TRADE VIEWS

[Bretsky]

Give TT kudos for showing courage to trade up and get a guy he wanted in Clay Matthews. Nearly everybody likes our two new players; both of these guys could start for many years to come and both fill aread of need.

Homerism aside, nearly all of us probably like Clay Matthews; it'd be hard not to. He became a starter early in his senior season and capitalized on every opportunity. He is well spoken, a very hard worker, has a great attitude, and seems to have the intensity and talent to succeed.


This poll will ask you to give your viewpoint of whether Green Bay gave up too much to trade up from pick 41 to pick 26. In other words, who got the better deal with the picks, or did you like what we gave up for the pick we received.

Green Bay gave up their second round pick (41), two third rounders (73,83)
to New England for
New England's first round pick (26) and their fifth round pick (162)


This is probably one legit area to ponder, and I have no issue with the Risky Business mojo of somethings you just have to say WTF and go for it.

[RashanGary]

TT fleeced BB last time. Hard to say.

[red]

tt said himself that it wasn't a good deal for them value wise(trade chart)

but he also siad something along the lines of value is what you think it is

i really would have liked it a lot more if we could have kept one of the thirds and lost a 4th or 5th instead

but maybe TT thinks the talent between rounds 3-5 are all about the same

[Gunakor]

Bill B. just kept trading his picks after that, so if we are talking about player value TT wins. The Pats win on the trade value chart, and of course I'd like at least one of those 3's still, but weighing the players this trade nets each team against each other, Matthews wins. Is that what you were asking?

[digitaldean]

Was at a buddy's house watching this. Initially thought JS Online posted we gave up 2 3rds and a 5th. At the time, I thought they gave up too much.

I think the deal could have been a little better for us, since we now have no 3rds. All in all, it may be a wash.

If we get a starter out of this deal, it's worth it.

[Fritz]

I don't care for trading up, and especially when I saw that Barwin would have been available if TT had just stayed put....I liked Barwin. I'd have been happy with Raji and Barwin.

I just hope Matthews turns out to be really, really good.

It'll be interesting to see what OT's he drafts tomorrow.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think TT saw Clay Mathews' iron-man uncle and father and figured he got a chip off the old block. Durability is a real issue when you put all your eggs in one basket.

[Bretsky]

I don't care for trading up, and especially when I saw that Barwin would have been available if TT had just stayed put....I liked Barwin. I'd have been happy with Raji and Barwin.

I just hope Matthews turns out to be really, really good.

It'll be interesting to see what OT's he drafts tomorrow.

Seems like this is the only legit debate left; everybody has to be happy with our two additions

If we take Barwin we still have the 2 third round picks

Hopefully Matthews is a stud from the start and Raji develops into Ngata so we can all praise TT

[cheesner]

What if the Packers had Matthews ranked in the top 10 this year? Trading up to 10 with SF would have been a good 'value' based on the charts. Getting the same player at 26, if that is the case, is a steal of a pick, and still good value as its the same player.

I am not sure that is the case, but I suspect that Matthews was a couple tiers above what their 2 and 2 thirds would have provided.

[Fosco33]

Posted this before knowing TT's thoughts (and relationship) with Matthews' father/uncle. He obviously rated Matthews more like a 12-16 pick and the 'value' played out even.

On paper - we gave away #83 (in terms of value points).

That just happened to be the Jets pick we got for Favre.

Part of me wanted to see who would be linked to Favre and part of me wanted to fill other areas (RT, DE, CB) in the 2nd/3rd round.

But TT has what like 5 or 6 picks remaining? If we can get a few position players, a punter and maybe a starter out of the group - very successful draft.

[Freak Out]

It's the draft so only time will tell....but right now I would say the deal is even Steven.

[jmbarnes101]

Extremely happy with the day so far and I'm hoping we can get the following players tomorrow; no particular order.

Tony Fiammetta - FB Syracuse
Graham Gano - K Florida State and switch him to punter or another P
Michael Johnson - DE Georgia Tech
Kraig Urbik - G Wisconsin
Duke Preston - G Oklahoma
Everette Pedescleaux - DT Northern Iowa
The Badgers (Beckum, Kemp, Shaughnessy, Casillas, Levy)
Anyone recommended by Waldo

[BZnDallas]

when i first saw the poll question i thought Bill B. got the better of this trade... but after doing a lil reading, i think it was a pretty fair deal (voted fair)... since C. Mathews was rated highly by some experts i think that getting him at 26 when he was rated as low as 12, i think it was a good deal, even though we gave up a lot to get him...

[Noodle]

I say "Atta boy!" to TT for making this move. I have to assume they had Matthews as a top 20 guy. TT had the nutsack to ignore the draft charts and to do what he needed to get a key piece for the new defense.

Today, our GM grew a pair. I'm with him all the way, even if Matthews doesn't pan out.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I love both picks. I really hope both play great. Our defense has I think has 9 first or second round picks now. With the same offense basically from last year we could be very good next season.

The time to win is here!