Mark Sanchez at 13th?

[BigHairedAristocrat]

About Sanchez being hispanic, i was also wondering if he would be the first hispanic starting NFL QB - if so, the Redskins would probably double their fanbase overnight. We'd probably also steal alot of Cowboys fans, so it would be nice to stick it to Jerry. That said, i really hope ethnicity isnt a factor in Snyders wanting Sanchez. I think Sanchez merits consideration based on the quality of player that he is alone.

That said, I disagree that its going to cost two firsts and more to move up from 3rd to 13. The Chiefs dont even want to take a player that high and are desperate to move down. High 1st round picks arent as "valuable" as they used to be, and it wouldnt surprise me if the Chiefs did the deal for our 1st, 3rd, and a 2nd-4th round pick next year. Granted, Pioli probably knows he could get Danny to overpay for the pick, but i would hope Snyder would be shrewd enough to realize HE has the upper hand in this situation - the Chiefs are desperate to move down and theres no need to sell the farm.

Along those lines, if Snyder really REALLY wants Sanchez, why not just wait and see what happens. Let the first 4 picks go by and see if sanchez is still there. If he makes it past the Seahawks, he'll likely fall to the Jags and we could trade with them. Its also possible he falls to us - although thats not likely. Looking at a number of mocks, i think we're almost certain that one of Sanchez, Orkapo, or Smith will fall to 13. At this point, i think the smartest move would be to just let the top 12 picks play out, then see if one of those 3 is still on the board. If so, we will have plenty of offers from other teams wanting to trade up.

Even if we really want Sanchez, and another team takes him before us, that doesnt mean we couldnt do something after the fact. We could still trade our 13 plus additional picks/players to the team that drafted Sanchez. I certainly don't think theres a need to trade all the way up to 3 prior to the draft.