My Draft Trade Proposal with New England. Feedback Needed!!!

No what's subterfudge?

Deception, In other words a "smokescreen".

The idea does makes good sense, but to be honest we need a #13 pick. Giving away first rounders or trading down even 10 spots still might cost us the best T or/and G available for a line that needs rebuilding very badly if we are going to be able to put more points on the board this season and beyond. I wouldn't be surprised if we did use #13 to garner more picks though, but what would be the point. Past the second or third round all you have left is practice squad fodder.

we dont have very many picks vinny keeps giving them away like a fool.

If he lasts that long, Mack will go to the Steelers. There's a reason they've won more SB's than anyone else. They're smart.

If he lasts that long, Mack will go to the Steelers. There's a reason they've won more SB's than anyone else. They're smart.

Yeah I think it will come down to Mack or Unger @ 32. Most boards i've seen have them taking Mack...

I don't see NE making the switch with us they like stockpileing picks.

This could work however if they are attempting to get Cushing as there is a good chance Houston will snag him at 15.

I don't like the idea of the Skins trading down. We saw what happened last year. The further they get away from the top of the first round, the Skins FO really stretches with their picks. Devin Thomas and Fred Davis weren't as much of a stretch where they were selected, but from our third round picks on, they were. Reinhardt and Tryon in particular were picked way higher than they should've been. There was still better talent at their positions. Even when we drafted Campbell, we didn't need to trade up to get him. I don't trust our FO's draft board, and I think it's way off base with most successful FOs. So, I don't trust them trading down to draft more players because they'll probably gun for guys no other teams would draft til later anyways.

"But NE doesn't like to give big money to rookies, and they seem to like to stockpile picks, not give them up."

"I don't see NE making the switch with us they like stockpileing picks.Look at their history of draft day trades."

"They trade down, not up. Good thinking (in terms of trading down and stocking up more picks) but this trade would not happen."

I think what's missing here is that the Pats have 12 picks, and a good team that went 11-5. Stockpiling picks is done precisely to move up to select the players you want. I've guessed in another post that they'd trade the skins for the 13th pick if Maualuga was still available - it's a long shot but I think he'd be perfect for them.

The point is that the Pats don't actually want a draft class of 12 kids, they wouldn't be able to a large fraction of them. They are the type of team, however, to trade picks for next years picks.

I don't like the idea of the Skins trading down. We saw what happened last year. The further they get away from the top of the first round, the Skins FO really stretches with their picks. Devin Thomas and Fred Davis weren't as much of a stretch where they were selected, but from our third round picks on, they were. Reinhardt and Tryon in particular were picked way higher than they should've been. There was still better talent at their positions. Even when we drafted Campbell, we didn't need to trade up to get him. I don't trust our FO's draft board, and I think it's way off base with most successful FOs. So, I don't trust them trading down to draft more players because they'll probably gun for guys no other teams would draft til later anyways.

Word...a very good argument for not trading down IMO and that's my take on this year's draft. In fact, I would almost like to see us find a way to trade up from our 3rd, 5th and 6th round picks into the 2nd round. I know that means even fewer picks overall but facing the honestly bizarre draft board Vinny engenders I'd take a 2nd round pick over three in later rounds. Rinehart was truly a flub that should embarrass - kid was set to be a 5th rd pick or later by every expert/mock that year. When we took him so early - probably 60 to 90 spots before anyone else would have i thought "well maybe they have some inside info on this kid and just wanted to ensure they got him." I mean the reality is they just screwed up royally...there wasn't any there, there, as people say. Horton is the lone standout in Vinny's draft expertise and he still has significant improving to do.

"But NE doesn't like to give big money to rookies, and they seem to like to stockpile picks, not give them up."

"I don't see NE making the switch with us they like stockpileing picks.Look at their history of draft day trades."

"They trade down, not up. Good thinking (in terms of trading down and stocking up more picks) but this trade would not happen."

I think what's missing here is that the Pats have 12 picks, and a good team that went 11-5. Stockpiling picks is done precisely to move up to select the players you want. I've guessed in another post that they'd trade the skins for the 13th pick if Maualuga was still available - it's a long shot but I think he'd be perfect for them.

The point is that the Pats don't actually want a draft class of 12 kids, they wouldn't be able to a large fraction of them. They are the type of team, however, to trade picks for next years picks.

Even if that were the case the more likely trades are either of the following: picks 23 and 47 - 1190; pick 13 and 5th - approx. 1185.5 or picks 23, 58, and 4th - approx. 1134; pick 13 - 1150. What I'm saying is New England will want to hold on to pick #34 because they will value that high 2nd highly. Because they have so many picks they will not see a whole lot of value in giving up both picks #23 and #34 in order to get pick #81 back when there are easier ways to get to #13 (assuming they would want to do so) that would not require them giving up #34.