Trading Up?

WHY would Detroit want to drop down to the 16th pick where they'd lose out on the top 5-7 players? All of our 2010 tradeable draftpicks would not be enough unless Matt Millen is giving them drafting advice!

Would you give up all of our picks PLUS Courtland Finnegan?

Unless a team is desperate to trade down they'd want a KINGS ransom for such a drop. Us not having a 2nd rnd pick would mean giving up a GOOD starter. Plus, they'd have good offers in which they can trade down a few spots and still nab a top 5 player AND get another high pick.

Unless there is a particular player we can't pass on (as in we have him rated a good bit higher than everyone left), we should trade down and try to recoup a 2nd round pick.

Gut

 

Detroit trade was a joke, but there will be someone good at 1.16.

I say sit tight and see what falls

 

A dominant DT is always worth moving up for. I'd give up our 16th pick, Hope, Thorton, and Haye to get Suh.

Moving Thorton would alleviate next years issues, and Hope is sloooooow now. Haye was useless and that 16th pick may turn out to be crap. We know Suh is going to be good, real good, and we could always move Fishers boy Harper to Safety.

 

I don't think it would take all that, but I still don't think we have enough firepower. Two years ago, Jacksonville moved up to 8 from 26 with their 1st, two 3rds, and a 4th. That said, Suh is probably the only player worth trading up for, and I'm sure other teams would want to trade up for him as well and have more to offer. Our only ace in the hole may be Schwartz. Not saying he would be willing to help his team throw picks away, but with him being the head coach, it may be more likely that communication between our teams is initiated before communication with other teams. I see this as fathomable. Not very frickin' likely, but fathomable.

 

No way would I sell the farm for one player. Do I think he is going to be a good player, YES! Is he worth sending away all of our picks or key pieces to our team, NO! Remember Matt Millen isnt running the show up their anymore. They would want several picks and good young talent, like Lendale, Finny, Griffin, etc. If we sent some of our key players away we would be no better off.

 

Hell, I would give them White and Griffin. Not Finnegan.

It would probably take picks from two drafts. First and a third this year, and a first or second and a third next year.

If he turns out to be a great DT, it's worth it. Look at what Minnesota gave up for Allen in picks, not to mention signing him to the then biggest contract given to a defender. I doubt they regret it.

It would be kind of crazy to give that up for a player who hasn't proven anything on the field, but I guess if you were that sure...

 

Here's a article from Silver at Yahoo saying that McCoy is actually the better player and better fit for the Rams than Suh. Don't know, but it may be a surprise which DT gets picked first.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_y...slug=ms-thegameface022610&prov=yhoo&type=lgns