Quote:So we should trade away the players who are the foundation of the team and only pick guys in the first round because that's where the pro bowlers are found?

 

Seriously, you need those later round picks to identify good players who can become solid contributors.  Not every player drafted must make the pro bowl, and to be quite honest, I'm not sure the pro bowl should be a bar for any player drafted. 

 

I am not saying that. But in the trade scenario its only 2 draft picks. Keeping those 2 picks only gives us a 6.9% chance of getting a impact player so to speak (since the pro bowl is the only real reference I have as far as general consensus)

 

However, by trading those picks for a 1st round player, the odds are more in your favor of getting an impact player. I am not saying we have to use it on a QB, but I am pointing out that holding on to the 3rd and 4th pick doesn't give us better odds of finding a good player.

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