Cincinnati Bengals received 1981 ninth round pick (#230-Samoa…
Cincinnati Bengals received 1981 ninth round pick (#230-Samoa Samoa), while San Francisco 49ers received Scott Perry. San Francisco and Cincinnati team histories agree that the 49ers acquired defensive back Scott Perry on March 19, 1980 for a future ninth-round choice, later No. 230, used on Samoa Samoa. That return earns a D+ grade for Cincinnati Bengals, and the overall verdict is San Francisco 49ers Win.
Cincinnati Bengals Received
- pick 1981 ninth round pick (#230-Samoa Samoa)
San Francisco 49ers Received
- player Scott Perry
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 1980-03-19, Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers completed a deal in which Cincinnati Bengals received 1981 ninth round pick (#230-Samoa Samoa), while San Francisco 49ers received Scott Perry. The exchange was modest in scale, but it still created a direct comparison between the service one club obtained and the player or draft value returned to the other. The supported package provides a clear basis for judging both sides.
Cincinnati Bengals Return
Cincinnati Bengals came away with 1981 ninth round pick (#230-Samoa Samoa). That side receives a D+. The grade reflects direct service for the acquiring club and, where a selection was involved, the identifiable value produced by that choice. A useful role in a smaller transaction deserves credit, but the evaluation stays proportional to the size of the deal and the length of the contribution.
San Francisco 49ers Return
San Francisco 49ers received Scott Perry, which earns a C+. The same standard applies here: actual playing time, starting value, or a productive draft result counts more than theoretical value that never reached the field. A short stay or a late selection can still help, but it does not receive outsized credit simply because the exchange is easy to trace decades later.
Value in Hindsight
San Francisco and Cincinnati team histories agree that the 49ers acquired defensive back Scott Perry on March 19, 1980 for a future ninth-round choice, later No. 230 Samoa Samoa. Perry appeared in 11 games for San Francisco before finishing the season in San Diego, while the Bengals' late pick produced little documented NFL return. Hindsight therefore favors the return that produced the stronger supported value for the original club. Later movement of a player or selection can explain what the consideration became, but unrelated success after another transaction is not credited twice. Where historical sources differ on a minor detail, the comparison uses the strongest supported description without inventing information that the record does not establish.
Final Verdict
The final call is San Francisco 49ers Win. Cincinnati Bengals receives D+, while San Francisco 49ers receives C+. The result follows the stronger direct return supported by the transaction history and the players or selections that actually reached the field. The grades are measured for the scale of the trade, separating a useful edge from a truly lopsided outcome.