07-18-2017, 02:31 PM
(07-18-2017, 07:59 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: A lot of coaching decisions are tempting... no Walsh, no Wyche, keeping Lewis which squandered having a SB-talent team.
I still can't imagine the answer being anything but the refusal to trade with the Saints being the answer, though. Their entire set of 1999 picks, their 1st round pick in 2000 and 2001, and their 2nd round pick in 2002.
Turned down three 1st round picks, and two 2nd round picks (plus more) in order to draft Akili Smith. Is there anything worse than that? The holocaust.... maybe.
So many great choices for bad decisions but this one has to be the worst.
I am sure Mike did not want to pay the money for this many high draft choices in an era with no slots for draft picks.
Probably more than half of these picks never would have signed if we had accepted the deal.