BREAKING:
The NBA has now traded Paul George for:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Jaylen Brown
Domantas Sabonis
Victor Oladipo
Danilo Gallinari
And
7 1st round picks plus 4 pick swaps
Paul George is the Most Valuable Player in NBA history.
So let me get this straight:
Ravens were getting praised for trading 2 first round picks for Maxx Crosby but
Bengals are getting slack for trading just one first round pick only 4 slots higher than the Ravens mind you, and Dexter is better than Maxx. How interesting…
People keep saying Dexter Lawrence is coming off a down year—and yes, relative to his own standard, that’s fair.
But you’re comparing it to a season where he was playing at an absurd level for a nose tackle.
Using “he only had 0.5 sacks” to judge a player who impacts the game in so many other ways misses the point entirely.
He still finished 7th out of 134 interior defensive linemen in pass rush grade, had 34 pressures, and played all 17 games.
Just ask Brian Burns—coming off a 16.5-sack season—how much he’ll miss having Lawrence next to him.
The Ravens traded two 1sts for Maxx Crosby and many considered it a great move
But the Bengals gave up one 1st for Dexter Lawrence and its an awful trade?
Im not really understanding the backlash here??