With all of the talk about Philadelphia considering a "king's ransom" trade to get Marcus Mariota, it seems people are forgetting about the more realistic possibilities.

 

Start with the Jets. They pick three spots after us, have a quarterback emergency, and recently got new executives and coaches. That makes them a candidate for Marcus Mariota if the Titans don't pick him. So we can trade with them and still get an elite player while they solve their quarterback problem.

 

Then there are the Bears. With the #7 pick, a new general manager, and new coaches, they don't know if overpaid Jay Cutler should stay or be traded. We have enough money to take his big contract and need to find a better backup than Chad Henne in free agency. Would you want him andf a second round pick to move down four spots?

 

Three picks later, St. Louis is on the clock. The Rams also could use a quarterback upgrade, but would they want to do that with Mariota?

 

The Browns are #12 and obviously need a quarterback. Is that too low to trade down if they want the #3 pick? They also have #19 from the Bills, so we can ask them for that pick as well.

 

 

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