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Originally Posted by Marcellus
Do you realize you are contradicting yourself here? We didn't get Earl Thomas because we got outbid but we only get players we overpay for?
Peters was worth a 2nd rounder. End of story.
Ford was worth a second rounder. End of story.
We didn't pay a huge price for Clark. It's been laid out for you repeatedly what the actual picks are equal to and I am guessing you cant even accurately lay out the trade compensation.
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You do realize there is a middle ground where you make the right deal without overpaying. If someone bids $100 and you bid $500, it doesn't make you a shrewd negotiator because you won the bid. Veachs track record has not been great from a negotiating front. I like his approach including swinging for the fences for Clark. But let's not oversell his negotiating chops. We've so far had a spotty track record closing out trades for players, most found our comp for Ford and peters (and inability to trade Houston) to be underwhelming, and we've largely overpaid by a lot for second tier free agents while not landing many blue chippers. If we have to overpay because we aren't great negotiators, fine. But lets call a spade a spade.