I think a lot of us would like to see us trade down (unless someone slides that WE REALLY LIKE ) which requires a couple of things to be present. One we need a trade partner that a) has someone they covet at #16 and b) has the ammo (multiple picks) to be attractive to us. That said there are players that have been linked to top 8-9 pick teams that do not warrant top 10 grades but might be coveted at 16. For instance Green Bay it has been reported loves LenDale White…but not at #5, and Tennessee supposedly likes Cutler…but not at #3. So teams with extra picks are : Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, San Francisco (which may Like a WR at #16 like Chad Jackson or Santonio Holmes, with the Brandon Lloyd trade), and of course NE and Buffalo (unlikely partners). Given the value chart as a guideline only, barring an unbelievably complicated trade of picks or 07 picks, the only real logical partners are Green Bay sending a 2 (#37) and #3 (69) plus possibly throwing in a 6 or 7 (or flipping 4th round picks) for pick number 16 OR Houston sending numbers 33 and 65 plus throwing in a 6 or 7 (or flipping 4ths) for pick 16. Green Bay COULD pick Hawk and the guy they like (WHITE?? @ 16). Or Houston could get Bush and a guy like Pope or Mercedes Lewis that they need (question is do they LIKE these guys enough @16). IMO Green Bay is the most likely and most logical if not only potential partner to trade up.
One other possibility is the Colts trading #30 and #62 for #16 if LenDale White is still there….that would have to interest them after losing the Edge and having D. Rhodes as their RB…..
IMO LenDale White or DeAngelo Williams falling is a key to trading down…they are the only backs with mid first grades that would interest teams with a late first or early 2nd that we would like to have…Addai, Mauroney, and others are high 2nd types that are not instant production of Williams and White for a team that desperately needs a back like Indy (D. Rhodes …yeah right), Green Bay (Samkeon Gado = fumblelitus) and possibly Carolina (Da-kneehurts Foster???).
So far I can see the a 1st round like this (no trades)
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ersonally I do not see NO staying at #2…and Tennessee could very well take Leinart leaving Ferguson to the Jets…
Houston:Bush
NO :Mario Williams
Tn: D. Ferguson
NYJ: Leinart
GB: Hawk
SF: Vernon Davis
Oakland: Vince Young
Buffalo: Ngata
Detroit: D. Williams (Barry’s clone physically)
Arizona: J. Williams
SL: Tye Hill (high IMO but fits in SL)
Cleveland: Gabe Watson
Baltimore: Bunkley
Philadelphia: Chad Jackson (A NEED POSITION!!)
Atlanta: M. Huff
Miami: Jay Cutler (not because I love Cutler, just the best value there, even with Pepper trade done)
Minnesota: Leonard Pope
Dallas: Greenway
San Diego: S. Holmes
KC: Tamba Hali
NE: Thomas Howard
Denver: Ko Simpson
Tampa: W. Justice
Cincy: M. Lewis
NYG: Youbouty
Chicago: D. Ryans
Carolina: L. White
Jax: L. Mauroney
Denver: M. Kiwaunkee
Indy: N. Mangold
Seattle: M. Lawson
Pitt: MJG