Kansas City Chiefs received Mitch Jacoby from Los Angeles…
Kansas City Chiefs received Mitch Jacoby from Los Angeles Rams in the 1999-08-31 trade. Kansas City acquired tight end Mitch Jacoby, who appeared in five games for the Chiefs and caught one pass for six yards. Los Angeles Rams's return was 2000 6th round pick (189th overall subsequently traded, Mike Anderson). The Rams received pick No. 189 and later moved it to Denver for Derek Loville. Those realized outcomes, rather than the labels on the assets alone, drive the hindsight grade.
Kansas City Chiefs Received
- player Mitch Jacoby
Los Angeles Rams Received
- pick 2000 6th round pick (189th overall subsequently traded, Mike Anderson )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 1999-08-31, Kansas City Chiefs received Mitch Jacoby, while Los Angeles Rams received 2000 6th round pick (189th overall subsequently traded, Mike Anderson). Hindsight turns on what those assets actually produced for the acquiring clubs, not on the abstract value of a player name or draft slot.
Kansas City Chiefs Return
Kansas City acquired tight end Mitch Jacoby, who appeared in five games for the Chiefs and caught one pass for six yards. That result is the basis for Kansas City Chiefs's C+ grade. Production created for another franchise is not credited back to Kansas City Chiefs, and a pick later moved again is valued through the transaction Kansas City Chiefs actually made with it. The goal is to isolate the football value that stayed with the acquiring team.
St. Louis Rams Return
The Rams received pick No. 189 in 2000 but moved it to Denver for running back Derek Loville. The Rams' realized value was therefore the Loville acquisition, not Mike Anderson, whom Denver drafted with the pick. That supports Los Angeles Rams's C+ grade. A condition that never triggered, a player who never appeared, or a pick sent elsewhere is treated differently from a contributor who actually played for Los Angeles Rams. The grade follows the realized outcome rather than the nominal size of the asset.
Value in Hindsight
The comparison is therefore specific to this exchange. Kansas City Chiefs's result came from Mitch Jacoby; Los Angeles Rams's came from 2000 6th round pick (189th overall subsequently traded, Mike Anderson). The chain stops when an asset leaves the club, unless the club received another identifiable asset in that downstream move. That prevents the evaluation from assigning a later player's career to the wrong franchise.
Final Verdict
The supported grades are Kansas City Chiefs C+ and Los Angeles Rams C+, producing Even Trade. The key evidence is concrete: Kansas City acquired tight end Mitch Jacoby, who appeared in five games for the Chiefs and caught one pass for six yards. The Rams received pick No. 189 and later moved it to Denver for Derek Loville. Those results explain the grades without relying on generic trade-value language.