Evaluating NFL trades is an inexact science. In the moment, we can compare deals to similar ones from the past or look at what the widely held expectations were for a swap, but teams have information and insights that we don't necessarily have on the outside. Are a player's medicals concerning? Is he a problem in the locker room? Is there a potential starter waiting to break out on the bench with more opportunities?
And while we know the value of draft picks in a vacuum, actually seeing who those selections become can inform what a team really landed in a trade.