The question of trading up. Is it worth trading two players for one?
Let's take an example. In 2004, BB had #21 and #32. #21 came from the Kyle Boller trade, and #32 was our own. Not unsimilar to the situation we hope to be in, in 2007.
BB stayed put and drafted Vince Wilfork and Ben Watson. By the book, those two picks would have been enough to trade to #9 overall. So, instead of Wilfork and Watson, we could have drafted any of the following:
One trade that I would make is Wilfork and Marquise Hill (who we took at #64 that year), for Will Smith. And it was reported in New Orleans after the draft that BB had actually make exactly that offer (#21 and #64 in order to draft Smith) to the Saints, and they declined.
Interesting, three years later, and that trade still looks good to me, good for BOTH teams. By now, Smith would be our starter in place of McGinest, ahead of TBC. Wilfork and Hill would both be starters for New Orleans. We would have kept Traylor on the roster at NT, instead of releasing him into Nick Saban's hands. Smith would be a star playing in a BB defensive front opposite Colvin. So, Warren, Traylor, Seymour on DL. Smith, Vrabel, Bruschi and Colvin at LB. Very doable.