Would you trade our 1st rd pick for...

[patchick]

OTOH, he will gladly trade away future picks for castaways from the Island of Misfit Toys.

By chance, I just discovered that back in 2013 I posted an analysis of that. (I have zero memory of it!) FWIW, as of 2013 the strategy had been a huge success.
Trading Picks for Vets: The Patriots' Track Record

 

[Soliel]

I don’t like trading a 1st round pick. Unless it’s like when we got cooks that year the lions won a game.