(04-17-2018, 09:54 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(04-17-2018, 09:42 AM)Deacon Wrote: The forthcoming obvious statement is probably obvious, but I'm gonna state it anyway; you don't trade up for Offensive Linemen unless they are truly special, and I really don't see any 'special' types along the OL with the exception of Nelson and I wouldn't even trade up for him. You trade up for Impact Players. QBs, DEs and the like.

If the team is looking to trade up, I'm betting that they are looking for a high profile type, not a converted OT.

I don't understand the rationale of not trading up for an OL.

Nobody here is categorically opposed to drafting an OL in the first round.  Over the years, I've seen countless sentiments expressed that you should never draft a RB or a WR in the first round but rarely have I seen people argue that a team should never draft OL in the first.  To the best of my recollection, only myself and KYJaggy (?) ever came anywhere near that sentiment.

So if a team should consider drafting an OL in the first, why not trade up for the guy you want?

I make that statement because I believe more in the value of the draft than I do any one player. What I mean is that while I do believe that there are players out there that are better than two or even three players in total, I believe that those types are few and far between.

Let's say that a trade you are proposing will cost you a Second Round pick this year, and a First next year. To me, that means that you are saying that the player you are trying to get is worth two additional starting level players. How many of those guys are even in the League now? Maybe four or five QBs? a WR? Two or three DEs? Yes, it's good to have conviction that the player you want is going to be a good player, but what is it really costing your team in terms of long-term production? And is there any OL in this draft that is worth two starters four years from now? From my perspective their isn't.

The Draft is the best and easiest way to add top tier talent to your roster; use it wisely.

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