jbusse
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ORIGINAL: TJSweens Detroit's GM pretty well acknowledged that they were surprised at how little Kwesi asked for when the Lions called and they jumped on it. Regardless of what the charts say, KAM could have gotten more. Someone else referenced this. Do you know where I can find the quote from the GM? "When we talked about trading up 12, we expected the Vikings to demand at least a first, and we were ready to pay that because we wanted our guy. When they said all they wanted was a swap of seconds and our third rounder Dan started jumping for joy. Those offers only happen once and a while so we had to jump at that." - Lions GM Brad Holmes Again, the trade was not a disaster, but they clearly could have gotten more. I think KAM learned his lesson because he has done pretty well since. That's a clear negotiating error. Detroit called, and the Vikes made the first offer. You called, what's your offer? If you want to go first, then anchor by opening with the most expensive trade chart, not the one you use. Definitely a skill to negotiating. I'd be awful at it.
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