Comments on: Report: Top four teams have discussed trading down

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:07:00 +0000

I could see Giants trading up to get McClain (MLB) or a SS.
If somehow possible, Rex would LOVe to get Suh or McCoy hah

By: .VoxVeritas

.VoxVeritas — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:41:35 +0000

fanboi
Yeah I wanna see Suh, Ratliff, Spears and Olshansky rotating on the Cowboys DL! Come on Jerry Jones, make it happen!
/fanboi

By: Lost

Lost — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:52:18 +0000

Over past ten years these teams have tendency to trade up:
Brown
Lion
Raider
also Bill.
New sheriffs in charge.
Maybe time to change the Draft Point charts.

By: DocBG

DocBG — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:17:04 +0000

everyone likes to complain about the busts in the top 5, but does anyone actually have numbers on how those people perform?
Wasn’t peyton a top pick?

By: patpatriotagain

patpatriotagain — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:16:16 +0000

um eventually someone would have to pick, which would make him the first pick of the draft which means he would get paid as a first pick.

By: monet99

monet99 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:23:24 +0000

Every year teams discuss trading down. Not news

By: BigRan-the-EagleFan

BigRan-the-EagleFan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:56:17 +0000

RAMS
HOW ABOUT MCNABB AND OUR 1ST AND A FIFTH FOR YOUR 1ST PLEASE
THEN EAGLES PICK SUH THE DT
SECOND THEN GIVE UP NEXT YEARS 1ST AND THIS YEARS SECOND FOR ERIC BERRY FOR WHO EVER PICKS THIRD OR FORTH WHERE EVER ERIC FALLS (CABS LOCK STUCK SORRY FOR HOLLARING)

By: Mangy66

Mangy66 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:27 +0000

I’d be ok with the Skins trading down. As long as we take an offensive lineman and not a QB.

By: BLACKQBWHITERB

BLACKQBWHITERB — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:14:06 +0000

Intentionally pass- never heard of it. Wouldn’t that be something. Nope- I say the Skins will pick a qb, even though what they need is a whole bunch of Offensive linemen. Only question is, Clausen or Bradford………..Come on Shanahan and Allen, you were brought in to bring some sense to the operation- GET OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

By: Ben Roetlisbunger

Ben Roetlisbunger — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:13:11 +0000

I would pass. The financial burden placed on team by a top 5 pick is insane considering the risk that the player will be a bust.

By: emricha2

emricha2 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:08:31 +0000

can you imagine if all these teams passed? that would say it all to the Union: their days of finger-b*nging, ‘ole mary jane rotten crotch, through her perty pink panties, are OVER!

By: neg_serye

neg_serye — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:07:05 +0000

So in theory, Jerry Jones can draft a guy like Suh? how nice.

By: Drat

Drat — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:55:12 +0000

I honestly believe the Rams should pick that S from Tennessee, Berry. They have not had one player worth crap in the defensive backfield since the days of Aenaeus Williams and Adam Archuleta. The Rams have been picking defensive lineman like grapes year after year and none of them makes an impact. The few good ones get sent packing: Hargrove, Pickett.
But if you are The Worst Team in the NFL, then maybe changing your pattern is a good thing. An aggressive killer in the backfield is an under-rated thing.

By: TheDPR

TheDPR — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:46:48 +0000

There are a number of things working against a team intentionally passing, even though it would be wise in many cases, not the least of which is the negative PR generated by people simply calling management “cheap.”

By: XLI

XLI — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:41:10 +0000

No rookie pay scale and no true guaranteed “sure-thing” means the top half of the 1st Round is a Liability.
Why not trade down, build up picks, reduce your pressure, and save a little money in the process.
In some situations teams can trade down and still get the player they wanted.
One of the first ways teams can save money under a new Labor Agreement is through a Rookie Pay Scale. 70+ Million for a player that’s never taken a snap in the NFL is insane.
ROOKIE PAY SCALE!!!

By: hotchick

hotchick — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:36:33 +0000

Yes teams with draft picks have discussed trading those picks.
Also, the sun rose today.

By: yzguy431

yzguy431 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:36:32 +0000

what if every team passed on their round 1 pick, would the first player selected in round 2 get #1 pick money, or 33rd pick money?

By: 4evrnyt

4evrnyt — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:35:44 +0000

I realize it’s your job to fill up space on the screen but seriously? Since most are playing ‘the game’ at the moment do you actually expect many to any teams say that they wouldn’t be interested in trading down?

By: downwithdansnyder

downwithdansnyder — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:33:55 +0000

I sure hope they make salary slotting part of the new deal. think about it. no hold outs. No overpaid never acheiving rookies. no pressure to play players before they are ready. Increased level of play and rewarding those that actually produce. Maybe that makes too much sense for a union to agree to. ANY union.

By: Pack_Attack

Pack_Attack — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:31:33 +0000

Duh? I have to believe this happens every year since agents started slotting. I wouldnt stay in the top 10 if I had anything reasonable to get out.

By: 8man

8man — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:30:24 +0000

Ultimately the value in your pick is that there is a certain number of teams that you get to pick ahead of. So the value is not so much in who you actually pick, but in the fact that when you do pick, more options are available to you than those who follow you and so on.
That being said, how much difference is there between 1, 2, 3 and even 4 unless both teams have the same glaring need that can only be filled by the same guy.
But if you have a solid coaching staff and you can actually develop talent, then mulitple lower picks are far more favorable than single higher ones.

By: 4ever19

4ever19 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:29:05 +0000

And some teams have discussed trading up and others have discussed staying right where they are.

By: sniperhare

sniperhare — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:28:17 +0000

They need to get a rookie salary cap into place. The #1 pick shouldn’t be the handcuff of a huge salary, it should give a break to those teams that are bad enough to draft at it.