Quote:Statistically the chances of the player panning out decreases with each passing pick. In order for me to assume that risk I need to be well compensated. I'm sorry if I don't jump at the first offer another team suggest. If he values the player he's targeting enough, and I would assume he does considering how far he's willing to trade up, he should be willing to pay the price for making such a move.


Look at what other teams have gotten in terms of compensation from moving 20+ spots down the board from a top pick. The thing is the team that moves down the board usually ends up with the short end of the stick compared to the player they could have gotten. So in order to hedge my bets and adjust to the larger risk that pick 25ish won't pan out, you better load me up with 2nd, 3rd, 4th round picks for this year and a possible 1st and 2nd next year.