OT: The Raiders trade Maxx Crosby to the Ravens

That they incorrectly judged their own status does not make their decision correct.

This is like the folks who argued that not drafting Tyler Linderbaum in the first round was not a mistake because the Steelers never draft guys in the first round after not attending their pro day. It was still a bad decision. They had the opportunity to fill a huge need with an outstanding player and passed.

Just because you think the Steelers never would have traded him doesn't mean they were right to not trade him.

 

Not sure Darnold would have opted to come to our "rock fight" offense over other comparable offers.

 

For the millionth time Khan wasn't going to sign a player to a big contract last year, he wasn't going to mess up his comp picks.

 

For the millionth time, just because you don't think he ever would have done it doesn't mean he was right.

 

Cool.

But that was not the position I was taking.

We can take the Steelers on their public statements and their actions that THEY believe that they are close to being in a SB. All other decisions flow from that.

You can keep changing the parameters of the discussion to suit your position. That's fine. But it does not change the fact that in the real world, decisions are being made for other reasons.

 

I'm not changing parameters at all. I'm countering the nonsensical argument you keep making. In the real world, the Steelers made the wrong decision and overpaid a player who is no longer great as if he was still a DPOY candidate.

My argument is they made the wrong decision. That they foolishly saw themselves as being close to a Super Bowl does not make that decision the right one.

 

Maybe you shouldn't stick to such poor arguments.

 

You're almost there. I believe in you. You can do it. Take the next leap...

The wrong decision was the franchise's flawed evaluation of their own status. The Steelers view themselves as a potential SB contender. No team that views itself that way is trading a pass rusher.

If you were a SB contender, taking TJ Watt along for the ride on whatever inflated contract value you needed to agree to would be the correct decision.

Not my fault if you can not look around the NFL and see how EVERY team that thinks they are win or two away from being something hoard pass rushers like they are gonna get made illegal.

I also notice that you failed to counter the basic math of several posts back that indicates your monotonous argument about contract value holds zero water.

But, just keep changing the topic ever so slightly so you can tell yourself you are cleverer than the other children.

 

I would have never given 2 1st round picks for Crosby. Also, isn't he coming off an injury?

 

The difference is I have never argued that the Steelers were right to make a stupid decision because they wanted to do it, which is essentially the argument I'm opposing here.

 

Yeah, Khan wasn't going to mess this up by giving Darnold a big contract after only one good season.

 

Crosby , also, never put up Watt numbers

 

Can’t believe
Yes I can
Knew some Steeler fans
Would harp on not getting Darnold
Some of whom
Hated to see KFP go

 

Lurking a Ravens board it seems many fans are suffering from Mike Tomlin Syndrome. What is Mike Tomlin Syndrome you ask? That's when your HC/GM prioritizes defense over the offense in an obvious manner.

Minter is going to be a good defensive HC but that offense has taken serious hits already this year; TE Likely, C Linderbaum, TE Kolar, RB Mitchell (who I think has potential). They sign penalty machine OG Simpson from the NYJ for $30M. LJ gonna have a meltdown this year.

AFCN teams better have their QB rooms well-stocked. I don't think any of them will finish a full 17 game season.

 

The offseason of the ravens make no sense....If they are all-in,they lose way too many good players....

 

Again, saying that he wouldn't do it doesn't mean he was right to not do it. It isn't a difficult concept to grasp.

 

I was told it was all their OC Roman why they couldn't get to the SB.
Then I was told it was all Harbaugh why they couldn't go.
Now the excuse are mounting for another reason why the Ravens won't go to the SB.

 

Roman was a problem but not Harbaugh

 

I think I see part of the cause of your issues

 

Harbaugh was part of the problem his teams blew a lot of double digit leads late in games.

 

Something like that should be illegal....