Barnwell: 2026 NFL trade tiers: Players worth Round 1 picks by team

[Wozzy]

you still don't understand it, do you?

Nobody does, including PFF. They’re just selling snake oil.

 

[Gumby]

If you don’t think Andy Reid is a great offensive coordinator your learning curve is a circle.

Sorry,

Great head coach and team builder, but OC…..mmmmmhhhhh

A. Technically, he NEVER SERVED as an OC. He got the Philly HC job as QB coach, OL coach before that in GB.
B. Ok, he calls plays…. Great …..
- Is he also the guy MANAGING THE CLOCK???? Infamous mis-manager. But that is not part of play calling, right?
- Is his primary playcall: “ Schoolyard 15”? ‘Mahomes, run around for 5 seconds and then look for an open guy.’????
- according to Andy himself, the play call sheet setup is a COLLABORATIVE project ( god, we love that word around here). So, how much is him and how much is working the plan.

Again, GREAT HC. he likely passes BB and the stinky fish coach. But I don’t over credit his O skill set just cause he collected talent and ignored the criminal activities ( including those in his own house [ok, I feel bad posting that, but it’s true.] ).

 

[Wozzy]

Sorry,

Great head coach and team builder, but OC…..mmmmmhhhhh

A. Technically, he NEVER SERVED as an OC. He got the Philly HC job as QB coach, OL coach before that in GB.
B. Ok, he calls plays…. Great …..
- Is he also the guy MANAGING THE CLOCK???? Infamous mis-manager. But that is not part of play calling, right?
- Is his primary playcall: “ Schoolyard 15”? ‘Mahomes, run around for 5 seconds and then look for an open guy.’????
- according to Andy himself, the play call sheet setup is a COLLABORATIVE project ( god, we love that word around here). So, how much is him and how much is working the plan.

Again, GREAT HC. he likely passes BB and the stinky fish coach. But I don’t over credit his O skill set just cause he collected talent and ignored the criminal activities ( including those in his own house [ok, I feel bad posting that, but it’s true.] ).

Reid is widely regarded by peers and analysts as one of the most brilliant offensive minds and de facto coordinators the league has ever seen.

He has successfully engineered top-10 scoring offenses with a wide variety of quarterbacks, ranging from Donovan McNabb and Jeff Garcia to Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes.

He is to offense what Belichick was to defense. It’s absurd to suggest otherwise.

 

[Rob0729]

The point is he's creating a measurement system, not a trade proposal. So it is taken literally, for what it is, which is a measurement system.

It is still just a unit of measure, not a realistic value of what a player is worth. So you don't take it literally.

By assigning a value of how many first round picks a player is worth, Barnwell is pointing out how valuable that player is to that team and another team acquiring them. It doesn't mean that Barnwell thinks the Pats could get six first rounders for Maye (even if they do expand the draft pick compensation for trades to five years as proposed) or that they would settle for anything less.

Barnwell could have used how many Lombardi trophies he think each player is worth. He just used first round draft picks because people generally understand the value of a first round pick in trade compensation and makes it easier for his audience to understand the value.