12 team PPR:
Give:
Tom Brady
Vincent Jackson
Theo Riddick
2015 1st (bottom 4)
2015 1st (somewhere in 4-8 most likely)
Get:
Josh Gordon
Ben Tate
Charles Clay
Way too much for Gordon
VJax, a late and middle 1st is a good price if he returns to 2013 Gordon.
And IF Theo Riddick takes over the Reggie Bush role next year it looks horrible.
Yikes. I was the owner getting Gordon and I was thrilled with this deal. FYI, "bottom 4 pick" meant 1.09-1.12 range.
I probably don't need to tell you how good Gordon is, so I guess it's just a question of difference of opinion about his risk. I was a loud "trade Gordon" guy for much of the off-season (as soulfly can attest to) but the new policy signaled a pretty significant shift for the NFL and I think Gordon is much less of a risk now.
"VJax, a late and middle 1st is a good price if he returns to 2013 Gordon."
If Gordon returns to 2013 Gordon (which there's really no reason to think he won't), you won't get near him for a late and a mid 1st. Jackson was a throw-in - he's been unstartable this year and that won't get better with age.
Just my opinion obviously, but you don't pass up on elite guys like Gordon, even with his risks, because you want to hold on to guys like Vincent Jackson and
Theo Riddick.
ETA: Not that it matters, but also had P. Manning and R. Wilson, couldn't get anyone to ante up for a QB at all really, so didn't mind letting go of Brady (to a team we will not be facing in the playoffs).