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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
I was thinking that Elway was still with them in some capacity, but apparently not. Anyway...
I agree that Paton hasn't been good. In fact, I think he's been pretty terrible. But if Wilson continues to put up solid numbers, I think it will be hard for them to fire him. And lest we forget that practically all of you wanted Wilson at the time of the deal. It was widely celebrated by the fanbase. We're not talking about Pioli bringing in Matt Cassel. You can't pretend that it was an obvious mistake after the fact. And you all supported the Payton hire, which I think most still do. As for the picks he gave up, that's what it cost to get it done. Whoever made the deal was going to give up something substantial. Paton did somehow get a first rounder back for Chubb (easily the most impressive move he's made).
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The Chubb trade was impressive. Hopefully he can do the same with Jeudy.
I was in favor of the Wilson trade, but to be fair, none of us knew the real story at the time. Hackett was hired to lure in Rodgers, and then Wilson was a last minute plan B to raise the selling price of the franchise to Walmart. At the time, I thought Hackett actually wanted Wilson and had a plan to use him somewhat properly.