Casserly Calls This Draft Best in 27 Years, Expects More Trades - New England Patriots Forums

Seneschal2 · 01-25-2010, 05:43 PM

Casserly Calls This Draft Best in 27 Years, Expects MoreTrades - Arrowhead Pride

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Charlie Casserly is a former general manager for the Houston Texans and now spends his time with the guys at CBS on the pregame show. With his background in the NFL, he's in-tune with the draft process and the mindset of a lot of high ranking football executives.

That's why I was intrigued to hear him call the upcoming NFL Draft the best since the famed 1983 draft, which produced a few Hall of Famers.

"First of all," he said moments ago, "I think this is the best first round that I have seen since Dan Marino's draft year of 1983. And the reason is this: There are more first round juniors in this draft than I have ever seen."

He calls Sam Bradford, and not Jimmy Clausen, the best quarterback in the draft.

"Next," he continued, "I think you'll see more trades this year and here's why. The draft is broken up into three days this year. The first round is on Thursday night, Friday night is rounds two and three, and on Saturday rounds four through seven.

"With all that extra time in between the rounds, that will lead to more trades."

This is a great point that I don't think has been addressed enough. Many trades don't get done simply because of a hesitancy to pull the trigger in the 15 minute allotment each team receivers to make a pick.

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Casserly also said the Patriots could be in line to be hurt the most from free agency. They have six key players who could be free agents and two of them - TE Ben Watson and DE Jarvis Green - should see some decent offers.

The Chiefs, of course, potentially have needs at both those positions.

miDeuce · 01-25-2010, 05:49 PM

Charlie Casserly? Who's been wrong more than him. He's right about as often as a meteorologist. -BB

carolinatony · 01-25-2010, 06:01 PM

I can NOT comment on the talent level but I do agree with him on this point

"With all that extra time in between the rounds, that will lead to more trades."

Jimke · 01-25-2010, 06:25 PM

This is the year for the Patriots to hold onto their picks

rather than enrich other teams.

Armchair Quarterback · 01-25-2010, 10:43 PM

Great now Belichick will trade all of his 2010 picks for future picks just to spite Casserly.

***BelichickFan*** · 01-25-2010, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimke

This is the year for the Patriots to hold onto their picks
rather than enrich other teams.

The "enriching of other teams" to which you refer is how we ended up with three #2s in this strong draft.

Ochmed Jones · 01-26-2010, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BelichickFan

The "enriching of other teams" to which you refer is how we ended up with three #2s in this strong draft.

A trade off occurs. The other team is enriched short term and we have to wait a year or more before we are enriched.

***FreeTedWilliams*** · 01-26-2010, 09:13 AM

I think that the new draft format will make the Pats a big time player in trades. If you think about it, assuming that the Pats don't trade up in the first round. They will have from say midnight Thursday to Friday night to entertain offers for anyone of their 3 2nd round picks.

***mgteich*** · 01-26-2010, 09:49 AM

The patriots have from NOW until Friday night to entertain trade offers for the three Round Two picks.

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Originally Posted by FreeTedWilliams

I think that the new draft format will make the Pats a big time player in trades. If you think about it, assuming that the Pats don't trade up in the first round. They will have from say midnight Thursday to Friday night to entertain offers for anyone of their 3 2nd round picks.

***FreeTedWilliams*** · 01-26-2010, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mgteich

The patriots have from NOW until Friday night to entertain trade offers for the three Round Two picks.

Yeah, but after the first round is over, teams are going to target the players that are left, much like there is always some movement at the begining of the second day of the draft (what used to be the first pick in the second round) this will now move to the second round. Whereas before the second round started five minutes after the 32nd pick, now it starts 20 hours later......