When I first heard about
the Texans/Browns trade that sent Brock Oswiler, a second and sixth round pick
to Cleveland and a conditional forth rounder to Houston, I was like "this
makes no sense."
But, by that night, I
completely understood what the Browns did, and how they took advantage of the
Texans.
The Texans were
desperate to get rid of their QB, and Cleveland, who is stocking up on picks,
were able to get a second rounder to go along with him, in exchange for a
conditional fourth round pick.
That, and the fact that
they threw in another pick, even if it was a sixth rounder, shows the Texans
desperation.
Now, they have an absolutely insane amount of draft picks in the next two years, which are listed here.
Personally, I knew that
when the Texans signed him to that 4-year deal last off-season they were crazy.
The only way the Texans
will ever win this trade is if they
draft a franchise QB in the fourth round with that pick and if the Cleveland
Browns pull a Clevend Browns and completely screw up and botch their picks (hello Johnny
Manziel, Brandon Weeden etc).
The more I think about
this trade, the more I think about how desperate the Texans are, and how much
the Browns took advantage of their desperation.
At the end of the day,
the Texans gave up Oswiler for less than pennies on the dollar because they
gave up so much more to get rid of him. The Browns got a serviceable (but
expensive) quarterback for this season at least, a second-round pick (!) and
sixth rounder.
