Little Earl Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25864947/2018-nfl-trade-grades-30-most-impactful-365-days Honorable mention The former New England Patriots running the Tennessee Titans organization went against Bill Belichick's propensity for trading down by moving up for a pair of front-seven pieces in last year's draft. Linebacker Rashaan Evans struggled early with a hamstring injury and didn't seem to find a set role in the lineup before playing better in December. 28. Titans trade up for a pass-rusher Raiders trade: 2-41 Titans trade: 2-57, 3-89 General manager Jon Robinson moved up to grab former Boston College edge rusher Harold Landry as a presumptive replacement for Derrick Morgan and Brian Orakpo. Titans fans would have been delighted to hear in August that Landry would manage to produce more sacks than Morgan and Orakpo combined, but with both veterans missing time, their two combined totals weren't even half of Landry's 4.5. Landry did rack up 14 quarterback knockdowns, and using the 45 percent rule, his 6.3 expected sack total suggests he's likely to take a step forward in 2019. With Khalil Mack on the roster at the time, the Raiders clearly had no need to grab a young pass-rusher in this spot. Impact grade: C- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Yeah, I didn't like it either, but Landry has proven he's valuable. No way to know if we were bidding against another team--not just Raiders. Thrill 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Quality over quantity. I didn't like seeing us sacrifice so many picks, but Landry and Evans look like they're going to be staples of this defense for a while. And Cruikshank looks like a worker who could be a valuable role player. I'll take 3 solid to good, difference making contributors to 5 or 6 warm bodies who ultimately wouldn't be here long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBukafax Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Lmfao that last sentence nullified the whole analysis. They didn’t trade with the raiders to stop them from getting him lol. They assumed a team was in between would titanruss, Tyler Rose Fan, Little Earl, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasTitan Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 I was about to reply the same thing! We traded up so someone else would not take Landry! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 I was fine with trading up for Evans and Landry. Both players produced critical game-changing plays and graded out very well overall. Moving up to get Falk wasn’t necessarily a bad move...but exposing him to waivers meant those picks were a total loss and left the team scrounging the trash heap for a #3 QB. titanruss, No1TitansFan, and charleytolar 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nine Posted January 31, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 It’s interesting that Barnwell gave the Saints a better grade for the Marcus Davenport trade (C+) than he gave the Titans for the Landy trade (C-). The Titans sacrificed a low third round pick (#89) to get Landry at #41, while the Saints gave their 2019 first-round pick (#30) to jump up and get Davenport at #14 overall. Going by the draft chart, the Titans invested a total of 142 points, while the Saints spent 422 points. I haven’t watched Davenport enough to comment one way or the other...but both players ended up with 4.5 sacks and double-digit QB hits. With both players putting up similar production and the dramatic disparity in draft capital given up, it seems to me the Titans should have gotten the higher grade there. Tyler Rose Fan, Thrill, Aramis, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 I cant stand Barnwell. He tries too hard to be edgy. IsntLifeFunny, and AvgJoe 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 It will take time to really grade the trades. Evans looks like the real deal oldschool, AvgJoe, nine, and 1 other 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 18 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: It will take time to really grade the trades. Evans looks like the real deal Yup. At the end of the day, the draft is about adding talent and improving the team. Both Evans and Landry were significant and immediate upgrades at their respective positions; both guys are shaping up to be big-time playmakers for years to come. ChemEngr79 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
japan Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Silly stuff from Barnwell AvgJoe 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 In Barnwell's defense....there's a good chance this article wasn't his idea. Pat Kirwan once talked about what it's like being an sports writer and columnist. In many cases, an article's subject matter is decided and handed down by a manager or senior editor....the writer is basically given a headline and told to fill in the rest of the article. Kirwan used offseason predictions as an example. Every sports writer knows offseason predictions are stupid, pointless, and a waste of paper and bandwidth....they'd much prefer to write about a more meaningful subject. But managers/editors aren't looking for great knowledge or insight; they're looking for content that will drive clicks and page hits. Offseason predictions are low-hanging fruit to grab attention and piss off a number of fans....which results in more clicks and page hits. So the editor tells the writer, "I need an article of your NFL offseason predictions for this Tuesday's column." The editor doesn't even care what predictions the writer makes....he just wants it done by Tuesday. So the writer thinks about it for a bit (or doesn't), and jots down his thoughts in time for Tuesday's column. Barnwell's article strikes me that same way. His editor probably had the idea to grade each of last year's NFL trades....so Barnwell just goes down a list of the trades that happened and jots down his thoughts for each. If you agree with him....great. If you don't....even better. It's all about getting the clicks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titansjr9988 Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 begooode 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphardy Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Most people don't like draft-day trades. They usually involve giving up "too much", but if it's a guy they really want, I say go for it. I'd rather have Landry than two meh guys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Evans and Landry are going to be studs. Landry has to stay healthy, but he’s a bullet of the edge with as much bend as anyone in the league. The way Robinson keeps things so close to the vest makes me believe he has a good pulse. He gave up assets for premium players. ChemEngr79 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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