. It's all going to come down to Akili. If he works out, then it was the right thing.""
The same can be said for Burrow -- he is the right choice "if he works out." If.
"Saints had offered Cincinnati all six of their picks in the 1999 draft along with their first- and third-round picks in 2000. The Bengals countered by asking for all the Saints' 1999 picks plus their first-rounders in the next three drafts."
Same article had this interesting quote by Brown:
"Mike Brown (in 2000): "If Akili pans out, I'd rather have him than all those other guys. I know this: We weren't the only team that didn't take the trade. It's all going to come down to Akili. If he works out, then it was the right thing.""
The same can be said for Burrow -- he is the right choice "if he works out." If.
