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I found a really good blog post from pro football reference that pertains directly to this trade. In fact, in a second post, they apply their study directly to our Briggs situation. I'll just say that the results favor us making the trade, and give a lot of substancial evidence to back up the Gibbs' quote that says the late first round and second harbor all the value in this year's draft.

Here's the study:

Pro-football-reference.com blog » What’s a draft pick worth?

Here's the study applied to us:

Pro-football-reference.com blog » An illustrative example: Lance Briggs and #31 for #6