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Verge

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Would you all be open to moving up to either #5 overall to nab Fournette/Hooker? I know Gettleman is sold on both guys. The odds of one of them being taken at 6 or 7 seem pretty high, and it wouldn't cost that much to do it. I have been hearing rumblings about it, but I am skeptical to believe Gman would ever trade up. If both guys are gone there, our options dwindle quite a bit, and you would be hard pressed to find another blue chip player at that spot. 

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Stay at 8 or trade down. The talent is deep in this draft. We may miss out on a Hooker but get Justin Evans, Obi, or Eddie Jackson. We may miss out on Fournette but get McCaffrey, Perine, or Kamara. I trust the depth of this draft to allow for quality and quantity to link up.

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9 minutes ago, Verge said:

Would you all be open to moving up to either #5 overall to nab Fournette/Hooker? The odds of one of them being taken at 6 or 7 seem pretty high, and it wouldn't cost that much to do it. I have been hearing rumblings about it, but I am skeptical to believe Gman would ever trade up. If both guys are gone there, our options dwindle quite a bit, and you would be hard pressed to find another blue chip player at that spot.

Verge, what is you source telling you this year about FA and the draft?

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1 minute ago, XClown1986 said:

Verge is the annual announcer of sources with very little to validate such claims.

It's kind of like my stance with Christianity. I'd like to believe, but what evidence have we seen?

I've seen him nailed the Shaq Thompson and Vernon Butler picks. 

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2 minutes ago, Mr. Miagi said:

I've seen him nailed the Shaq Thompson and Vernon Butler picks. 

Interest in Butler was everywhere in the week leading up to the draft. And I also remember hearing we were higher on Shaq than other teams. Many outlets weren't buying it, but it ended up being true. I am not saying I know Verge doesn't have sources. but I haven't seen anything groundbreaking in terms of differentiation of "insiders" posting online with the Rapaports and such of the world.

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5 minutes ago, XClown1986 said:

Interest in Butler was everywhere in the week leading up to the draft. And I also remember hearing we were higher on Shaq than other teams. Many outlets weren't buying it, but it ended up being true. I am not saying I know Verge doesn't have sources. but I haven't seen anything groundbreaking in terms of differentiation of "insiders" posting online with the Rapaports and such of the world.

He called DJ Hayden being a top 15 pick when there was really no hype for him leading up to the draft. That year he said a few things that happened.

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