Trading Down Could be a Gold Mine in This Draft!!

[Hoenheim]

I don't mean to make this a mock draft thread particularly,  but every time I do a mock I have been investigating the talent that goes off the board between picks 8 and our low 2nd rounder pick 57.

There is a gargantuan amount of talent still left on the board in the top half of the 2nd round every time I do one. Losing our original 2nd round pick to the Bears as the last pick of the Bryce trade stings badly . 

I'm particularly looking at elite players like Carson Schwesinger (LB), Luther Burden (WR), Matthew Golden (WR), Maxwell Hairston (CB) , Nick Scourton , Landon Jackson, Donavan Ezeraku (all DEs/OLBs) .

The sweet spot in this draft really feels like pick 15 to 40 - ish. This is why the Bears should be making bank with this draft. I don't know how realistic a trade down is from 8, but if we could pick up any teams higher 2nd rounder and still grab their 1st? We'd be cooking with gas man. 

Say for example we get Tet McMillan at pick 8, if you wait all the way to 57 you stand the chance of not getting any impact pass rushers in this draft. And I don't think this team can afford that. 

I'd personally love for them to take a break from drafting wrs in R1 or R2 (i think we've taken one in the top 2 rounds in the majority of the past few years), and stick to repairing the nfls worse defense in history (in terms of total points against iirc, or was it yards?

Also included my most recent mock as an example . Don't put too much into the  late round selections lol

Especially if Donovan Ezeraku or Mike Green falls to R2. OH BOY.

 

Edited Monday at 07:19 PM by Hoenheim

[Hoenheim]

And if they can't find a reasonable trade down (I think we would need a 2nd rounder this year bare minimum to make any trade down worth it). I would definitely expect Dan to trade UP for an EDGE or LB in the top half of R2. Just makes too much sense. We also have a plethora of mid round picks to use as ammo. 

[LinvilleGorge]

This is why it's probably going to be hard to trade down. This draft is fairly light on top tier talent but pretty deep in talent of that next tier down. I don't think there's going to be a lot of teams clamoring to move up and numerous teams might be entertaining moving down. Not a good market to trade down if that's the case. 

The Cowboys (Jerry Jones) falling in love with Jeanty feels like the best bet but from what I'm seeing a lot of NFL talent evaluators see little if any daylight between Jeanty and Hampton.

[Hoenheim]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

This is why it's probably going to be hard to trade down. This draft is fairly light on top tier talent but pretty deep in talent of that next tier down. I don't think there's going to be a lot of teams clamoring to move up and numerous teams might be entertaining moving down. Not a good market to trade down if that's the case. 

That's a good point. Then look for us to trade up in R2 imo, especially if we go offense with pick 8

[SmokinwithWilly]

I'm always a fan of trading down unless there is an elite player at the pick. There's just too many blue chip players to be found in the early 2nd and 3rd rounds that can be very low risk, starter caliber as long as you're not constantly reaching for project players. But damn, we love guys that are raw projects. 

[rebelrouser]

i'm set on my draft strategy: 1. Mason Graham; if no Mason Graham...2. Trade down; if no good offer to trade down...3. Jalon Walker.  The only trade down scenarios i see would be Sanders dropping or someone really wanting one of the OT's.  No one is going to give us a quality trade for the TE, WR, or Edge.  

[Aussie Tank]

We have a better chance at moving up from 57 than moving down at 8 IMO 

[Whoops]

I'm Hoping Jeanty is there at 8. There's going to be a few teams willing to jump up ahead of the Bears, who pick at 10. 

I totally agree with the Talent at the top of the 2nd rd. I want to get as many picks in the 30-55 zone as possible. 

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, Aussie Tank said:

We have a better chance at moving up from 57 than moving down at 8 IMO 

TBD. I think there is enough general uncertainty with what is going to happen at each pick that it could be a prime market to trade. 

[frankw]

I get the allure of trading down in theory. I just don't see this being a draft where multiple teams are willing to cut off their own nose to trade up and give up a sweet deal in the process. I mean maybe one or two teams will get antsy but I would be really surprised if we got an offer that would be worth not just sitting put and taking one of the best talents available. Furthermore I just don't think this front office with so much to prove after years of underwhelming drafts needs to be overthinking this. But that's just me.

[Captain Morgan]

I'm with you.  Even an extra 3rd would help.  None of the players you listed are elite though.  Sadly there are very few of those in this draft, but there are a lot of good players in the late first and into the second.

We need to realize that we can't get all our needs in this year's draft.  We know we need some sort of edge, a safety, and I feel we need to use one of first 4 picks on a CB, preferably 3rd at latest.  And I want to draft an OT in 3rd to learn behind Moton this year.

The extra 2nd would be huge.  2 things Bear Hands has noted in other threads, we can get a rusher in the mid rounds of the first, and if a good LT is available at our pick we should be able to get a deal.

I'm ok.  If the media takes are close, trading back to around 15 should get us a second, and since our second is near the end of that round, getting one earlier opens up a whole lot of opportunities.  Either way, Canales builds his infrastructure with this draft.  Next year, with all our picks and probably picking somewhere between 10 and 15, we can get real stars.   All of this depends on hitting on picks this year.

[Basbear]

Finding that dance partner will be difficult and who's to say the team trading up has not offer a package to 5th, 6th, 7th??? They did and were turned down most likely. 

 

I still feel 8th is the hot spot for OT run. If you want the best OT/OL in the draft, 8th is the way. 

 

*But Ive been reading lots of Jets and others having Membou as their pick. Banks and Campbell are right there in great value terms. The whole deal is that pick for the Panthers, they are not looking to spend a top resource on OL, 31 other teams are. 

 

I've also been seeing sanders falling out of the top ten, I just have a hard time buying that. ALso seen dart being drafted in the top ten.

FYI last year NO ONE had a 1st round grade on Bo Nix and many thought Michael Penix Jr. was at best late 1st early 2nd. I laugh hard at the failcons drafting Penix at 8th, but I stopped laughing during that week 18 game.... he looked legit......barf.... 

So... one team could easily trade up for sanders or dart or begin the OL run or Jeanty causes a stir as he falls. 

There are legit options, Brandt and Dan get paid for this...

Edited Monday at 10:28 PM by Basbear

[SOJA]

it's going to take an idiot owner to trade up for with us

[ClawOn]

5 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

 

The Cowboys (Jerry Jones) falling in love with Jeanty feels like the best bet but from what I'm seeing a lot of NFL talent evaluators see little if any daylight between Jeanty and Hampton.

Agreed. I really think 8 for 12 and 44 is in the cards.