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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.You do realize that that's essentially getting the Book Value of the #16 Pick, overall, for Mallett, right?? Going from #32 ~ I hope!! ~ all the way to #6?? You think the Browns'd need to sweeten the Deal??
I, personally, would be in pure, existential ecstasy.
Even so...
With an @$$-awful QuarterBack Draft Class upon us, and little or nothing else available in the Trade Market, combined with Mister Lombardi's affinity for young Mallett, his prospectively adept fit for their System, and a great deal of trust both in Mad Bill's Word and in his Judgement, greatly enhanced by their rich History, working together...
You never know.
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The question is always, who is there that someone would want to trade up for? This is a fairly flat draft at the top, without many true blue chip players. The guys who I can think of that teams might consider trading up for:
- One of the left tackles. Right now only Joeckel seems like a clear top 5 prospect, and he should be gone before #6. Fisher and Johnson would have to rise quite a bit to make it worth someone's while to trade up for them.
- One of the pass rushers. Bjoern Werner, Demontre Moore and Jarvis Jones seem like the 3 guys worth going after in the top 10, with Jones' spinal stenosis a medical red flag to be addressed.
- One of the tackles. Lotulelei seems like the obvious one, though Sheldon Richardson or Johnathan Hankins could rise.
- Dee Milliner. The only DB on the board who seems like he could warrant a top 10 pick.
That's about all that I can see worth trading for in this draft. I can't see anyone making a trade up for one of the QBs, and there are no offensive skill players that will likely go in the top 10, unless Keenan Allen's draft stock rises significantly.
Also, it's pretty clear that 2014 is going to be much stronger at the top than 2013, so it may be hard to get teams to give up their future 1st round picks.
I also agree that Patton would be a steal at 70 but if we got the 6th pick would there be a player you would keep it for would you automatically trade it. I would use it on someone like Star Lotulei. If not id definitely do a trade with the Rams they have 2 first rounders for the next 2 years. I think we could definitely get 2 firsts out of them for the 6 theyre not too many pieces away from competing
That would be highway robbery of the Al Davis caliber. No way that's going to happen. I'd say a 3rd or 4th is about right.
Q: What's harder to imagine than the Browns trading the #6 overall pick straight up for Ryan Mallett?
A: The Patriots trading away the rocket-armed, 6'7" QB who they felt confident enough in to carry only 2 QBs all year, and who is under contract dirt-cheap for 2 more years, for a 4th-round pick.
Why would the Patriots even pause to consider an offer for less than a 2nd? Regardless of his value to the rest of the league, he has value here.
Q: What's harder to imagine than the Browns trading the #6 overall pick straight up for Ryan Mallett?
A: The Patriots trading away the rocket-armed, 6'7" QB who they felt confident enough in to carry only 2 QBs all year, and who is under contract dirt-cheap for 2 more years, for a 4th-round pick.
Why would the Patriots even pause to consider an offer for less than a 2nd? Regardless of his value to the rest of the league, he has value here.
Q: What's harder to imagine than the Browns trading the #6 overall pick straight up for Ryan Mallett?
A: The Patriots trading away the rocket-armed, 6'7" QB who they felt confident enough in to carry only 2 QBs all year, and who is under contract dirt-cheap for 2 more years, for a 4th-round pick.
Why would the Patriots even pause to consider an offer for less than a 2nd? Regardless of his value to the rest of the league, he has value here.
Q: What's harder to imagine than the Browns trading the #6 overall pick straight up for Ryan Mallett?
A: The Patriots trading away the rocket-armed, 6'7" QB who they felt confident enough in to carry only 2 QBs all year, and who is under contract dirt-cheap for 2 more years, for a 4th-round pick.
Why would the Patriots even pause to consider an offer for less than a 2nd? Regardless of his value to the rest of the league, he has value here.
And that sums up why he won't be traded. His value to the Patriots is higer than it is to any team looking to trade for him.
I lied watched ESPN for a few minutes between periods of the hockey game. They mentioned Lombardi considered Mallett the top dropback qb in 2011 draft. Didn't speculate on a trade, just said Cleveland picks 6th and doesn't have a 2nd.
Mallett's value to BB is strictly as a backup -- unless Brady retires this year or next, it's hard to see Mallett getting another contract here. So the equation is simply whether or not BB will take a third round pick instead of two years of back up play followed by a free agency defection.
I don't think there's any argument on those points. I guess I'm just surprised that anybody doesn't think that a promising backup QB who has been learning the offense and earning the coaches' trust for 2+ years is worth a 3rd-round pick.
Imagine that Mallett weren't around. Wouldn't we all be pointing to backup QB as a scary hole on the roster? Anybody really want to head into camp with Mike Kafka -- who spent the past year out of football -- as next in line behind Brady? And forget looking to the draft for a QB this year.
I don't think there's any argument on those points. I guess I'm just surprised that anybody doesn't think that a promising backup QB who has been learning the offense and earning the coaches' trust for 2+ years is worth a 3rd-round pick.
Imagine that Mallett weren't around. Wouldn't we all be pointing to backup QB as a scary hole on the roster? Anybody really want to head into camp with Mike Kafka -- who spent the past year out of football -- as next in line behind Brady? And forget looking to the draft for a QB this year.