Which he had to, if he were to get his targeted player.
Which he weighed out beforehand, in terms of
perceived market value as one thing and
intrinsic value to the Rams as another.
Sometimes perceived value is one thing and intrinsic value (as seen apart from market value) is another.
And also in terms of
negative cost, that is, the cost of not getting the targeted player.
Whether Snead paid too much, in terms of what the Rams actually received, will be determined in the future.
Given Snead's overall record, the needle tips toward his judgement being right. Again.