Quote:If Caldwell is unable to make a few solid deals that net us some value in this draft, I will criticize him. I see good GM's make these kind of deals almost every draft. The Patriots for years were getting another 1st round pick for the following year - to the point where I started wondering why these other GM's kept doing it, but then you realize if the guy on the Patriots is smart enough and wants to keep making these deals, theres a deal to be made. Similar thinking with Caldwell and the upcoming draft as pertaining to trade downs and netting value. The only way a few value laden trade down deals don't happen for the Jags is if Caldwell goes all Gene Smith on us like the 2010 draft. 

 

But why trade down if the player you want is on the board?

 

I'm not talking the Alualu type reach that ridiculous Gene Smith was known for.

 

I'm talking if we are at three and Clowney is on the board, why trade down when we have the chance to get a star caliber player YOU acknowledged we need?

 

The Patriots were able to do that for years thanks to the Jets, who traded them all of those picks for Curtis Martin, added to an already loaded roster.  Since they had few if any immediate needs over the years and a lot of picks with which to operate, it made it a lot easier to trade down for a future first round pick.

 

That's a lot different than the Jaguars situation, where the Jaguars have a lot of immediate needs.

 

I am not saying I am categorically opposed to trading down irrespective of circumstances.  What I am saying is that there may be circumstances where trading down is unwise.  There may be times where trading down is not feasible.  There may be times where the team does not trade down and still maximized the value in their draft picks.  Under those circumstances, it's silly to criticize the team for not trading down.

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