Who we can pick is not related to the value of the trade we made -- which was net pick 3 to pick 6 trade down.
I assume there will be a player they like on the board -- and I'm sure they'll sell it hard regardless of who it is
and who was their #1 target. For example if both Pitts and Chase are gone and they take Waddle then we'll be
led to believe HE was their #1 target all along. Basic CYA.
I get the fact there are innumerable ways to justify the trade -- I'm just NOT happy about the fact we turned
that absolute golden nugget @3 into ZERO additional premium picks in '21. Bottom line, that sticks in my throat
like a splintered chicken bone.
Like I said about the trade right away ----------- we lost ground in immediate terms. I expected MORE
immediate impact out of such a rare commodity.
I think the trade value is absolutely measured by who will be available at your pick.
For instance, in any draft year you have tiers of players. Some years the top tier might be 4 guys, the next year 8 for example. As long as you stay within the range of that top tier then you really haven't dropped much. The premium comes from moving up/down a tier, or moving up/down for a QB.
In this case, I think we've safely stayed within the top tier considering the expected run on QB's. If only say 2 QB's are drafted top 5 and all of the other picks are skill players we're still looking at a franchise tackle or a trade back with another premium.
I get that you want a pick this year, I would have like one as well. However, we do have 4 picks in the top 50 to fill our immediate needs. That should provide us with an Edge, WR, LB, C without any further trade downs of any of our top picks.
Let's say for example we get Smith, Paye, Collins, Dickerson and get a RB round 3. Would you not be ecstatic? Hell, I'd be happy if we got 3 of those guys and picked a CB.