Assuming we end up with #4, the Chiefs with #7, and the Cowboys with #23 & #31, here's what I'd like to happen: Cowboys give Chiefs their 2 1st rounders + their 3rd for 7th overall. Cowboys then trade #7 + their next year's second rounder for the Jets 4th. (this is also assuming the Rams and Falcons are #2 and #3, and don't draft McFadden). Results: Cowboys - give up their 2 (high) first rounders, next years 2nd, and their 3rd rounder for McFadden. Depending on how much Jerry J's drooling over McFadden, probably a good deal for them. Chiefs - give up their 7th overall for 2 later 1st rounders and a 3rd. Not a bad deal for them overall either, not sure there's really anyone at #7 they really want anyway. Jets - move 3 spots down from 4th to 7th and add next year's Cowboys' 2nd rounder. Not as great as the 'Skin's fleecing, but we should still be able to draft one of the Longs or Gholston at #7. If we get 3rd overall, maybe we could get the Cowboys to make that a future 1st rounder, but even that may be a little too rich for their blood. This scenario seems to work out pretty well for pretty much everyone. A lot of drafts seem to have us taking Chris Long - if we could grab him at 7 like in the scenario above, at least we'd get a 2nd rounder, and wouldn't have to pay him Top 4 money. I picked the Chiefs because most mocks have the Raiders at #8 picking a DE, so I figured the Jets would want to stay in front of them. Thoughts?
Value chart. By that standard Jets get fleeced. top 10 picks dont get shuffled for a #2. Besides I would rather have the 23 31 and 2nd rounder than 7 and a 2 for 4.....
1) Yeah, this was the OBVIOUS trade discussed many times 2) If I'm the Jets (or any team at the top) I don't worry about fleecing according to that chart - That chart is outdated now with the salaries players get at the top... It's worth getting fleeced if there's no player at the top you want to spend that kind of money on and then spreading your risk to 2 players later int he 1st...
The Cowbys FIRST round pick in 2009 would make the trade from # 4 to # 7 workable. Otherwise, it isn't good enough.
That was a very complex three-way trade that took me a few minutes to break down and decipher. Ultimately the math works out. The values are as followed: Cowboys picks: #23 (760), #31 (600), #95 (120), Future 2nd Rounder (Assuming its the 31st pick in 2009 draft, 276) Chiefs: #7 (1500) Jets: #4 (1800) It seems like a lot of work, though, for something that the Cowboy's just don't desperately need. Marion "The Barbarian" Barber is doing a great job and emerging as a true top tier running back in the NFL. He really only needs a second running back to give him a breather every now and then. McFadden will turn whatever offense he's in into something explosive. The Cowboys have other needs they need to address before they can blow this draft and possibly part of next year's draft for one player that will share time with Barber. As for the Chiefs, I think they'd welcome the opportunity to get two first rounders because they do have a lot of building to do as a team, but so do we. The Jets may be interested in this trade but I think the Jets would be more concerned with acquiring another first round pick or a high 2nd rather than trading down slightly. That's just my thoughts. Every team is going to be going after McFadden and why should two other teams step aside to give him up so easily, especially the Jets who are in a prime spot to take him or move up to get him if he falls. So, lets just assume the easiest answer will be the correct one, in that the Cowboys won't get the deal off the ground.
