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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1090543" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>I completely agree. It ranks right up there with the Herschel Walker trade - we gave them our 1st <em>three</em> picks in 75, and our first two picks in 76. One of the stupidest trades in NFL history. Even Hadl was shocked - he said, "I really couldn't believe it... I never thought <em>anyone </em>could be that desperate." The Rams finished 1st in their division for the next 4 years and went to a Super Bowl in 1981 with those picks.</p><p></p><p>What a lot of people don't realize is that we had originally agreed to trade with the Saints for Archie Manning, but it fell apart literally moments before the trade was finalized. Director of scouting Bill Tobin flew to New Orleans on October 19th, and attended the Saints game on the 20th. The plan was that Tobin would sign the paperwork immediately after the game.</p><p></p><p>The Saints started their backup quarterback (Bobby Scott) that day, so that Manning wasn't in danger of being injured, but <em>Scott </em>suffered a knee injury. It wasn't until after the game was over that the Saints realized Scott would miss at least a month. Tobin was waiting outside the Saints' locker room after the game to sign the paperwork, when the chief scout for New Orleans came out and told him, "Bill, I'm sorry, but we can't go through with the agreement. We just lost our quarterback."</p><p></p><p>Tobin obviously was shocked, but what could he do? He flew back to Green Bay and met with Devine, who was in a panic. He got on the phone calling around for another trade partner, and the Rams understood how desperate he was, so the next day they bent him over for the 5 high draft picks. All for a 34 year old quarterback who (just a few days earlier) had been benched for going 6/16 for 59 yards and 3 interceptions - in a game against the Packers. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mad.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1090543, member: 18006"] I completely agree. It ranks right up there with the Herschel Walker trade - we gave them our 1st [I]three[/I] picks in 75, and our first two picks in 76. One of the stupidest trades in NFL history. Even Hadl was shocked - he said, "I really couldn't believe it... I never thought [I]anyone [/I]could be that desperate." The Rams finished 1st in their division for the next 4 years and went to a Super Bowl in 1981 with those picks. What a lot of people don't realize is that we had originally agreed to trade with the Saints for Archie Manning, but it fell apart literally moments before the trade was finalized. Director of scouting Bill Tobin flew to New Orleans on October 19th, and attended the Saints game on the 20th. The plan was that Tobin would sign the paperwork immediately after the game. The Saints started their backup quarterback (Bobby Scott) that day, so that Manning wasn't in danger of being injured, but [I]Scott [/I]suffered a knee injury. It wasn't until after the game was over that the Saints realized Scott would miss at least a month. Tobin was waiting outside the Saints' locker room after the game to sign the paperwork, when the chief scout for New Orleans came out and told him, "Bill, I'm sorry, but we can't go through with the agreement. We just lost our quarterback." Tobin obviously was shocked, but what could he do? He flew back to Green Bay and met with Devine, who was in a panic. He got on the phone calling around for another trade partner, and the Rams understood how desperate he was, so the next day they bent him over for the 5 high draft picks. All for a 34 year old quarterback who (just a few days earlier) had been benched for going 6/16 for 59 yards and 3 interceptions - in a game against the Packers. :mad: [/QUOTE]
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