Passing on a star for more draft capital

[Little Goody Two Shoes]

The other part of this is if we trade down so another team can draft Fields, it increases the likelihood of Denver taking Teddy off our hands.

[Moo Daeng]

You don't know who will be stars at the time decisions are made. You can just as well get 2 stars or a star and a solid starter or 2 solid starters or neither.

[mcsmoak]

4 hours ago, stirs said:

The number 1 receiver in the draft will not fall to 8, if he does, you take him.

Im not sure I follow you with this.  Didn’t we take the number 1 WR in the 2018 draft at pick 24?  Now if you just meant Chase won’t fall to 8 I hear you, but it’s not uncommon for their to not be a WR taken in the first 7 spots.

[stirs]

16 minutes ago, mcsmoak said:

Im not sure I follow you with this.  Didn’t we take the number 1 WR in the 2018 draft at pick 24?  Now if you just meant Chase won’t fall to 8 I hear you, but it’s not uncommon for their to not be a WR taken in the first 7 spots.

The number 1 receiver in the draft is Chase

[MHS831]

If we trade back and get a stud slot WR and #1 CB and starting LT in the first 39 picks, that might be considered a good draft.

 

 

[Madwolf]

If one of the top two LTs are there you take them. I wouldn't waste the pick on a WR. You historically have just as good of a shot of drafting a great WR in round 2 as round 1.

[MHS831]

Fitts did not impress me as an option because I actually like Arnold and I think we are going to like the kid from LSU via Seattle Sullivan.  Then there is Thomas. who as a #2, is OK.  HOWEVER, he can play slot WR, out wide, wing, tight, etc.  Move him around and he is hard to stop.

[ForJimmy]

5 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'm not sure Darnold is anything more than our "QB decision for right now". We haven't even officially picked up his fifth year option yet. 

Yep if a high valued QB became randomly available you know we would be all in on him. If Watson’s legal issues were proven to be illegitimate (don’t see this happening) and he was cleared we would be right back on board trying to get him. A future 2nd is a small sunk cost to upgrade your QB.

[unicar15]

1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

If we trade back and get a stud slot WR and #1 CB and starting LT in the first 39 picks, that might be considered a good draft.

 

 

Who are you thinking specifically in that scenario?

[Captain Obvious]

Exactly no one will be available when we pick 8th. No one. All draft eligible players and all udfa will be spoken for.  We going to get Bob, the fry cook, from Dairy Queen. 

[OneBadCat]

If it Pitts and Fields are gone sure why not. But we shouldn’t pass up a blue chip player just to get another role of the dice in the draft. 

[AndrewLaskoski]

This seems like a good thread to drop this tweet in. 

 

[DJ feed me moore]

6 minutes ago, AndrewLaskoski said:

This seems like a good thread to drop this tweet in. 

 

lol the OG greg little

[unicar15]

14 hours ago, AndrewLaskoski said:

This seems like a good thread to drop this tweet in. 

 

This is exactly right. 
 

If you have a chance to draft Chase outside the top 5 and you choose to trade down you better be a magician in the 2-3 rounds and your coach better know how to coach. Or else you’re gonna look really foolish.