From the minute the Seahawks dealt Russell Wilson to Denver in March, comparisons were made to what stands as the trade against which almost all big trades in NFL history are measured — the Cowboys’ deal in 1989 sending running back Herschel Walker to the Vikings for a package that included four players and eight draft picks.
But initially, the comparisons were made mostly due to the size of the trades and their similarity in featuring one team trading an established superstar to another for a bounty of players and picks.
Not that comparisons are really all that clean and easy.
