A little Rumor Mill from DraftCountdown...

[Coogs]

...some of this could help us out in a trade down scenario.


Here is the stuff...

April 14, 2005


• There is growing speculation that the Miami Dolphins are more than a little eager to trade down from the #2 overall pick and may be willing to do it for less than you would expect. The most likely suitor at this point appears to be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who may have their sights set on Auburn RB Ronnie Brown, Cal QB Aaron Rodgers or Utah QB Alex Smith. On that note, don't look for either of the signal callers to freefall if either San Francisco or Cleveland pass on them as some have suggested, there are plenty of teams in the top ten interested in them. Look for there to be a lot of talk in the final week before the draft about Miami at #2 and Cleveland at #3 moving down and don't be surprised if both eventually do when all is said and done.



• The hottest player in the draft may be Troy DE Demarcus Ware, who now looks like a legitimate Top 15-20 pick. In fact, there is talk that Dallas has really taken a liking to the pass rusher and may prefer him to Shawne Merriman. San Diego at #12 and Houston at #13 are also very interested in Ware and two teams, Atlanta and Philadelphia, are reportedly interested in moving up for a shot at him.



• Perhaps one of the most controversial players in this draft is Florida St. OT Alex Barron and if you ask ten people about his draft forcast you may get ten different answers. He could go as high as #6 to Tennessee or fall as far as Houston at #13 or Carolina at #14. With the lack of elite left tackle prospects this year it is hard to imagine someone not gambling on his potential greatness earlier than expected.



• Look for Arizona and Buffalo to ultimately consummate the deal to send OT L.J. Shelton to the Bills in exchange for RB Travis Henry but it may not happen until Draft Day. This is basically a game of chicken with both teams wanting to trade to happen but each angling for a little more since it doesn't hurt them to wait another week. Once this trade goes through watch for Arizona to focus on a cornerback with the #8 overall pick with Antrel Rolle reportedly being the guy they covet.

[buddha]

Originally Posted by rufusmaqe

See, I disagree.

The top players in this draft are not THAT much better than the next tier of players in this draft.

For instance, we could draft Carlos Rogers or David Pollack at 15. Or we could trade down and draft Marlin Jackson or Matt Roth AND draft Darryl Blackstock or Kevin Burnett with the extra pick we get back.

I agree with rufus on that point. I don't see can't miss guys at the top of this draft board. I love DJ, but is he that much better than the other OLBs near the top of the draft? Probably not. I wouldn't be willing to part with a 2nd to find out, that's for sure.

Now, if KC needed to move up 2-3 slots to ensure they got a DJ or someone like that, that wouldn't cost us as dearly.

BTW, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Marlin Jackson turned out to be one of the best at his position out of this draft.

[PhogPhanTim]

Are you off your rocker Rufus? The best players in the draft are generally found at the top of the draft. That's what we need. We don't need to continue drafting mid round crap that never pans out.

On second thought why don't we just ship all our high picks off for as many seventh round picks as we can get? That would get us a bunch of players.

[Tribal Warfare]

I still definitely would tradeup though if DJ is in range