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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.5. The Pats could trade any of their picks for 2010 picks.
Obviously not all of these will happen. But all seem realistic. 3 way trades are ridiculously hard to predict.
I am fine with any scenario in which we deal Cassel and end up with Aaron Curry, the next Lawrence Taylor
Better living through chemistry again?I am fine with any scenario in which we deal Cassel and end up with Aaron Curry, the next Lawrence Taylor
Getting Aaron Curry to pair inside with Mayo and Guyton would be most welcome, bundling picks together to move up for him seems unlikely given his current draft projection.In terms of other possible scenarios, aside from whatever we get for Cassel, I think we are more likely to see us package picks to move up and get some studs, or trade OUT of this draft for 2010 picks, than any situation where we pick up more picks for this current draft.
Given the strong depth of the team, there aren't too many spots available.
Who do you intend to target with that #3 overall pick, and if he gets drafted #1 or #2, who do you then target with that pick? The question is pertinent because that's a big money contract at #3 and whomever gets drafted there will be one of the highest paid players on the team...which has been known to create some locker room tension.
Fair enough, though any team trading for Cassel is going to want him in their offseason program sooner rather than later. I expect Bill to begin "formally" entertaining offers for Cassel as early as 1201 a.m. February 27th - March 16 is the first day clubs may hold offseason activities. I believe Cassel will be gone by March 16 and BB will be fully engaged in plotting his draft strategy.Well it's too early to project who will even be the #1 overall pick IMO. But I would say that if they target someone then they'd make sure he was there by holding off on the deal until the Chief's name was on the clock. Right now I'm just spit balling some ideas to move Cassel. I know that the Bills need a TE so I figure it isn't out of the realm of possibility.
I just thought of this 3 way trade:
KC gets Matt Cassel & Buffalo's #11 pick overall
Buffalo gets Tony Gonzalez & Pat's #23 pick overall
Pats get KC's #3 pick overall
I expect Cassel to be gone in the first two weeks of free agency, at the latest. As has been posted, teams want him as soon as possible. I also don't expect or want any 2009 picks. 2010 picks (one being conditional) are fine. We could then focus on using all of our six 2009 picks in the 2009 draft.
In the end, I think it makes little difference whether we receive a 2009 pick for Cassel and then trade a pick forward or get a 2010 pick and keep our picks. As it is, we will have 5 picks in the top 100 (including a compensatory 3rd for Samuel).
We have our normal complement of 4 later picks plus a couple of compensatory picks, perhaps a sixth a seventh. Obviously, we did fine this year with late picks and in picking up UDFA's: Wilhite, Slater, Ruud, Guyton, Redd, BJGE. I think four of these actually started games (Slater on special teams).