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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
The odds the Raiders draft a player that's 70% as good as Mack are very low, and that's using an average drafting team. Given that the Raiders are consistently below average at drafting, they are highly unlikely to get true value here. Especially since you gave up a player playing one of the three most important positions in the league. Yes, it's a QB league, but you'll also notice teams that can't rush the passer don't win much either.
You traded a guy whose trajectory is HOFer. The odds you even do as well as breaking even on this trade are quite low. And Gruden is a noted roster destroyer, so I'd be extremely nervous if I were a Raider fan.
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Well the goal is to win the Super Bowl not to collect HOF players. Is Mack going to win a Super Bowl in Chicago? Doubtful. Were the Raiders going to win a Super Bowl with two players tied up in $100 million deals? Doubtful. Did the Dolphins prosper by giving Suh that record deal? Nope. Lets not forget the Bears are going to make him the highest paid defensive player in the league so it's not like Mack is a free addition to their roster as he takes a lot of cap space away. Raiders as of now have four 1st round picks over the next two seasons and it's just a matter of finding good starters not HOF players as I would take depth over having all your eggs in one basket.