Winners and losers of trade Dead Line

This ^^^^^
It looks like Poles rolled the dice on Claypool and lost. Now he's rolling the dice again on Sweat. I'm a realist believing that when you hire a very young guy like Poles, he is going to make some mistakes early-on. But you want to see a guy who learns from a mistake and who does not make the same mistake again.  I do have a difficult time understanding Poles doing this without some kind of long-term agreement like Atlanta was going to do if Sweat came there.  Man, it just seems bat-shit crazy to not do that.  But, I'm admittedly a meatball fan here.  Maybe I'm missing something.  Good player.  But wow, not feeling good about how this went down.  

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It was a panic move when he signed Claypool, and it was a COSTLY mistake.  It sounds like the Sweat move is probably a good move if they really do have a contract plan.  He sure seems worth a 2nd round draft pick.  Again, I chalk this up to hiring a very young (he was 36 years old when we hired him) GM.  That's not a "bad" thing.  And it may even be a good thing if the guy ascends his learning curve well... and I think he very well may.  What some folks don't understand is that with young/new first time GMs, players, coaches - you invest in them and hope for a solid return on that investment.  And it's not an exact science as far as folding your cards and taking a loss on your investment.  I do know that you don't want to cash in too soon.  You want to be sure before you take a loss and move on.  This is one reason why I want to watch and see for myself about the Justin Fields investment (a costly investment there too).  I want to be sure by watching this last half of the season with him to see if he truly is a failed pick.  The season is going nowhere anyway.  Why not watch a half-season of QB1 play from this guy and be sure before we fold the cards on him.  

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I just this minute finished reading that in the Biggs article.  Biggs said that Poles has a great relationship with Sweat's agent and I have to wonder if there might have been some interaction there.  Yes, you can't do that without Washington's official okay.  But this is the real world and I wouldn't be shocked if sometimes things do get communicated behind the scenes.  Regardless, it sounds like a deal will get done.  Biggs said it could possibly be done before the game on Sunday.  What I did find interesting (and VERY interesting) was his take on what the Sweat contract would look like.  Here's what he said:

Even worse. Paying a pass rusher elite money who isn't elite.