I understand the trade. I get it from both sides. Honestly, I do.It's an transaction at its core, a salary dump ( ) driving up the draft price. And it may turn out to be a win/win in the end. The will have to do what many other teams have not (the included from the RG3 trade), and actually turn this bonanza of draft picks into impact football players. And the Rams will have to continue to make do with a far superior quarterback while enduring an unthinkable seven-year draught without a first-round pick partly because of it.But let's not kid ourselves. This is also very much a lose/lose situation.You do not get to the point where a trade like this takes place by doing things the right way. It takes some doing, folks. This is not a spot any franchise
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