Lattimore traded at the right time? (ruled Out for 4 consecutive weeks since trade) [Lattimore will make Commanders debut against the Saints]

I’ve always been puzzled by the notion of “winning” a trade. The idea is that both teams have the option of improving as a result.

The Commanders are almost certainly going to be playing meaningful football in January. So they need someone who can bolster the team as the season grinds to the playoffs. Lattimore should provide them a shut down corner once healthy - which will likely be in the next few weeks - if the Commanders take it slow.

The Saints won’t even have the opportunity to capitalize on the trade assets until April of next year. I think by the time April rolls around we’ll have a pretty clear notion as to how well Latt worked out for the Commanders.

Latt was expensive and plays a position the Saints have spent the past few years drafting potential replacements. So he was a value we needed to convert into draft picks.

There’s no winning and losing at this point. It’s just needs and values and right now we don’t know who got the most value.