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This thread is JUST FOR FUN.
I read this about the Browns :
Chuck Klosterman on draft day in Cleveland - Grantland
What do you think about the Patriots being that marquee franchise and would have traded up for Dion Jordan or Ziggy Ansah :
Evidence For :
The Patriots are a marquee franchise.
Belichick has a good relationship with Mike Lombardi.
The Patriots drafted a similar "joker" player in Collins.
Belichick probably thinks we could recoup a pick by trading Mallett next offseason.
We had Jordan and Ansah in a few weeks before the draft.
Evidence Against :
Belichick would never trade those future picks.
I am fascinated by the possibility. I know visits mean little. I know Bill has NEVER traded a future pick to move up since he came to N.E. But we took a similar player; with such a young nucleus it is possible that Belichick thought he could afford to lose a few future picks and thought that the joker player would be the final piece he needed. With Jordan and Ansah going before #6 it's moot and any potential deal is off.
It would be a lot to give up but they'd be low #1s and if Bill though he could get a mid #2 for Mallett he'd only be moving down half a round next year. Also he would be trading the #2 this year not the #1 so he could trade down from the #1 to recoup a quantity of picks like he ended up doing anyway.
I read this about the Browns :
Later that afternoon, an even crazier hypothetical spontaneously emerges: The Browns consider trading tonight's no. 6 pick to a marquee franchise, in exchange for a second-round pick tomorrow, a first-round pick in 2014, another first-round pick in 2015, and two other future selections.
Chuck Klosterman on draft day in Cleveland - Grantland
What do you think about the Patriots being that marquee franchise and would have traded up for Dion Jordan or Ziggy Ansah :
Evidence For :
The Patriots are a marquee franchise.
Belichick has a good relationship with Mike Lombardi.
The Patriots drafted a similar "joker" player in Collins.
Belichick probably thinks we could recoup a pick by trading Mallett next offseason.
We had Jordan and Ansah in a few weeks before the draft.
Evidence Against :
Belichick would never trade those future picks.
I am fascinated by the possibility. I know visits mean little. I know Bill has NEVER traded a future pick to move up since he came to N.E. But we took a similar player; with such a young nucleus it is possible that Belichick thought he could afford to lose a few future picks and thought that the joker player would be the final piece he needed. With Jordan and Ansah going before #6 it's moot and any potential deal is off.
It would be a lot to give up but they'd be low #1s and if Bill though he could get a mid #2 for Mallett he'd only be moving down half a round next year. Also he would be trading the #2 this year not the #1 so he could trade down from the #1 to recoup a quantity of picks like he ended up doing anyway.