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sundin13 on 07 September 2019
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Snoopy said:
sundin13 said:

Mistake? I mean, what exactly did it cost them? Gordon played pretty decent football for a while and then the Patriots won the Super Bowl. Same deal here. If AB can play, we just scored one of the best receivers in the league. If AB can't play, we gave up nothing for him so, oh well.

Both are low risk, high reward players. Not really sure how you color Gordon to be a "mistake" especially when he is still with the team despite what happened.

He isn't reliable, the Patriots won without him. NFL is all about who is reliable both physically and mentally.

But how can you call something a mistake when it clearly didn't harm the team? Yes, Gordon isn't a perfect player. I am aware. However, to assert that it was a mistake to sign him is to say that the team was appreciably worse off with him than without him and I feel there is no evidence to make that case.

Same with this AB deal. If it doesn't work out, it will likely not have any real appreciable negative impact on the team. If it does work out, it will likely have a hugely positive impact on the team. That is generally what you would call a good gamble.