(04-05-2020, 07:05 PM)rufftime Wrote: Great topic, I understand the thought that we have ample needs, but I don’t like the idea of accumulating any more picks this year.  Who could we target that would be willing to give up 1st/ 2nd round picks next year?

The Eagles, Bucs, Pats, Cowboys, And Falcons feel like good targets.  They are either in closing Super Bowl windows or have other needs that can really only be addressed early.

Give me more early picks next year and see how long we can keep double digit draft picks going.  I am especially interested in the Bucs/ Falcons/ Pats.  If their vet/ rookie QBs fall apart early they could be picking very early next year.

To me, there are myrad ways to approach this.

From a simple numerical standpoint, we have myriad needs.  I count minimally ten (10) needs on this team:

LT
RG
WR opposite Chark
TE-Oliver unproven; Eifert good but always hurt
DE to replace Yan
DT X 2
CB x 2
S

While it is unrealistic to expect all of these needs to be adequately filled in one draft, the more picks we have the better able we should be able to fill a large number of these needs.  Caldwell has done well in mining the middle rounds for talent, and he has a lot of mid round picks in a deep draft in several positions of need.

We could use a maneuverability approach.  Multiple picks give the team flexibility to trade up if there is a player we want but fear may not be available when we are on the clock at our original draft slot.  While numerically we may not be adequately and completely replenish the roster, the ability to trade up due to the extra picks may put us in a better position to substantially upgrade one or more positions as opposed to simply replacing more positions.

Finally the extra picks could lead future considerations.  As I mentioned in my original post, a 7th round pick last year led to an extra 6th round pick this year.  The more picks we have, the more likely we'll have a team willing to trade into that spot, possibly for a pick or picks in the future.

While there is a limit as to how many picks can reasonably be expected to turn into pro bowl players or even contributors, the benefits of having multiple pick can exceed those base expectations if played properly.

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