Official Draft Rumors Thread

[sheepshead]

We might see teams trade down for nothing and we might be one of them. In a way, I hope the draft goes like that with teams jumping ship on these guys. Maybe the league and union will wake up.

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Anybody up for a Predict The First Round Contest this year?

Yes.

[Bretsky]

Buddy told me of a rumored deal of the Jets trading up to the Jags spot of Mark Sanchez is there. It'd be a 1st, 2nd, and 4th to move up.

I'd jump for joy at that deal.

That would be flat out funny too !

We'd have the Jets 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round pick

[Joemailman]

We might see teams trade down for nothing and we might be one of them. In a way, I hope the draft goes like that with teams jumping ship on these guys. Maybe the league and union will wake up.

Um...no.

[Lurker64]

Buddy told me of a rumored deal of the Jets trading up to the Jags spot of Mark Sanchez is there. It'd be a 1st, 2nd, and 4th to move up.

I'd jump for joy at that deal.

That would be flat out funny too !

We'd have the Jets 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round pick

I've been hoping this would happen since the season ended.

[packers11]

NFL Network's Steve Wyche reports that there is "chatter" the Jets would try to swing a trade for Jason Campbell on draft day if the Redskins move up to draft Matthew Stafford.

This is pretty much setting the stage for a potential three-team swap. The Skins are already short on picks and would likely have to dip into their 2010 draft class to move up the board. It could potentially also mean throwing Sanchez into the fire, which sounds foolish after only 16 college starts.


Dan Synder is an idiot... He barley has any picks left in this draft and is still looking to trade away most of next year's draft to move up...

[Zool]

I thought the Skins were in love with Sanchez?

[ND72]

Buddy told me of a rumored deal of the Jets trading up to the Jags spot of Mark Sanchez is there. It'd be a 1st, 2nd, and 4th to move up.

I'd jump for joy at that deal.

That would be flat out funny too !

We'd have the Jets 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round pick

that is the exact trade I'm hoping to happen for Green Bay!

Although on sportscenter a little while ago they reported that the "latest" talk is of the Redskins trading their 1st round, and somethign else for the #4 pick...then trading Jason Campbell to get back the picks they sent to Seattle. From there Brady Quinn is also expected to be moved. If all that happens, expect Jason Campbell & Brady quinn to be in either a Jets, Buccaneers, Vikings, or 49ers uniforms next year.

[pbmax]

Is it the 49ers or Bills that teams want to get in front of?

PFT is repeating Sal Pal and the ESPN stuff.

Several teams are involved — the Seahawks, Browns, Redskins, and Jets, for starters.

One scenario involves the Redskins moving from No. 12 to No. 4 (a spot held by Seattle), drafting Sanchez, and then trading Jason Campbell to the Vikings, Bucs, or Jets.

The Browns also are supposedly interested in taking Sanchez at No. 5 and trading Brady Quinn, to the Bucs or the Jets.

Per Paolantonio, the Jets are the team most interested in Quinn. But the Jets also are inclined to try to beat the ‘Skins to Sanchez.

If Sanchez is on the board after pick No. 5, we’ve been told that the action is likely at No. 8, with the Jags trading down with the Redskins or the Jets.

[red]

i don't see us being able to trade down

i saw yesterday that the gm of the 49ers said that 7 teams have already called him and told him they want to trade down to #10

so almost everyone ahead of us also wants to trade down, who the hell would want to trade up?

its gonna be a fire sale on top 10 picks come saturday, will there be enough buyers?

[rbaloha1]

Not a rumor but a prediction I wanted to get in front of the draft hordes

Mike Mayock was on Dan Patrick today and said the best defensive player available is Robert Ayers of Tennessee. He said a creative D coordinator will get this guy to the Pro Bowl inside three seasons. Ayers waited until he was a senior to break out into nearly a complete package apparently, and so he doesn't look like a top ten pick for this draft.

I bring this up only because I remember Mayock loved Matt Ryan and predicted Jared Mayo would be a stud right away. Of course, these guys can have hits and misses every year and we will remember only what we want, but thought it was notable as he might be of interest (and available) to the Packers and their hopefully creative D coordinator.

Anybody up for a Predict The First Round Contest this year?

Heard the same segment. The Packers media reported the Packer's interest --maybe due to Mr. Tennessee, Reggie McKenzie.

Shall not be surprised if this is the pick.

[packers11]

www.rotoworld.com

The Bills are trying to trade up ahead of the Bengals at No. 6 to select Alabama OT Andre Smith, according to Scout.com.

The Bills are desperate for a bookend tackle after the Jason Peters trade, and the extra first-round pick will allow them to be aggressive in pursuit of their target. Smith's value appears to have fully rebounded despite a trainwreck offseason.

SI's Peter King believes Ole Miss OT Michael Oher is one of four players that teams want to trade up for in the draft.

The other three are USC QB Mark Sanchez, LSU DE Tyson Jackson, and Oklahoma State TE Brandon Pettigrew. Oher could be the last elite left tackle available, which will leave him in high demand around picks 10-20.

Source: SI.com

Chiefs GM Scott Pioli reportedly intends to use the 2010 second-rounder acquired in the Tony Gonzalez trade as bait to acquire an extra pick or two this weekend.

The Chiefs figure to be one of the most active teams this weekend as they're also desperately trying to move out of the No. 3 spot. Pioli has a history of wheeling and dealing on draft day, and his current team has a lot more needs than his recent Pats editions.

Source: SportingNews.com

[Lurker64]

Two sources on this one, and it's a weird one:

1

The Falcons and Chiefs may not be done dealing. Per a league source, Pioli and fellow Atlanta GM Thomas Dimitroff (a former Patriots executive), may be looking to help each other out. Based on rumblings we're hearing from WFSM in Atlanta, the Chiefs and Falcons may still be working on a deal that could send defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey to Atlanta for the 24th overall and 90th overall selections.

2

For the time being, feel free to put this one down as pure speculation, but Fox Sports Radio has been discussing a bit of news they’ve heard that indicates that the Chiefs have traded DT Glenn Dorsey to the Falcons along with TE Tony Gonzalez. (H/T to Adam Best at Arrowhead Addict)

Obviously that move would necessitate a return of at least the Falcons 1st round pick plus a mid rounder this year, given the fact that Dorsey was a top five pick last season, but overall it would make some sense from the perspective of both teams. The Chiefs would get another first rounder to work with, the second round pick next year, and a mid-round selection to boot. Atlanta gets a future Hall of Fame tight end and a run stuffing DT to fill a major need on their defensive line.

That's really going to shake up the top of the draft if true. I suppose it would indicate that KC is convinced Dorsey is not very useful in the 3-4 (reasonable, with his height he'd have to be an NT) and that they're switching to the 3-4 full time. So with the gaping hole on the DL, would they take Raji or Jackson at #3, or try to shore up the gaping hole on the DL?

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I'm surprised by that. Last year I was hearing how Dorsey was a prototype 3-4 end with his quickness and size.

[Lurker64]

I'm surprised by that. Last year I was hearing how Dorsey was a prototype 3-4 end with his quickness and size.

I don't believe I heard anything of the sort bandied about Glen Dorsey, and I pay close attention to these things. At 6'2" without freakishly long arms, you have no shot at playing 5-technique effectively. Long arms are basically the most important physical characteristic for 3-4 DEs.

In the 3-4, Dorsey would have to play Nose and I doubt his ability to 2-gap consistently, but I'm not actually sure what KC is doing on defense. They're throwing up a hell of a smokescreen, I don't think anybody is sure.