(02-21-2022, 08:07 AM)I am Yoda Wrote:

(02-20-2022, 10:45 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I would definitely not be opposed to trading back and accumulating more picks. I just don't see any other team willing to trade up to #1 given the state of the players in this draft. Maybe we could find teams to trade that #33 pick to, but I have a feeling that #1 pick is gonna be something we are stuck with given that this QB class is extremely underwhelming. Kenny Pickett is the top QB in this class and he really struggled in bad weather situations during the Senior Bowl. It was a constant source of debate during that week.

One of these QB needy teams is going to get nervous and go gaga over Pickett, Corral, or Willis.  Let's see the combine and free agency shake out.  We may well get a trade partner.

We can trade down if we offer the pick for the right price.  Obviously, almost any team would prefer the #1 pick to, say, the #9 pick.  So what is it worth, to move up from a later spot?  Obviously, not as much as in other years, but it is worth something.  

So, we have to find a team thinks the #1 pick is worth more than we think it's worth.  That's the equation.  Find a team who would prefer the #1 pick to, for example, the #9 and #41 picks.  And then, if we would prefer to have the #9 and #41 picks, we have a trade.

But, of course, we cannot expect to get as much in the trade as in previous years when there was a hot QB at the top of the draft.  But if we are willing to accept the fact that the #1 overall pick is not worth as much this year, then we can surely get a trade going.

I'm not saying we should do it.  I'm just saying, obviously, a trade is possible.

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