The only one being a moron here is you Ryan.
At the time the option was Mario or nobody. We had to bring in a striker and considering we couldn't get a proven striker who was performing we took a gamble on Mario and as I said then and I'll say again if the choice came down to no striker, Mario for 16m or Torres for 10m it would be Torres every single time.
He's showing at Atletico that he can score goals and will work his balls off for the team. Two things Mario hasn't done.