Reiss: Patriots interested in trading out of first round - New England Patriots Forums

ironwasp · 04-25-2007, 10:41 AM

In Reiss Pieces:

"Top draft deals

The Patriots are interested in trading out of the first round if the opportunity presents itself in this weekend's NFL draft. The interest in a trade involving draft picks for draft picks is not surprising given the team's history.

Since vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli and head coach Bill Belichick teamed up to run the Patriots' football operation in 2000, they have made 21 trades involving solely picks as the draft was taking place. The 2001 and 2003 drafts marked the high points, with six pick-for-pick deals apiece during the draft."

What's interesting about this is Reiss language, He's not usually one to go out on a limb with unsourced speculation. But here we have the Patriots are interested, not might be or could be, but are.

Is the FO perhaps using him as a herald to the rest of the league to take a look at one of these two picks?

satz · 04-25-2007, 10:46 AM

We have 10 picks of which 4 are untradeable kind. SO i can then move one first rounder to next year as we do not have too many rooster spots.

Flying Fungi · 04-25-2007, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ironwasp

In Reiss Pieces:

"Top draft deals

The Patriots are interested in trading out of the first round if the opportunity presents itself in this weekend's NFL draft. The interest in a trade involving draft picks for draft picks is not surprising given the team's history.

Since vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli and head coach Bill Belichick teamed up to run the Patriots' football operation in 2000, they have made 21 trades involving solely picks as the draft was taking place. The 2001 and 2003 drafts marked the high points, with six pick-for-pick deals apiece during the draft."

What's interesting about this is Reiss language, He's not usually one to go out on a limb with unsourced speculation. But here we have the Patriots are interested, not might be or could be, but are.

Is the FO perhaps using him as a herald to the rest of the league to take a look at one of these two picks?

or is he being used to disseminate disinformation?

JackBauer · 04-25-2007, 10:48 AM

Smokescreen.

zippo59 · 04-25-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JackBauer

Smokescreen.

For what??

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 04-25-2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by satz

We have 10 picks of which 4 are untradeable kind. SO i can then move one first rounder to next year as we do not have too many rooster spots.

Yeah,I hate having not enough 'rooster spots' - Prefer more Chicken or Hen spots instead

JackBauer · 04-25-2007, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by zippo59

For what??

I figure they'll throw out as much disinformation as possible to obscure just precisely what their gameplan is. I don't know why they would trade down as there figures to be quite a few players around between 24 and 28 -- though who knows.

Although this is a pretty vague statement, almost to the point of being meaningless.

***edzo44*** · 04-25-2007, 10:56 AM

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. . . . What's interesting about this is Reiss language, He's not usually one to go out on a limb with unsourced speculation. But here we have the Patriots are interested, not might be or could be, but are.

Is the FO perhaps using him as a herald to the rest of the league to take a look at one of these two picks?

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I don't think so , we already knew this from the recent Patriot's All Access show when they mentioned that they had already received calls from other teams wanting to move down or up in the draft. Draft deals are BB & SP's forte using draft picks as coin of the realm for concentrated draft time movement and banking of picks for coming years. As usual it'll be fun to watch how it all takes shape.

Oswlek · 04-25-2007, 11:03 AM

I will have to eat crow if this happens.

Remix 6 · 04-25-2007, 11:05 AM

i think Patriots are interested in anything really. They dont mind moving up..moving down..trading for next year..trading for a player.

Beioli are open to everything that can help us