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[quote=diehardskin2982;550472]I think it was dumb luck, why alienate your QB in the public for no reason?[/quote]
I doubt they did, in fact, I still hold the belief that after Cutler they told him the basic plan of bluffing, and left it at that. Yeah he might need his ego massaged, but mostly that will be Zorn's job. Remember Zorn BENCHED Hasselback for a year before he played at a pro bowl level. I am sure he can use this to motivate and help JC.

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Man, even when it comes out alright, we still bitch among ourselves about who was right about something that was all speculation.

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[quote=jsarno;550485]Obviously it wasn't anything special considering Campbell came out publicly to tell everyone he wanted a trade if a QB was taken.[/quote]

No he didn't! That was always a rumor without evidence or legs. I'm guessing that VC leaked that rumor.

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[quote=GMScud;550474]Well, what's he supposed to say? "Gosh, we really wanted Sanchez but since we couldn't get him, I guess we'll settle for Orakpo?"

Nice pick for Steve Spagnuolo's new defense in St. Louis with Laurinaitis.[/quote]

But he went further, saying that they had called the 5 teams ahead of us to trade, now I may not agree with doing that, but it certainly is verifiable proof, along with the speed of the pick, to say yes this IS who we really wanted.

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[quote=diehardskin2982;550472]I think it was dumb luck, why alienate your QB in the public for no reason?[/quote]

Campbell holds the cards now. He'll be a FA next year and will surely stick it to ol' Danny boy if they decide to FINALLY resign him. Shitty (and old) Qb's like Delhomme are getting paid BIG bucks so Campbell should get much more, if not from us, from another team.
I'm sure our FO is going to try to spin this (it did work) for the best but I think they cut Campbell pretty deep. First Cutler then Sanchez. How much disrespect can a guy take?

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Broncos gave up a 1 next year to draft Alfonso Smith???

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Unfortunately just getting online, but saw it all live. Great job by the FO pushing the Sanchez talk, bonehead moves by Oak & Den and a questionable one by Buf and we get a fantastic pick!

P.S. I called smokescreen too :)

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;550488]Man, even when it comes out alright, we still bitch among ourselves about who was right about something that was all speculation.[/quote]

You are right. We should all be praising the heck out of the FO for a job well done.

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I cant complain too much. This off-season we upgraded at 4 starting positions not including D Hall.... P-Smith, DT-AH, G-Dockery, LB/DE-Orakpo. Probably take a OL in the 3rd then look for depth the rest of the way. Actually a pretty sweet start to the season even with the few scares with flirting with other QB's.

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[quote=Lotus;550489]No he didn't! That was always a rumor without evidence or legs. I'm guessing that VC leaked that rumor.[/quote]

Several sources reported that he did including ESPN, so what source do you have that he didn't? (not saying you are wrong, just would like to see if it all actually was a ploy.)

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[quote=Slingin Sammy 33;550494]Unfortunately just getting online, but saw it all live. Great job by the FO pushing the Sanchez talk, bonehead moves by Oak & Den and a questionable one by Buf and we get a fantastic pick!

P.S. [B]I called smokescreen too[/B] :)[/quote]

Sorry Mr. Baugh. I remember your doing so now. Good job!

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[quote=John Denny;550492]Campbell holds the cards now. He'll be a FA next year and will surely stick it to ol' Danny boy if they decide to FINALLY resign him. [b]Shitty (and old) Qb's like Delhomme are getting paid BIG bucks [/b]so Campbell should get much more, if not from us, from another team.
I'm sure our FO is going to try to spin this (it did work) for the best but I think they cut Campbell pretty deep. First Cutler then Sanchez. How much disrespect can a guy take?[/quote]

Considering Delhomme is ranked 22nd on the ALL TIME qb rating list, and he's only 34, I don't think he should be described as shitty or old. Maybe "older".

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;550480]I think if that's true, it should come out in the coming weeks. I'd love to hear JC say that D$ and VC came to him with this plan 3 weeks ago.[/quote]


That would be an amazing play if that were the case. It would be even better if they signed JC to a fat contract sometime tonight.

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[quote=jsarno;550485]Obviously it wasn't anything special considering Campbell came out publicly to tell everyone he wanted a trade if a QB was taken.[/quote]
Unless that was part of the act..

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[quote=jsarno;550497]Several sources reported that he did including ESPN, so what source do you have that he didn't? (not saying you are wrong, just would like to see if it all actually was a ploy.)[/quote]

Go ahead and check every single article on the subject. There is never a quote from JC or his agent. There is never any proof given. Every article simply recycled a bogus report from NFL Network (good job Steve Wyche:()