Why Hurney will trade down.

[Highlandfire]

1. It's in his DNA. He trained with Bobby 'I never draft in the first round' Bethard.

2. There is not one player in this draft worth guaranteeing 50 million + to. There is no rookie salary cap and there wasn't going to be one this year anyway. Remember everyone throwing a fit at Luck going back to school and saying 'this is his last shot at a big payday'? Can you imagine the fallout if we take Darius and we pay him that. We have just become the Raiders and fuged up the salary structure for every team in the NFL for DT's

3. I do not feel he, JR, nor Rivera have a clear cut #1 can't miss guy on their board and honestly there isn't one. This is not a great draft class, let someone else screw the pooch cap wise and pay 50+ mill to someone that has a greater chance than normal to bust.

Several teams will make an offer and they should take the best one. Get back at least the 2nd rounder we lost and hopefully a 1st or 2nd thrown in next year.

Now This is just my opinion looking at his history, JR's history and the draft class in general along with our needs. Also we have a real shot with this rookie HC, a QB has to sit period none are ready, you can't saddle a rookie HC with that and there is NO DT period worth the #1 pick even Suh.

[jpniner]

If this is the last NFL draft, he might as well trade away all future picks for pics this year

[teeray]

The phone ain't ringing. And it likely won't this year. Not the type of draft where people are clamoring to move that far up.

[Proudiddy]

Is this a copy and paste? Or just your own spin on the exact same stuff that was made into a thread the other day?

That one too "different" to bump?

[Jackofalltrades]

There won't be an opportunity to trade down, I do think he trades back into the second round though.

[Edward Teach]

If he has no reason to pick at number one, why would someone else be chomping at the bit to move up there?

No one will call and we will pick the player that they think will best fit our system.

[Bj-Monster23]

The phone ain't ringing. And it likely won't this year. Not the type of draft where people are clamoring to move that far up.

I believe New england would trade up there to get Von Miller. But that would put us at the bottom we cant trade that far down. I would say maybe 10 is the farthest i trade down. No further

[carolinarolls]

I would be very happy if Highlandfire's theory proves correct.

Ideal draft for me:

trade down to 12-15 for our 1 and a middle second..

get Quinn and Austin...yes I am a homer

[Bj-Monster23]

If he has no reason to pick at number one, why would someone else be chomping at the bit to move up there?

No one will call and we will pick the player that they think will best fit our system.

Witch is....??????

[mav1234]

just because something is in someones DNA doesn't mean he can create trades out of nothing.

look, I'd love to trade down, but it just isn't going to happen. the only teams wanting to trade up are way, way down, and they won't give us what it will take to move up to #1 when they can just give much less to #2 or #5, both who have been rumored to be trying to leave their spots.

[RockyTopVol]

Crazy things do happen the night before the draft. Remember a few years ago when SD was trying hard to trade up for Frank Cushman. I think he ended up going to Denver, but SD wanted him...bad!

[jtnc]

This is not a great draft class

If you think this is not a great draft class, then why in the hell do you think someone would be willing to trade up?

[carolinarolls]

Witch is....??????

[PantherBrew]

Unless there isnt a CBA at all, then there will be a rookie salary cap.

The owners will wait to sign first round picks until the CBA is in place that includes a cap.

Both sides want a Rookie Pay Scale. Its going to happen.