04-15-2016, 03:22 PM
(04-14-2016, 11:19 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Are we talking about the trade itself or the results of said trade? I mean, we can trade an old jock strap for six 1st round picks and they could all be busts, but it's still a pretty good trade, right? Or we could trade AJ Green for a 7th round pick who leads us to 5 Super Bowls which makes that a pretty lousy trade, but with great results, right?
Just what DOES a great trade make?
I think you have to put yourself in the shoes of the men who made the decision at the time. Look at were both sides were coming from and then evaluate years later. What trade did the Bengals make that benefited the team for years while leaving the other partner with peanuts? That's how I looked at it. If I was a GM a good trade would be getting the most while giving the least. You also have to take advantage of your picks/player whatever you got as well or else the trade sucked.
Reggie for example was considered a bust by his own people the Bengals saw more then that and traded essentially nothing to get an all-pro who was a staple in the Bengals defense for years. The Bengals gave him a chance and Reggie had jump-started his career.
A jockstrap for 6 first round picks would just be bizarre.
