Report: Falcons open to trading 4th pick

[panfanman]

2 minutes ago, stbugs said:

I wouldn’t. You’d give up two more firsts to get Sewell when Slater is all but guaranteed to be there at 8? He’s a LT, not anywhere near the value of basically 3 firsts. People go LT crazy. A QB is the only thing you go that all in for and based on SF’s overpay, this is Atlanta saying hey, we’ll trade back if someone wants to overpay.

I get that.  I guess what I'm trying to say is I would value Sewell before any QBs left after Lawrence or Wilson.  In fact, I'd take him where we stand now before them.

 

Personally I'd rather trade back a couple times in the 1st and stockpile picks for this year and next and ride with Bridgewater.  Too many holes to fill.

 

I wonder what we could get from New England to move up into our spot?  Then see if Jacksonville would trade up from the top of the 2nd to 15.

[Soul Rebel]

If Carolina was sitting at 4 and ATL called to move up, we would drain their assets to face Fields/Lance for the next decade.

It sucks bc DEN could very easily move up to 4 and then the QBs go 1-2-3-4. Gotta hope SF truly takes Jones at 3 if we want Fields or Lance.

[45catfan]

Again, the worry warts that say Atlanta is snagging a QB are way off base.  It's not completely out of the questions, but it's like a certainty to them.  Ryan's contract is an albatross that just can't be glossed over as something trivial.

[BurnNChinn]

28 minutes ago, ncfan said:

1. Atlanta is not going to trade to a division rival.

2. Denver sitting 1 spot behind us is hungry for a QB.  They were mentioned in the Watson stuff and put a Competitive offer toward Stafford as well.  

Yep might as well go ahead and trade for Darnold or Minshew. If not we’re running with Teddy for another year 

[SetfreexX]

Like I said, it all boils down to price, will teams want to pay the cost to move UP for the 4th QB. IF Fields or Lance gets to #5 I could see us trying to jump, swapping firsts and adding our 3rd to move up 3 spots. 

We could easily trade back at the top of Rd 2, swapping 2nd's and adding a 3rd early 4th to keep our total pick count the same depending on the value.  

[mickeye76]

34 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

WFT

Fitzpatrick mess around and get WFT into the playoffs.  For Trey Lance's sake I hope he is not the target.  Riverboat already ran one unique talent into the ground. 

[45catfan]

3 minutes ago, BurnNChinn said:

Yep might as well go ahead and trade for Darnold or Minshew. If not we’re running with Teddy for another year 

Not until draft night.  The hand-wringing over all 4 QBs being gone is a bit overblown.  It certainly could happen, but I say the odds that either Lance or Fields is still there is higher than both being gone.  That's why we wait.  We know Sam's market and we certainly can trade a 3rd. 

[BrianS]

6 minutes ago, SetfreexX said:

Like I said, it all boils down to price, will teams want to pay the cost to move UP for the 4th QB. IF Fields or Lance gets to #5 I could see us trying to jump, swapping firsts and adding our 3rd to move up 3 spots. 

We could easily trade back at the top of Rd 2, swapping 2nd's and adding a 3rd early 4th to keep our total pick count the same depending on the value.  

That's nowhere near what it would cost to move to 5.  Just to get close to moving with Cincy, we'd need to offer our 1st and 2nd this year.  Going off strict value we might get a 3rd or 4th back from Cincy, but because other teams will be calling Cincy and because the pick is a QB, in your scenario we'll probably have to offer 1 & 2 and get nothing else or perhaps offer future considerations.

I am not advocating for this scenario.  Just saying that in presenting scenarios we need to be realistic.

[panfanman]

11 minutes ago, stbugs said:

I can see that but I’d take either of them (not Jones) at 8 just because there is a slew of decent Ts at the top of round 2. There is no QB close to Fields and Lance at the top of round 2.

Not even considering a QB in the 1st or where we're at in the 2nd.  Remember I said ride with Bridgewater.  If we traded down out of our spot and got another bottom 2nd or top 3rd round I'd consider Trask.

[SetfreexX]

3 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Not until draft night.  The hand-wringing over all 4 QBs being gone is a bit overblown.  It certainly could happen, but I say the odds that either Lance or Fields is still there is higher than both being gone.  That's why we wait.  We know Sam's market and we certainly can trade a 3rd. 

This ^^^ IMO the media is using the availability of QBs to drive media consumption whether it's for clicks, or tv ratings. 

The value teams would have to give up can't be overlooked, we're not the only teams with holes. Each of these teams has a QBs in place with NFL experience / talent. 

Locke on a DEN team that's not decimated by injuries could make a push as a WC team. OAK and LAC still have a ways to go as well the main comp is KC. 

Fitz & Allen in WAS seem like the move this year, doesn't make a ton of sense to trade UP for a guy that will be the 3rd QB. If it was just Allen I could buy this a bit more.

Newton in NE with what they've done could also push for a playoff spot, and given theirs woes in the draft in recent years it makes more sense for them to keep acquiring picks so they have more chances to hit.

[SetfreexX]

3 minutes ago, BrianS said:

That's nowhere near what it would cost to move to 5.  Just to get close to moving with Cincy, we'd need to offer our 1st and 2nd this year.  Going off strict value we might get a 3rd or 4th back from Cincy, but because other teams will be calling Cincy and because the pick is a QB, in your scenario we'll probably have to offer 1 & 2 and get nothing else or perhaps offer future considerations.

I am not advocating for this scenario.  Just saying that in presenting scenarios we need to be realistic.

8 >>> 5 is not nearly the jump from where SF was (12) to get to #3. We're talking a 9 spot jump versus 3. 

Pick 5 is worth - 1700

Pick 8 is worth - 1400 and our 3rd is worth 225 (1625)

If this required our 4th (68) or 5th (29.4)

Those are throw ins when talking about a QB, and we can make up for some of that via trading back at the top of Rd 2. Realistic enough for you 

(I looked into all of this before when talking about a potential trade to get to 3 or 5 weeks before SF pulled the trigger -- that was the scenario for us that was going to require a future 1st -- IF we did that to jump three spots, that would be overkill, and to be fait given the market it COULD happen, but when talking about the points; the cost isn't large to move up three spots)

https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart.asp

[TheCasillas]

17 minutes ago, SetfreexX said:

This ^^^ IMO the media is using the availability of QBs to drive media consumption whether it's for clicks, or tv ratings. 

The value teams would have to give up can't be overlooked, we're not the only teams with holes. Each of these teams has a QBs in place with NFL experience / talent. 

Locke on a DEN team that's not decimated by injuries could make a push as a WC team. OAK and LAC still have a ways to go as well the main comp is KC. 

Fitz & Allen in WAS seem like the move this year, doesn't make a ton of sense to trade UP for a guy that will be the 3rd QB. If it was just Allen I could buy this a bit more.

Newton in NE with what they've done could also push for a playoff spot, and given theirs woes in the draft in recent years it makes more sense for them to keep acquiring picks so they have more chances to hit.

1. Locke is not the answer... the franchise knows that.
2. WFT also spent 8 million on Heinecke, but are still stating that they are considering drafting a qb in the draft

3. NE has been at every QB pro day so far... they are drafting a QB.

Edited April 5, 2021 by TheCasillas

[ForJimmy]

ATL probably isn’t ready for a QB, but doesn’t want us getting Fields. Pretty smart and frustrating actually....

[joemac]

LOL they have to pay Ryan almost 50 million dollars next season?!?!?