Um, why can/do we never trade down?

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  1. HeadOnASwivel

    HeadOnASwivel Pro Bowler

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    I'm just wondering why the hell we always stay put and never try to stockpile draft picks, this really bothers me.
     
    #1 HeadOnASwivel, Apr 29, 2011
  4. Finnegan2win

    Finnegan2win hopesfall2win

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    I'd rather do it this way and actually, you know, get players. I'm sick of trading picks for picks, you can't do sh** with picks in the future, which you'll probably keep trading etc etc.

    I'd rather see us move up and get rid of some picks for good players if anything.
     
    #2 Finnegan2win, Apr 29, 2011
  7. tenforthewin

    tenforthewin Camp Fodder

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    Does the term quality over quantity mean anything? Why would you want a bunch of 4th round mediocre picks that will probably never be anything more than depth. Your starters come from the 1st, 2nd, sometimes 3rd round.
     
    #3 tenforthewin, Apr 29, 2011
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  10. Jwill1919

    Jwill1919 Coach

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    nothing against trading within the same round but back, see Washington this year! that was smart.
     
    #4 Jwill1919, Apr 29, 2011
  13. Alex1939

    Alex1939 Space Invaders Champion

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    Wish we could have the deal the Browns got yesterday!
     
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  16. Deuce Wayne

    Deuce Wayne NOW Y'ALL GET THE MESSICH?!

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    Because our guys don't think about the draft as a business situation.

    They get giddy about 1 guy that gave them a boner 4 months back, and run up to the podium ignoring all phone calls- pretty sure of it.
     
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  19. HeadOnASwivel

    HeadOnASwivel Pro Bowler

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    Totally agree, we are just like the Chargers... well maybe slightly better, lol.
     
    #7 HeadOnASwivel, Apr 29, 2011
  22. smili

    smili Starter

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    But the Chargers got a ton of picks in the Ely Manning for Phillip Rivers trade. I think Merriman ultimately was one of the extra pics they got from that trade.
     
    #8 smili, Apr 30, 2011
  25. Laserjock

    Laserjock South Endzone Rocks! Staff

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    Dude, you spend a fraction of your time watching games and players and somehow know more about the talent available than a team who does nothing but spend all their time assessing talent, knowing more about what to look for in mechanics, technique and other factors than you or Head On A Swivel will ever know combined. It's always easy to say who to pick when sitting on a couch...

    However the constant negativity and slams on the front office, coaching and scouts is getting old. Nobody had what I thought was a fabulous draft...lots of reaches, so let's see what we got and 2-3 yrs from now we can call them idiots. There is no evidence we don't have a jewel or two in this draft class.
     
    #9 Laserjock, Apr 30, 2011
  28. Deuce Wayne

    Deuce Wayne NOW Y'ALL GET THE MESSICH?!

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    Maybe if I didn't get picks right far more than our FO, you'd have a point.

    Til then...
     
    #10 Deuce Wayne, May 1, 2011
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