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Originally Posted by Rain Man

So are you proposing that the draft rules are:

Prior to the draft:

1. You can trade up at face value.
2. You can trade down at face value, but are limited to only two picks more in receipt than you give up.

After the draft:

1. You can trade up, but your picks are at a 15 percent discount.
2. You can trade down, but your picks are at a 35 percent discount and you are limited to only two picks more in receipt than you give up.


I made it "two picks more" in case you do something with a package of your own picks, which is not unreasonable. I guess this opens a little room for abuse if I package my 1, 6, and 7, for a 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, but I'm not sure it's indefensible to do that, especially if you've got the #1 choice. Given our small group, we can probably rely on the honor system to do trades that aren't completely infeasible.

Honestly, this probably wouldn't even arise as an issue of concern if we didn't have the #1 pick and its exponential power.

I was quite tempted to trade down ahead of the draft, but I think I'll hold off. If the Chiefs make a trade down I'll consider it, but I might wait until after the draft since I'm not sure how realistic a prior trade down will be. Also, I think I've got my target and I want to see how far he falls.

I was actually thinking of 1 pick more than you give up, but I'm flexible and 2 seems more reasonable now that I think about it.