(12-16-2020, 10:53 AM)Kane Wrote:

(12-16-2020, 02:00 AM)newporttom Wrote: Right now the draft order is

Jets
Jags
Bengals
Chargers

We could have our choice of Fields or Wilson.  The Bengals and Chargers both need a LT and probably covet Sewell.

If we truly would be happy with either guy, you ought to be able to move a spot or two and still get your guy. Lets say you approach Chargers and say give us some capital and you can jump Bengals and get Sewell. If they do it, Bengals could trade down and we lose one QB.  And then we take the other.  If they don't trade down we still get our #1 choice.

Or, we call Bengals and say the Chargers are bugging us to move up. But if you give us X, we can swap places, you guarantee you get Sewell. And we still get our #1 guy unless Bengals end up trading out. In which case we get our second choice.

But these only work on a foolproof basis if you are happy with either guy.  And you have a GM with some stones. I think the trade with Chargers would garner more.

Or QB hungry team picking at 5 wants to move up we swap with them and let them pick one and we get the other. IF they are both rated the same by the GM that is.

I don't know that the difference between the top two LTs is significant enough for the Bolts to jump up.

It depends. If Christian Darrisaw declares for the draft. He is close to Sewell. There is a significant difference between the two, but Darrisaw is starting to narrow the gap. I think Penei Sewell could very well be the best player in the draft, but Darrisaw is starting to look like a top 10 player as well.

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(12-16-2020, 03:54 AM)jaglou53 Wrote: I like your thinking on this. Sewell is considered the top left tackle by a wide margin and the Chargers have a strong need at this position. If the draft order stays the same, the Jags should definitely give them a call to see what they'd be willing to give up in this trade. The draft value chart many use indicates that the difference between picks 2 and 4 would be a late 1st round pick. The Chargers wouldn't do this even if they had a 2nd 1st round  pick. However, I do believe the Jaguars could get the Chargers 3rd round pick which would be somewhere around pick 68. If the new g.m. sees little or no difference between Fields and Wilson, he'd have nothing to lose by making this trade. The Jags would then have 6 picks in the top 68 with the opportunity to trade up at some point if there is a player they covet.

If this happens, we hired the wrong guy. Wilson is miles better than Fields.

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