As late as Monday morning the Crows' recruiting manager, Matt Rendell, was fearful the talks would prove fruitless after Carlton's earlier rejection of the second-round draft pick that was on the table for the ruckman, but an extra fourth-round pick saw Jacobs finish the day an Adelaide player.
Jacobs' trade value on the open market was a contentious topic throughout the week with some suggestion it would take a first-round selection to get a deal done after his excellent elimination final performance against the Sydney Swans.
While disappointed to lose the promising ruckman, Ratten said he was pleased with the picks the club eventually netted as part of the deal.
"Yeah we are [happy]," Ratten said as he departed Etihad Stadium on the final day of trade week.
"When you look at the whole package all together we had our [pick] 18 which stayed, but every other pick that we had which was offset against that, we went closer to the No.1 pick.
"We went from 36 to 33, 53 to 41 and everything just went down a peg or two so from that point of view we're really happy."
Jacobs, who grew up in South Australia, had nominated Adelaide as his preferred destination after informing the club he would be seeking greater opportunities after falling behind Matthew Kreuzer, Robbie Warnock and Shaun Hampson at times in 2010.
"I'm really glad with the way it worked out," Jacobs told afl.com.au's Trade Week Radio.
"There's plenty more development to come in the next three to four years. Next year I'm hoping to come in and make an impact straight away.
"I'll be a 23-year-old next year and everyone says ruckmen develop a bit later but there's no reason why I can't come in and make an impact and play my role for the team."
Shaun Grigg, Andrew Walker, Bret Thornton and Setanta O'hAilpin had also asked to leave Visy Park, but Jacobs denied there was any deep-rooted disenchantment at the club.
Grigg, who crossed to Richmond, was the only player to have his wish granted, but Ratten said he was happy to work with the remaining trio as they attempt to re-establish themselves as regular senior players.
"The big thing, I suppose, is that at the end of the year they didn't get games and we played finals. We'll sit down and talk," he said.
"We tested the water a little bit there with [Walker] but all along we thought that if something wasn't done to our satisfaction we'd keep Andrew. He's played 19 games this year and we really see that he could really add some value to our list next year.
"I think we'll change the position for Andrew and probably play him more through the midfield. We played him at half-back last year for the first half and then went everywhere."
Ratten said Thornton would be "re-trained to play a little bit differently" with O'hAilpin likely to be moved from attack to defence to provide cover at centre half-back.
After remaining quiet for the most part, the Blues finished trade week with a flurry, adding Andrew Collins from the Tigers and Jeremy Laidler from Geelong as well as moving on Grigg and Jacobs.
"We're really happy to get Andrew into our system; he's a beautiful kick," Ratten said.
"You watch the Sydney game [in round 14] and he won the game off his own boot after virtually getting knocked out. From that point of view we're really happy.
"We've got two players into our football club who can kick the ball, are a really good size and are really good competitors."
