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Monday Patriots Notebook 3/4: News and Notes
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Sitting with the number three overall pick has the Patriots in a position to select much of the top-end quarterback talent heading into April's draft, but any thoughts of moving back could certainly have a massive ripple effect.

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[jmt57]

This is an aspect of trading down that seems to be overlooked by many on this forum. The club trading down runs a risk of being leap-frogged, losing out on that targeted player.

You can move down the board for value, but the idea of potentially taking a player too high becomes less important if another team ultimately jumps up and leaves them without the player they want.​

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And the rumblings have already started. The New York Giants are a team that has recently been rumored to be interested in possibly trading into the top 3, with New York currently sitting in the #6 overall spot...​

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But for teams like New York, along with the Las Vegas Raiders (another team rumored to be pondering a leap upward to target a QB), and others who haven’t also potentially emerged yet, New England maneuvering out of that spot could possibly see multiple teams move up in front of them and take whoever they’re potentially targeting out of the running.​

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So while some might ultimately argue against taking a player too high, none of that really matters when the draft is in the rearview and a team with a critical need walks away without the guy they wanted...​

 

[Ian]

This is an aspect of trading down that seems to be overlooked by many on this forum. The club trading down runs a risk of being leap-frogged, losing out on that targeted player.

You can move down the board for value, but the idea of potentially taking a player too high becomes less important if another team ultimately jumps up and leaves them without the player they want.​

​

And the rumblings have already started. The New York Giants are a team that has recently been rumored to be interested in possibly trading into the top 3, with New York currently sitting in the #6 overall spot...​

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But for teams like New York, along with the Las Vegas Raiders (another team rumored to be pondering a leap upward to target a QB), and others who haven’t also potentially emerged yet, New England maneuvering out of that spot could possibly see multiple teams move up in front of them and take whoever they’re potentially targeting out of the running.​

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So while some might ultimately argue against taking a player too high, none of that really matters when the draft is in the rearview and a team with a critical need walks away without the guy they wanted...​

That happened with the Cole Strange pick. By all accounts, he was not their first choice and that was an example of the danger of another team coming in and moving ahead of you. It would definitely be frustrating if they tried to move back and missed out in this one. Especially given what’s at stake.