Quote:Lots of maybes there. I can come up with another. Maybe the Jags trade the #2 pick in the 2013 draft for the 12th and 42nd picks (what Oakland got for pick 3), draft Richardson or Lotulelei, and trade the 42nd pick for a 2014 2nd round pick which they use on Robinson (or a 1st which they use on Beckham). With no trade up needed in round 2 they still have the round 3 pick to get Linder and the round 4 pick for Colvin.


And hindsight is 20/20. If the Pats had acquired the 6th round pick that they used to draft Brady by trading a 1st for it, would you laud such a trade just because the Pats got lucky with the 6th round pick?


 

With Monroe at LT Caldwell (who claimed to be a needs drafter!) shouldn't have drafted Joeckel. Since he did take Joeckel, Caldwell also should have shopped Monroe rather than taking the first offer he got from the Ravens. A starting LT who was very good in 2012 (admittedly struggled early in 2013, but under a zone blocking scheme that was new to him) was worth more than a 4th and 5th.

The difference is, my answer dealt with as many definites as possible.  I plugged in the players we actually took into the draft scenarios.  I did not imagine the team was interested in any other player (though undoubtedly they had to have considered other players, we don't know who those players were).  I plugged the players in to the rounds as they were drafted.

 

Do you have any evidence supporting that the Miami offered that to move up to 2 in that draft?  We know they were willing to move to three, but do we have any definitive proof they offered that to us at 2, or that Caldwell would have taken that deal if offered?  For that matter, do we have any indicia Jacksonville would have taken Richardson or Lotuleilei there at 12?

 

At the end of the day, you are complaining about a draft that, as it stands now, is likely one of the best ever drafts in team history.  That's a difficult case to make.

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