(12-20-2020, 10:59 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: If Pitts or an elite tackle are falling (think Wirfs Wills Becton last year), I think I try to trade up.

But honestly, I think I stand pat. Take the FA money and go after OLine. If the Jags get Lawerence, they need to protect him at all costs. Taylor and Robinson are scrubs.

I think my answer may hinge on whether the Jets win another game or not.  As I observed in another thread, if we and the Jets lose out, we'll have the top overall pick, but the Jets would have the top pick in every other round, while we'd have the second pick in every other round.  But if the Jets managed one more win this year, then we'd have the top pick in every round, and have the opportunity to stockpile more mid round picks.

With the high demand that usually accompanies the top pick on day 2, I might be more inclined to try to make a major move up to get another top tier talent from 26, because we could recoup some of the draft capital spent to get that top talent by trading back from that top pick in the second round.  But then again, a new GM may be inclined to accumulate as many picks as possible-or at least keep the ones they have.

I haven't studied OL much, but based upon many of the mocks I've seen, it seems there are tackles like Cosmi, the kid from Notre Dame or Leatherwood that might be available in the mid to late first that could be there with our picks from the Rams.  But how good are they?  I've seen Bama and Notre Dame this year, but haven't really studied those guys yet.  There seems a huge drop from Pitts to the other TEs.  I'm kind of torn on this point.  Pitts is a good prospect who would pose all kinds of matchup problems.  But good GMS have been able to find good TEs in the 3rd round.

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