Vikings, Packers and Lions don't trade, that's just the way it works.
Cleveland did call of course offering a third and #26 for #21.
I'm 100% convinced about what happened, Thompson put Cleveland on hold and tried to negotiate his 2nd and two 3rds for another first round pick, planning to get two out of a list of 6-8 very good players that remained on the board.
Thompson didn't like Ha-Ha Clinton Dix, he was aiming to take Bucanon plus another 1st rounder.
When the trade didn't work we took CD and Thompson was pissed, he never ever traded again, he probably put his usual trade partners in the doghouse for the failed trades.
That explains the no-trades and why the very strange selections in round 3, we never planned to really use those picks.
Originally Posted by: luigis