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I'd do that in a heart beat. Take Barr with the 3rd overall pick, then a highly rated Offensive lineman with the 15th pick. That adds 2 players that can make a huge impact for the team immediately. Also, try to then trade up for another mid-to-late 1st rounder and draft a QB that the [hopefully new] front office is really high on. With a team with so many holes, adding 3 players in the first round would be huge for us. If we were to hit on 2, that would be great, and if we get lucky and hit on all 3, playoffs in 2014 is very realistic.

 

I agree, but I think Mariota is worthy of the #2 slot.

Both are franchise caliber quarterbacks. That's all you can ask for really.

 

hell no. this is a qb driven league... we need a true franchise qb.

 

There is no way the Rams would make that trade

 

There are people that responded that wouldn't trade away #1 (Bridgewater) for #3 and #15, so they would at least consider it. And if additional smaller picks have to flow one way or the other, that's not a big deal, it's just a question for the board to get their sense of value for the #1 pick this year.

 

Who are the "franchise qb's" in this draft?

 

That's up to the management to figure out, not message board posters.

 

Message board fans have no sense of value for NFL draft picks. You should pick up on this by all the "trade 32 year old veteran for 1st or 2nd rd pick" ideas that get floated in various threads.

 

If Rick Smith stays, I'd trade all our draft picks for veterans who we know can play. Give me proven talent over Rick and Cal Mcnair's ability to judge talent.

 

I believe Bridgewater is.

 

Ialso think Teddy Bridgewater will be a very very good QB.. This guy has it all.
He's very accurate, he can read a defense.. He can run if needed, but what im impress with is he rather stay in the pocket, then run..

Ive seen many comparisions of him with other good QB's, actually yesterday i read somewhere where they compare him to a taller and better Russell Wilson..

YOu have to take a risk on him,, No matter what...

 

I wonder how many teams will be drafting QBs early this year?

Minnesota, Jacksonville, Cleveland (maybe), Tennessee (maybe), St. Louis (maybe).

There's going to be relatively few teams clamoring for QBs.

This is really good news for us in terms of how we can parlay our picks in the draft.

 

Except elite size.

 

and a track record vs. strong competition

 

I'm not in the Bridgewater camp, but...

2011 Opponent/QBR:

vs UNC (7-6) 116.1
vs Cincinnati (10-3) 112.1
vs Rutgers (9-4) 119.7
vs WVU (10-3) 159.1
vs NCSU (8-5) 110.7

2012 Opponent/QBR:

vs UNC (8-4) 201.2
vs Cincinnati (10-3) 155.0
vs Syracuse (8-5) 162.3
vs Rutgers (9-4) 166.8
vs Florida (11-2) 146.7

This year Louisville's schedule has been total poop, but against the best team Bridgewater has played all year, he was 25 of 29 for 340 yards with 2 TDs and 0 INTs.

 

isnt he like 6"3, not that short.. ( I have been impressed by him so far) Not
saying hes a 100% guarantee to pan out, but i would take the Risk...

Can you imagine igf you dont select him, and the Jaguars pick him , and he becomes a dominant QB.. (We would have to deal with him and Adrew Luck for yrs to come..

 

Look what Washington gave up for RGIII, I think that was a terrible decision for them, it happens in the NFL as well.

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/news/story?id=2410670
http://www.draftcountdown.com/features/Value-Chart.php
http://walterfootball.com/draftchart.php

Pick 1/1 "value": 3000
Pick 1/3 + 1/15: 2200 + 1050 = 3250
(and as of right now, it's actually the #2 pick they're sitting on, so 2600+1050 = 3650)

Difference of 250, which is equivalent of a high 3rd rounder.
(650 ~ low first rounder)
So top pick plus top pick in 3rd round would be your "equal" trade value for #3 + 15.

That said, it all comes down to what the actual GMs want to do and how highly they value whoever's there at #1 vs who's there at #3. Personally, I'd be floored if the Rams consider this trade, even with a third tossed in. Too many franchise player types in the top 5.

If you pulled something like this off, I think it'd have to be with the Browns, who are further back and desperate for a guy like Bridgewater.

Washington getting blasted in the press over the high price of the RGIII trade isn't going to increase the odds of someone following suit this year.

 

Every draft pick is unproven you gotta take chances because you hit sometimes and you miss sometimes

 

And St. Louis is the team that fleeced the Redskins. Unlikely that they'd be the ones to turn around get fleeced themselves.