04-29-2022, 06:21 PM
Quote: @supafreak84 said:
I have zero problem trading down. I have zero problem with the player they took.@Hawkvike25 said:
Brad Holmes reportedly told folks that they expected the Vikes to demand at least a first and they were ready to pay it. Kwesi must not have wanted another pick next year. Doesn't make a lot of sense but hopefully the guys we select make up for it
If that's the case then "Daddy" Holmes just spanked the whiz kid pretty hard and I think that's pretty plain to see at this point. I didn't like Kwesi's explanation for the trade down. Almost like they set up these draft scenarios and then when certain players they liked went off the board, the "plan" was to bail on the pick in a trade down regardless of what that deal was. The Lions shitty offer was the best offer, so they stuck with "the plan" and took the offer. I don't know what analytical bullshit that was but it just shows a lack of awareness and not taking circumstances into consideration. It's a new GM who's background is stocks and analytics getting spanked in his first draft.
But knowing (if true) that we could've gotten a '23 1st rounder just makes this all the more infuriating. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was concerned about the fact that this was Kwesi's first time running a draft room. And while he might be a great leader, even a great personnel guy, but to run a draft room, I think you need a little experience in the art of the deal. I think you have to have a little car salesman in you. You have to be prepared to say fuck off, hang up the phone and walk away. You also have to have a player you'd be happy taking at 12 if you do that.
I just think he fell in love with the idea of trading down. I get it. I love trading down. But what's the first rule of draft club? Never fall in love.
