(03-14-2021, 01:16 PM)D6 Wrote: Bullseye, thanks for taking the time to put together the list of Trent Baalke's draft trade history with the 49ers.  This is excellent reference material.  

One draft strategy in particular that I can envision the Jaguars using this year is trading one or two 2021 draft picks to acquire future draft picks.  The Vikings under Rick Spielman and the Patriots under Bill Belichick have a long history of using this type of strategy.

Being that the Jaguars have a highly favorable draft pick situation in the 2021 Draft and the team brass almost certainly expects the Jags to be further along in 2022,  having more draft leverage in 2022 makes a great deal of sense.  That much more with the overall 2021 Draft crop being much more risky than a typical draft crop because of  COVID-19.

I could see that happening at 25, if

1.  The Jaguars are unsuccessful in trading up for a guy they want.

2.  The guy(s) the Jaguars are targeting at 25 are gone

3.  if there is a team in the 2nd round wanting to move up for a guy they don't think will be there, like in 2007, when Cleveland traded their first round pick in 2008 to Dallas so they could draft Brady Quinn.

4.  The real wildcard here is if Meyer wants to deal down.  Considering he is friends with Belichick, who has often traded down, and consulted Jimmy Johnson, who loved trading back, I think he may be willing to trade back under the right circumstances.

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(03-14-2021, 02:52 PM)ATLjag Wrote: In reading the list of trades, most were trading up.  With 11 picks and already a young roster, it would not surprise me to see Baalke trade up in this draft.

It wouldn't be a total shock to see the team trade up, though you can argue, at least for this draft, the team would value quantity almost as quality given the numerous holes on the roster.

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