OK guys, the latest trade rumor I heard involves the Saints which are looking to retool their entire team and with a 36 year old QB, perhaps they could use a QB like Mariota.

 

So the trade goes like this, the Saints send Picks 13 and 31 and another pick or two.

 

If the Saints send their 2nd Rd pick then the deal is set.

 

The Saints have two 3rd Rd picks and the combination of the two Rd 1 picks plus a Rd 3 pick should be enough to get the Raiders to take a trade if the Jags pass and take the DE.

 

So I am thinking that the trade is based upon what the Raiders would take since the Redskins are thought to be a team that might draft Mariota for themselves and so too might the Jets.

 

Accordingly teams looking to trade up need to deal with the Titans, the Jaguars or the Raiders and it could be the Raiders that set the price to move up.

 

So think of the trade with the Saints as exchanging Pick 3 for Picks 13, 31 and 75.

 

I think the Saints are a very viable player in this Mariota trade market because they have two Rd 1 selections.

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