Brainless acquisition from a roster construction standpoint... I doubt we were actually bidding against anyone for Jamal's services, except from Jets sources trying to prop up his value. I can understand Pete and John's thinking, that there were typically only 15ish actual first-round talents in any given draft, so they often traded OUT of the first round to not be on the hook for guaranteed salary and a 5th year contract, instead of paying full price for a player at #25 who'd not be guaranteed to be any better than a player drafted at #35.
I really think the impetus for the trade was Pete, and his desire to have another Kam Chancellor type player. Kam was also built a little stouter, like the play where Kam pancaked a Cardinals offensive lineman.
I just view Adams as a mutual JS/PC failure, and whether we call it 50-50 both, or 70-30 Pete, it was a huge mistake in retrospect. I'm calling it 80-20 Pete, enthusiastically pursuing a shiny object, and John being hamstrung in negotiations by Pete's enthusiasm for a "one missing piece away" player, or so Pete thought. I just hope John has learned the important lessons from the trade.
From what I'm seeing so far of the new JS/MM regime, I like what I'm seeing. Releasing an overpaid Dissly, for example. Loved Uncle Will as a player, but he was massively overpaid relative to how the rest of the league valued him.