Yeah, you’re right. I forgot that Thomas fell that far. I thought he went in the mid-teens…absolute steal at 23. Still, the Bills would have had to find a trade partner and it’s not certain anyone would have been willing or what it would have cost.
We traded up a few spots to draft Elam and Kincaid. A move up for Thomas from 28 would have been of a whole different magnitude. What spot were we supposed to trade up to to draft Thomas (who I thought was WR2 in this draft, behind Nabers)?
I’m not saying Cooper is better than Adams or that Adam’s wouldn’t have a bigger impact this year. I’m saying that the difference between the two has been greatly exaggerated, and that Cooper is a more desirable trade target because of his contract and his (likely) much lower asking price.
And yet soft, hands of stone guy somehow amassed 1250 yards receiving last year (on 17.5 yards per catch) playing out of doors on the shores of Lake Erie for the offensively challenged Cleveland Browns...
Someone needs to explain why Adams would be a better pick up than Amari Cooper, who is younger, cheaper, had comparable stats last year, and could probably be had for a fourth round pick.
No, I predicted that the Rodgers experiment would go badly again this year. My point is that with a win on Monday, the Jets’ predicament looks a lot less disastrous. Not sure how you can argue with that.