04-20-2016, 05:07 PM
(04-15-2016, 10:08 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: With the LA Rams moving up to the #1 overall pick, that makes QB almost a 100% certainty for the #1 overall pick. A pick that, until this trade, was almost definitely going to be the OT out of Ole Miss.
This will have a few impacts:
1. QBs will now be premium at the top of the round. Prior to this trade, there was a possibility of all QBs being available outside of the top 5. But now, with Wentz likely going #1, there are some teams that may panic and trade up if they want to upgrade their QB situation this year. This will push Lynch up the board and, depending on the team, maybe even Connor Cook; we've seen crazier things happen, like the 2011 run on QBs that made no sense to anybody but the teams that drafted Christian Ponder and Jake Locker.
2. Better players will fall. We already have mock drafts out predicting that Tunsil will fall to #6 overall. This will push other players down that could potentially have been drafted by the teams that now have a premium player to pick. Needs dictate what each team will draft and, if the right BPA falls to the team with certain needs, the player that was thought to be a no brainer to that team may fall further simply because more teams chose the BPA approach over the need approach.
My question is:
Due to this shuffling, if Laquon Treadwell falls to #22, do you call up Houston and see what they want for him? We know that Minnesota is in the market for a WR as well, and we are a pick after them. If you could leapfrog them for a 4th rounder, would you do it?
Or, if Josh Doctson is still available, are you okay with staying where you are and selecting Doctson instead?
I would stay and select Doctson. What about Coleman? Is he falling in this situation?
You never know if a guy like Lawson might fall too with the Rams trade.
I would take him in a heartbeat even if some don't think he fits.
That Rams trade helped about everybody but the Rams IMHO.
