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

ELLIASJWILLIAMS said

I think we're just looking for ways to declare the trade a success. They aren't losing because they don't have access to him, he's a lagniappe piece so they'll be very patient. When he gets on the field he'll make a difference but they aren't missing anything w/out him.

Fans are just fanning.

Click to expand...

I'm not really looking to call the trade a success. I don't think we really had much choice but to trade Lattimore now and we could only get what was on offer. So winning or losing the trade doesn't really matter. I was mostly just pointing out that many thought that Lattimore did not want to play for DA and that is why his injury lingered last year and that is why he suddenly got a hamstring injury when the losing streak got really bad. But, the fact that he is now out for two weeks seems to suggest that at least this one was a legit injury and had nothing to do with whether he wanted to play for DA or not.

And while I get what you are saying about Washington, if they are without him then they are missing the guys that they would have gotten with those picks. They are also missing the guys they could have signed with the cap space that Lattimore will eat.

Anway, I'm not saying we "won" the trade, but if Lattimore continues to have hamstring issues and other injuries that keep him out of a lot of games, that's certainly not what Washington thought they were paying for and they likely would have tried to pay less if that is the outcome. But, maybe this is short term and he comes back and continues to be the shutdown CB that he can be.