JoeSixPat

ProFootballTalk.com - Pats Looking To Get Out Of Round One?

Oh my goodness. I'm so disillusioned to think that rumors of trading up in the draft may have been a ruse.

If you can't trust a football coach to tell the truth leading up to the draft, then who CAN you trust?

signbabybrady

Did Florio really say this......"we’re wondering whether coach Bill Belichick might be trying to spark a little fire under the fanny of Randy Moss, whose incredible talents from time to time need a lawnmower-style cord pulling in order to fully engage."

YES he did, what a moron!!

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PatsWickedPissah

Trade up...trade down and out. Gotta luv the sports mediots. Issue so many predictions that all the possibilities are covered. Multiply by 32 teams and each mediot is guaranteed to ba able to cite their prescience to some audience.

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JoeSixPat

Well, in all fairness, for some undetermined reason that no one at PFT can fathom, Moss' production last year was a LOT lower than in 2007.

scroticus

Its not that farfetched. With all those teams needing receivers, that'd be a half step down, gaining likely a 2nd round pick for next year- and at that point, its only another half step to be out of the round completely. If BB could net a couple 2010 picks for minimal steps down, he'd do it. Perpetual disclaimer: It all depend who's around at 23.

MoLewisrocks

And oddly while the JAGS offered less than the old trade chart to trade out of the 8 hole last year it annoys the crap out of some people to think BB would try to pull off his own value move at parameters they set at their expense the following year...

When was the last time Mort or anyone at ESPN had a clue what BB was thinking? Mort's old school connections can devine who we talk to, why generally remains a wild assed guess unless we want a rumor started...

Deus Irae

Anyone who thinks Moss didn't have some 'concentration issues' after Brady went down didn't bother watching the games. It wasn't just Moss, but it got bad enough that BB publicly fired a shot across the bow after the Chargers game.

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StyLeZ X

I hope we don't. There is some good talent in the first round.

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Rob0729

I can't see that trading out of the first round being feasible unless it included a player. The Pats can't afford to acquire more picks this year (they aren't keeping 11 rookies, nevermind 12 or 13) so they won't trade for multiple picks this year. I guess it is possible that they trade it for next year's #1 and a high pick this year like a low 2, but I see that as unlikely since they could potentially trade a second rounder to get a first next year. Also, this draft is supposed to have upwards to 40 players with first round grades (many years it doesn't reach 15). I don't see the Pats passing up on a first round grade player at 23 unless it was a great deal for them.

I am guessing the Pats are just checking out contingency plans to see if someone will give up the farm for their pick. Most first round trades start negotiations before the draft happen and are executed if the target player for the team trading for the pick is available.

ausbacker

The only thing sport journos can be certain of is that the Patriots will be at the draft.