In 2011, the Falcons shocked the league on draft day by moving all the way up from No. 26 to No. 6. It cost them two first-rounders, a second-rounder and two fourth-rounders, but the move turned out just fine for former GM Thomas Dimitroff, who landed future franchise icon Julio Jones. Jones wasn’t even the top wideout taken in that class, as he was drafted two picks after the Bengals selected A.J. Green, but the massive move up for a star wideout didn’t hurt an Atlanta team that eventually took Jones to Super Bowl LI.
Could the Bills make the same sort of move up for Malik Nabers or Rome Odunze? There’s certainly a need for them at wide receiver after losing Gabe Davis in free agency and trading Stefon Diggs for a second-round pick. And unlike the Giants, who are in somewhat of a rebuilding period given Daniel Jones’ uncertain future and their disappointing 2023 campaign, Bills GM Brandon Beane probably wants someone who can help Josh Allen win right now. Calling up former assistant Joe Schoen to try to make a dramatic move into the top 10 for one of the top wideouts makes sense.
Giants fans frustrated by their receivers would raise major questions about the organization trading down to allow another team to take a wideout, but if there’s ever a time to make that move, it’s in this draft. With one of the deepest wide receiver classes in recent memory on the books, New York would have Nos. 28, 47, 60 and 70 all available and potentially in play for multiple wide receivers. It could take a wideout at No. 28 and then move up again into that range for a second wide receiver. A team that has been in rough cap shape for several years and rarely traded down during the prior 15 years could use more draft capital and cost-controlled talent.”
Trading down and getting only one backend first rounder doesn’t seem realistic to me
Draft stocks have gone way up since 2011. There is no way we are calling a 2011 trade a ‘realistic” example of what we should expect from a trade down lmao. Especially in such a stacked draft like this.
Sounds like that’s tilted more towards helpign the bills than the giants
It’s fair to question the utility of even the best mock drafts, but what the hell is the point of this thing? An alternate universe in which every team makes a first round trade? What a waste of time and completely unhelpful.
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I like seeing realistic trade down scenarios and not pie in the sky ones like Vikings trade 3 ones for Michael Penix or some dumb shit.
In this case Giant’s move down 22 spots, but also get multiple picks now and in the future ala the Julio Jones trade.
This might be the most pointless draft article I’ve ever read, further cementing how useless Bill Barnwell is.
“Giants get: 1-28, 2-60, 4-128, 2025 first-round pick (via Texans), 2026 third-round pick
Bills get: 1-6
In 2011, the Falcons shocked the league on draft day by moving all the way up from No. 26 to No. 6. It cost them two first-rounders, a second-rounder and two fourth-rounders, but the move turned out just fine for former GM Thomas Dimitroff, who landed future franchise icon Julio Jones. Jones wasn’t even the top wideout taken in that class, as he was drafted two picks after the Bengals selected A.J. Green, but the massive move up for a star wideout didn’t hurt an Atlanta team that eventually took Jones to Super Bowl LI.
Could the Bills make the same sort of move up for Malik Nabers or Rome Odunze? There’s certainly a need for them at wide receiver after losing Gabe Davis in free agency and trading Stefon Diggs for a second-round pick. And unlike the Giants, who are in somewhat of a rebuilding period given Daniel Jones’ uncertain future and their disappointing 2023 campaign, Bills GM Brandon Beane probably wants someone who can help Josh Allen win right now. Calling up former assistant Joe Schoen to try to make a dramatic move into the top 10 for one of the top wideouts makes sense.
Giants fans frustrated by their receivers would raise major questions about the organization trading down to allow another team to take a wideout, but if there’s ever a time to make that move, it’s in this draft. With one of the deepest wide receiver classes in recent memory on the books, New York would have Nos. 28, 47, 60 and 70 all available and potentially in play for multiple wide receivers. It could take a wideout at No. 28 and then move up again into that range for a second wide receiver. A team that has been in rough cap shape for several years and rarely traded down during the prior 15 years could use more draft capital and cost-controlled talent.”
Trading down and getting only one backend first rounder doesn’t seem realistic to me
Draft stocks have gone way up since 2011. There is no way we are calling a 2011 trade a ‘realistic” example of what we should expect from a trade down lmao. Especially in such a stacked draft like this.
Sounds like that’s tilted more towards helpign the bills than the giants
It’s fair to question the utility of even the best mock drafts, but what the hell is the point of this thing? An alternate universe in which every team makes a first round trade? What a waste of time and completely unhelpful.
I reject this reality and substitute my own.
Giants trade up to 1.3 and grab drake maye.