dogorama
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While this is easily viewed as pure conjecture, it certainly is worth pondering. We traded away a first round pick for Percy Harvin and then a first round pick AND Max Unger for Jimmy Graham. Given that we have gotten next to nothing out of those trades and gave up a ton, one wonders what could have been. There is no way of knowing whether the Seahawks would have drafted offensive linemen with those two first round picks but just for the sake of this "what-could-have-been" let's pretend they were trying to build a first-class O-line. You could have had two first rounders playing beside Ifedi, Max Unger at center, and w/the addl cap created by not having those trades, Okung at one of those tackle spots. Voila! we go from 32nd ranked O-line to top-5 O-line!
I realize that hindsight is 20-20 and a certain amount of this sounds like pure BS BUT that isn't the real point of what I am trying to convey. The point is that trading away first round picks is risky business because you count on those picks to replace starters and create sustainability in your roster. Go ahead, take your shots.
I realize that hindsight is 20-20 and a certain amount of this sounds like pure BS BUT that isn't the real point of what I am trying to convey. The point is that trading away first round picks is risky business because you count on those picks to replace starters and create sustainability in your roster. Go ahead, take your shots.