If Matt Ryan is "that" good and if ATL would be willing to trade UP for him with Brohm being available there at pick #3, then there is no way in hell that BP would pass him up. Point blank.
Just think about it. Both MIA and ATL need a franchise QB. Is Matt Ryan "that" much better than Brohm? If the answer is "yes", then MIA will take him, because he is "that" much better. If the answer is "no", then ATL "won't" trade UP for Ryan anyways and will just stay put and be able to take Brohm at #3. So both ways, MIA isn't going to or won't be able to trade down.
If Brohm isn't even in the conversation as a top 3 pick to begin with, then even more MIA will not pass up Matt Ryan, who on a consensus level, is.
So however u look at it and on whatever side of the spectrum u are as far as is or isn't Matt Ryan worth the #1 pick, MIA will not be trading down.
#1: because they won't pass up on him if he's "that" good.
#2: because ATL won't trade up for him if he "isn't" that good. So really, this should end all debates about a MIA possible trade down scenario.
Point being clearly made, there will be only 3 possible scenarios come draft day.
at #1, MIA will select, Matt Ryan, Jake Long, or Vernon Ghoulston.
No other possible scenarios. Why not Chris Long? Because Chris has a question mark about can he play OLB better than any other player in the draft? Ghoulston obviously has shown in undeniable measures that he "can" play OLB better than any other player in the draft. That said, I can't possibly see MIA taking an OLB at #1.
Why? First, they have Jason Taylor. Which means he "allows" MIA to fix our biggest needs. If they were to truly be willing to trade him, it is because they feel that what they have or can find later on can do the job enough to allow us to fix other needs that allow us to unload him.
The fact that MIA chased Calvin Pace via FA showed us that BP did not want to replace JT by selecting Ghoulston at #1. If they did, they would not have pursued Pace...they would had traded JT and just waited for the draft to pick Ghoulston. The choice to pursue Pace was evidence that they had some other position in mind at #1 overall.
Notice that they also attempted to sign Daryl Blackstock after failing on Pace. So that meant that even "after" failing on Pace, they still tried to replace JT with a FA rather than using the #1 overall pick on Ghoulston.
No. Instead BP has now backed off of a JT trade possibility and vehemently balked at the suggestion.
He has another player in mind at #1 overall.
That eliminates Ghoulston as a possible #1 overall pick.
That leaves me to Matt Ryan and Jake Long, whether he trades JT or not. (which the failure to sign pace and blackstock all but "almost" ensures that BP isn't lying about saying that he isn't willing to trade JT)
"If" Matt Ryan is, like I said, "that" good. He is the no brainer #1 overall pick.
"If" Matt Ryan is "not" that good. Jake Long is the no brainer #1 overall pick.
So, get ready. Be prepared. The clock is ticking and the days are drawing closer...
BP is not playing around. He is doing his homework. He is not throwing around any smokescreens like some people want to think...he is truly studying Matt Ryan the way he is showing that he is. Why? He needs to know if he is "that" good.
He needs to "know" that Jake Long is the pick or that Matt Ryan is the pick.
Again, if Matt Ryan is "that" good, then BP is picking him at #1.
Just think about it. Both MIA and ATL need a franchise QB. Is Matt Ryan "that" much better than Brohm? If the answer is "yes", then MIA will take him, because he is "that" much better. If the answer is "no", then ATL "won't" trade UP for Ryan anyways and will just stay put and be able to take Brohm at #3. So both ways, MIA isn't going to or won't be able to trade down.
If Brohm isn't even in the conversation as a top 3 pick to begin with, then even more MIA will not pass up Matt Ryan, who on a consensus level, is.
So however u look at it and on whatever side of the spectrum u are as far as is or isn't Matt Ryan worth the #1 pick, MIA will not be trading down.
#1: because they won't pass up on him if he's "that" good.
#2: because ATL won't trade up for him if he "isn't" that good. So really, this should end all debates about a MIA possible trade down scenario.
Point being clearly made, there will be only 3 possible scenarios come draft day.
at #1, MIA will select, Matt Ryan, Jake Long, or Vernon Ghoulston.
No other possible scenarios. Why not Chris Long? Because Chris has a question mark about can he play OLB better than any other player in the draft? Ghoulston obviously has shown in undeniable measures that he "can" play OLB better than any other player in the draft. That said, I can't possibly see MIA taking an OLB at #1.
Why? First, they have Jason Taylor. Which means he "allows" MIA to fix our biggest needs. If they were to truly be willing to trade him, it is because they feel that what they have or can find later on can do the job enough to allow us to fix other needs that allow us to unload him.
The fact that MIA chased Calvin Pace via FA showed us that BP did not want to replace JT by selecting Ghoulston at #1. If they did, they would not have pursued Pace...they would had traded JT and just waited for the draft to pick Ghoulston. The choice to pursue Pace was evidence that they had some other position in mind at #1 overall.
Notice that they also attempted to sign Daryl Blackstock after failing on Pace. So that meant that even "after" failing on Pace, they still tried to replace JT with a FA rather than using the #1 overall pick on Ghoulston.
No. Instead BP has now backed off of a JT trade possibility and vehemently balked at the suggestion.
He has another player in mind at #1 overall.
That eliminates Ghoulston as a possible #1 overall pick.
That leaves me to Matt Ryan and Jake Long, whether he trades JT or not. (which the failure to sign pace and blackstock all but "almost" ensures that BP isn't lying about saying that he isn't willing to trade JT)
"If" Matt Ryan is, like I said, "that" good. He is the no brainer #1 overall pick.
"If" Matt Ryan is "not" that good. Jake Long is the no brainer #1 overall pick.
So, get ready. Be prepared. The clock is ticking and the days are drawing closer...
BP is not playing around. He is doing his homework. He is not throwing around any smokescreens like some people want to think...he is truly studying Matt Ryan the way he is showing that he is. Why? He needs to know if he is "that" good.
He needs to "know" that Jake Long is the pick or that Matt Ryan is the pick.
Again, if Matt Ryan is "that" good, then BP is picking him at #1.
