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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc
Ahh, yeah, in a vacuum, taking Stroud over AR was a no brainer.
However, Houston had the 2nd pick. There was no way they were gonna pass on taking what they believed was a franchise quarterback by trading that pick to a division rival. That was never gonna happen, and if it did, it would have cost so much that it wouldn’t have been worth it.
Especially since, as it turns out, Stroud isn’t really a franchise quarterback. He’ll, they played just as well with Davis Mills.
I’ve seen this argument before, that Ballard should have given whatever it took to get Stroud. But this isn’t Madden. Houston was never gonna trade that pick. And neither was Carolina gonna trade the first pick, considering they traded into that spot.
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I don't want to argue, but we could have made the Bears a better offer and we would have if Ballard would have accessed Stroud as better than AR, also there is a very good chance that if Houston would have feared we were trying to trade up for #1 they would have traded up and gave up the #3. As I said in the beginning hindsight is 20/20 but if you make $millions and manage a billion dollar franchise you need to make better choices and not get out maneuvered time after time by your main competitor. Teflon Chris has fucked up this franchise, granted he had a lot of help doing it!
By the way it cost Carolina 2 first 2 second and a receiver.....we just gave up 2 first and a receiver for a corner back that has looked injured from the first game!