Doc. provide a link to a direct quote from Rex (and not speculation or AP copies from mainstream media outlets) to see if he
A) did or did not like Kilo
or
B) offered him up as trade bait
and I will admit I was wrong and you are right.
OBVIOUSLY they did well w/o Kiko in 2014, so what harm were they doing by accepting the trade?
http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2015/4/15/8419639/eagles-nfl-draft-picks-kiko-alonso-lesean-mccoy-trade-bills-rex-ryan-desean-jackson
"Just do me a favor and look at our roster." The Eagles called back and told him, "Kiko Alonso." The straight-up deal—Alonso, a promising young linebacker who missed ’14 with an ACL tear, for McCoy, a two-time All-Pro running back—took 30 minutes, start to finish.