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

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, ClawOn said:

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

And I'd do it all day long unless someone very unexpected was there. Graham is about the only outlier potential that would have me considering making the pick vs. taking 12 and 44.

[musicman]

5 hours 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. 

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.

Exactly what I was going to post (1st paragraph) after reading through some posts. We are probably picking 8th, hope we get it right. 

[Lurk21]

I'll admit, I'm late to 1 prospect that's got my attention. Matthew Golden looks like a young Antonio Brown to me. If we trade back  a few, I wouldn't mind him at all. 

Edited yesterday at 01:06 AM by Lurk21

[Hoenheim]

3 hours ago, Lurk21 said:

I'll admit, I'm late to 1 prospect that's got my attention. Matthew Golden looks like a young Antonio Brown to me. If we trade back  a few, I wouldn't mind him at all. 

Did Antonio Brown  look like Antonio Brown in college? He had to have been a 6th Rounder for a reason 

[Waldo]

It is absolutely the best option but requires someone else to value one in the massive pack of teir 2 players. We need to find a Hurney chasing 'his guy'.

[Lurk21]

6 hours ago, Hoenheim said:

Did Antonio Brown  look like Antonio Brown in college? He had to have been a 6th Rounder for a reason 

Idk.. I heard Antonio character was always something but Golden looks like the good version of Antonio  in Pittsburgh. 

[MHS831]

6 hours ago, Hoenheim said:

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

Been saying this for a month:  If a team falls in love with an OT, they will make an offer to move up. 

[RumHam]

17 hours ago, Hoenheim said:

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.

 

Somebody needs to fall to us. Do not reach on a pick. Trade back. I like this draft.

[cookinbrak]

Saw this earlier...

Trade No. 1:
Carolina receives: No. 13, No. 48, No. 155
Miami receives: No. 8

Trade No. 2:
Carolina receives: 2026 TEN 4th, 6th round picks
Tennessee receives: No. 114

Trade No. 3:
Carolina receives: No. 151
Indianapolis receives: No. 163, No. 230, 2026 CAR 7th round pick

Trade No. 4:
Carolina receives: 2026 PIT 6th and 7th round picks
Pittsburgh receives: No. 155

[Gapanthersfan]

I do not yet trust our people to be savvy enough to pull off a trade that doesn’t screw us in the first and/or second round. With things looking like they might be coming together, they absolutely HAVE TO hit on a stud in round 1 and hopefully 2…  and hopefully hopefully unearth a diamond in later rounds.

If they are to create a window, this draft has to go gang busters. This coming season looks promising, however, they have to go in to the 2026 season as the clear favorite to win the South. 

‘Windows’ happen for traditionally bad teams with the culmination of 2-3 really good drafts IN A ROW, snagging a good head coach and a few key free agent acquisitions. Busting on first and second rounds will destroy the chance of this occuring. Cokers don’t come around very frequently and haven’t even drafted. 

There are contracts coming up in the next 2-3 years at the most expensive positions on the entire team. Bryce and Ickey. I know, not for a while, but good franchises have a long lens. If it comes to crunch time and Ickey hasn’t evolved in his pass blocking, do they drop mega $$ in his lap? Have they groomed someone that can step up? Do they happen in to a franchise LT and put press On Ickey to step his game up or he becomes trade bait? 

In closing, at 8, screw need. No trade. Pick the guy who has future all pro dna. 

 

 

[PappyMay]

18 hours 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. 

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.

I'm hoping this or all 3 OL guys still being available and someone wanting their pick of the litter. But if fans know its a good idea i like to think GM's do too.  Talent from 6-25 are all close it seems like.

[mrcompletely11]

The Athletic Football pod suggested that San fran may want to move up for a tackle and we could maybe go to 11 and pick up a couple of mid round picks.  I dont really follow san fran too much but I guess they are in need of oline help

[Jon Snow]

3 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

The Athletic Football pod suggested that San fran may want to move up for a tackle and we could maybe go to 11 and pick up a couple of mid round picks.  I dont really follow san fran too much but I guess they are in need of oline help

That theory would greatly depend on which team between us and SF would take a tackle or possibly trade with someone wanting a tackle as well.

[mrcompletely11]

11 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

That theory would greatly depend on which team between us and SF would take a tackle or possibly trade with someone wanting a tackle as well.

saints and jags need line help especially the saints so I dont know, I just dont think this is a draft that will have a lot of movement.  Would be cool to see sanders drop and maybe someone moves for him