Pacman Heads to Dallas…Finally
After weeks of speculation and bargaining the Titans finally agreed to trade Pacman Jones to the Cowboys for a 4th round pick. What took so long? Was Jerry Jones busy recovering from reconstructive surgery?
This isn’t the first time there’s been an NFL trade that took weeks to happen, and then when it finally did happen, involved a single late round draft pick. I want to know what goes on in those trade discussions? Does one team counter a 3rd round pick offer with a 7th rounder, then a week later counter a 4th rounder with a 6th rounder, then a week later finally agree on a 5th round pick?
These lengthy trade discussion are just one symptom of teams overvaluing mid-round draft picks. Very few 3rd-7th rounders become NFL starters, yet nobody wants to trade them—even for proven starters who have manageable contracts. When the draft rolls around NFL GMs become like fantasy team owners—they don’t want to give up the excitement of making a draft pick that will surely prove their genius. Maybe they should. (I think the Vikings will be happy they did.)
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