(04-10-2020, 07:40 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(04-10-2020, 06:56 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: One thing we need to consider is that all these GMs will be working at home during the draft and they won't have all that war room infrastructure available to them.   This might handicap them from making sudden first round trades that haven't been worked out before hand.  

I could see the usual number of overnight trades between rounds.  But to pull off an unplanned trade in the middle of the first round when the GMs are sitting at home by themselves?   I could see a lot of hesitation there.

I am sure GMs will often discuss the general parameters of potential trades beforehand under normal circumstances.  They may not get into specifics-like which player they are interested in, but they may discuss generally how interested they are in moving and what they would look for to move up/down.   With the reliance on the technology taken to a whole new level this year, and given how complex some trades can get, with possibly no guarantee of extra time allotted to execute the trades, teams will have to move fast.  I'm sure more pre draft work/collaboration between GMs will happen this year.  Teams will have to be more decisive this year to pull off trades and haggling may be limited, especially rounds 3-7 since there are only 5 minutes between picks.

Edit:  Here is a quote from Tampa's GM Jason Licht about adapting to  the circumstances...https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/10/bucs-g-m-ready-to-phone-it-in-if-need-be/

That said, for those of you who think we already have more picks than we can use, consider the following hypothetical:

Suppose the GMs shared Caldrac's concern about the QBs in this draft class and the top 8 went something like this

1.  Cin-Burrow
2.  Was-Chase Young
3.   Det-Okudah
4.  NYG-Wills
5.  Mia-Wirfs
6.  LAC-Thomas
7.  Car-Brown
8.  Ariz-Becton

Suppose also that pre draft work showed three prospects linked to the Jaguars-Simmons, Kinlaw and Henderson-have some sort of publicly undisclosed medical and/or character issues that make the Jaguars more reluctant to select them at 9 for whatever reason.

What would you do if you are Caldwell under these circumstances?

Would you take a flyer on one of the QBs?
Would you take the receiver of your choice?
Would you reach for another player?
Or would you relent and trade back?

Please explain your answer.

I will do two of the choices with one swoop.

Trade back would be an ideal situation. With all the better tackles going jets panic and trade up for a WR Juedy and give up #68 and #120. We take #11 and take a WR - Lamb then trade up from #20 to #16 w/ the falcons (For #20 and #68) for Henderson or Kinlaw. 

So I would take the trade back, and grab the WR.

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