Was thinking this last night. With Tunsil falling all the way to the 13th pick, our trade with Philly now netted us three starters and it cost us ZERO. In fact, it saved us money. Here's my thinking.
Say we never made the trade with Philly and we sat at the 8th pick. Obviously Tunsil would have been there and there is a real strong chance we would have taken him then, BUT, instead with the trade to Philly, we dropped 5 spots, got two starters for doing so, and still got the guy we probably would have taken at the 8th spot anyway. Now we only have to pay him what he's entitled to as a 13th pick instead of an 8th pick. BRILLIANT!!!
Say we never made the trade with Philly and we sat at the 8th pick. Obviously Tunsil would have been there and there is a real strong chance we would have taken him then, BUT, instead with the trade to Philly, we dropped 5 spots, got two starters for doing so, and still got the guy we probably would have taken at the 8th spot anyway. Now we only have to pay him what he's entitled to as a 13th pick instead of an 8th pick. BRILLIANT!!!
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