I think its fair to say that Boogie would have been at best the 4th best DE. Maybe, he is better than Shaq, AJE and Kingsley but how much better?? If the difference is small and someone had to go, why that the guy with the best trade value?
I did not see Boogie separate himself from Shaq, AJE and Kingsley but Im not a NFL scout. I will assume that Boogie had the best trade value and thats what made the decision. I know we always want to keep the very best for the coming season, but again we are talking about a guy who could not separate himself as the 4th DE.
I know that a swap in late round picks does not sound like much, but it will give the Bills access to 32 more and theoretically better players in an upcoming draft. I like that return better than keeping Boogie and letting one of the others walk and getting nothing in return.