Originally Posted by
ArgoGabe22
Not applauded but trading a draft pick (in any trade) is not as catastrophic as some make it. I'm not talking about the trade itself but this belief that losing one draft pick will and can set a team back, especially when there are more import starters. Canadian talent is obviously key to this league but if you're able to acquire other pieces through CFL free agency (Finley), NFL cuts (Ball, Laing) picking up released players (Woods, C.Vaughn), free agent camps, trades (Edwards, Green, Franklin) and are able to make up a good roster, you can easily ease the "damage" caused by trading away the top pick.
I don't think anyone is saying how the team is set back by trading a top CDN prospect Mason Woods.