Thread: Philly trades to #2

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

With Goff and Wentz now secured at 1 and 2...the rest of the QB's just moved up. Expect Lynch and Cook to go round 1 and Hack to go round 2

Did you think Lynch moves into the top ten?

In mocks, I've seen Lynch go as high as San Francisco at #7.

I think SF & Cleve pass on Lynch. He'll likely go to NYJ and if not them, definitely AZ. Either way, not a viable option for us at 31 and I don't think it's worth trading up for him. All these mediocre QBs in this draft have gotten so much hype (ALL are said to need a season or two to sit and learn, which does not make any of them worth a top 10 pick and surely not worth trading up for from the 31st pick).

Originally Posted by artie_dale

I think SF & Cleve pass on Lynch. He'll likely go to NYJ and if not them, definitely AZ. Either way, not a viable option for us at 31 and I don't think it's worth trading up for him. All these mediocre QBs in this draft have gotten so much hype (ALL are said to need a season or two to sit and learn, which does not make any of them worth a top 10 pick and surely not worth trading up for from the 31st pick).

Trading up in the first round, in my mind, is for an immediate starter and impact player. I don't see that at the QB position in the draft this year, and certainly not within the realm of possibility within how high we could get in the draft realistically.

A desperate team will probably take Lynch pretty early.

Hell, wasn't Christian Ponder a top 15 pick?

Originally Posted by Davii

Trading up in the first round, in my mind, is for an immediate starter and impact player. I don't see that at the QB position in the draft this year, and certainly not within the realm of possibility within how high we could get in the draft realistically.

One player I wouldn't mind trading up for would be Myles Jack, but he'd have to fall past 15 in order for us to afford trading up for him. I doubt he falls that far, but that's why I think he'd be worth making a move for because his reward is that high.

Originally Posted by slim

A desperate team will probably take Lynch pretty early.

Hell, wasn't Christian Ponder a top 15 pick?

12th overall.

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

12th overall.

Teams always get antsy on draft day and do stupid shit.

Like drafting Tim Tebow

Why I have hope for Cleveland:

Analytics is how you draft Josh Gordon and Johnny Manzeil.

Originally Posted by Northman

Possibly, the draft is a crapshoot anyway. Goff and Wentz could be the real deal while Prescott and Hackenberg could be rubbish or vice versa. Its a gamble so its really just up to the teams drafting to do their homework and make sound decisions.

Dave high 5ed this post for using the word rubbish properly in a sentence. Well done!

Lynch might have the highest upside of any QB in the draft and if a team could stash him away for 2 years, the rewards could be significant. But most teams drafting in the top 10 typically fail to do that and it blows up.

Originally Posted by OrangeHoof

Analytics is how you draft Josh Gordon and Johnny Manzeil.

Or how you decide to take Julio Jones and Cam Newton, regardless of how they are. Or, how you take Jerome Simpson and JaMarcus Russell. It's part of the process. Not all of it.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Lynch might have the highest upside of any QB in the draft and if a team could stash him away for 2 years, the rewards could be significant. But most teams drafting in the top 10 typically fail to do that and it blows up.

Man, while that makes perfect sense, I just can't fathom drafting someone that high only to stash him away for that long in hopes that he'll be great in the long run. Makes me wonder how much animosity might build for the current QBs and older players who are trying to win now. Just a hard pill to swallow I guess.