2016 Draft Day 3: Rounds 4-7 Thread

Deus Irae said:

When you're trying not to expose your source when it's a limited group, and you're trying to find a clean way to say "They think Goodell needs to eat a whole bag of ****s", you sometimes get a little jumbled up.

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RayClay said:

But they didn't do that. They turned them into the 8th pick of the fifth round, first. Of course they had more picks than they wanted, but they also had a tremendous restriction on the fourth rounder next year, that made it more like a 4th-5th rounder, unless people expect both the Seahawks and pats to fold.

I'm not opposed to it, but spending that much effort to get a pick which is restricted makes little sense unless there's no way to get picks in unrestricted rounds next year.

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RayClay said:

Lost a year to gain probably 9-10 spots. No way you can spin that as value.

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manxman2601 said:

Doug Kyed just reminded me that Travis Feeney is still available. Undersized but very athletic linebacker. Eric Striker too I believe.

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RayClay said:

So, the fifth round wasn't the fifth round this year, but the bottom of the fourth round next year, plus a few spots in the seventh round?

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raduray said:

Yeah, but he had some time before going on the air to figure it out. Zo's just an excitable guy.

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Ivan said:

One more time. He traded 2 6th round picks and a 7th, total worth 25 points, for a mid fifth worth 32.6, then got an offer for a late 4th worth 44 points. Turning 25 points on the value chart into 44 points on the value chart is great value going by the chart. I wanted him to keep it and take a RB and made that clear at the time. That doesn't however change the fact that he managed to get their fourth back next year starting with 2 6ths and a 7th, and that is smart maneuvering. Belichick always picks at the end of every round and has had to find ways to work the system to make up for that, this is how he does it, and whether I like it or not it works.

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• Joe Montana was dumped for Steve Young after Young had already been league MVP.
• Brett Favre was dumped for Aaron Rodgers after Rodgers had backed him up for a while. Besides, it was Favre.
• Peyton Manning was dumped for the prospect Andrew Luck, after Manning had already had an injury that indeed did permanently diminish his skills.