01-14-2016, 06:33 AM
(01-14-2016, 02:14 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I know I'm in the minority on this (heck, maybe I'm alone on this), but I don't think he did. At least not by as much as people think. The problem when people judge that trade is that they view it as a flop because Carson didn't lead them to the playoffs that year. Thing is, I'm sure Hue didn't push that trade with 1 year in mind. Who knows how things would've turned out had Oakland kept Hue and Carson? For that reason, I don't think Hue was an idiot to offer what he did. Look at Carson now.
How much is 7+ years of stability at the QB position worth? I'd say a lot. That's probably what Hue envisioned when he made that trade. That post-season press conference is what made the trade look so bad in hindsight, because it basically punched Hue and (eventually) Carson's tickets out of town.
You are correct.
Ask anyone with any football acumin who is not emotional about the topic would they give you Palmer for Gio and Dre in return, they would laugh you out of the room. It's not even a question. As you pointed out Hue did not get the opportunity to have the trade play out. Based on the actual performance of the players involved in the trade it's not even in question
