While the Jets and Washington may have offered a higher #1, were they willing to include a 3rd this year AND a 1st next year. Likely not, thus the Broncos took the best overall value on the table.

Pioli and Haley aren't going to start a QB controversy with their first pick of the draft.

I'm going to take a wild guess here that when you say that you are discussing drafting a LT #3 overall.

You aren't talking about spending "a lot this year".
You are talking about investing long term contracts into two positions on the O-Line with Albert and #3 overall.

Big difference, and I'm betting you actually knew this.

As much as I hate it, I agree.

I don't know if this matters much or not. All they have to do is work out a contract for a player that's front loaded and long term friendly. To get a better grip on this though one would need to look at the numbers of top 5 rookie contracts to see how they're written. I guessing that the rookie contracts this year will be all about signing bonus and guaranteed money so it may be front loaded. That said I still wouldn't draft an OT with the 3rd pick this year.

PhilFree:arrow:

Washington had 2 1sts on the table.

It was also well known that Denver wanted 2 1sts+ for Cutler, if those 3 teams were still calling up to the end to try to acquire Cutler, I'd bet that the Jets and Bucs also were willing to put 2 1sts on the table too.

This wasn't an Internet trade where fans massively overvalue their draft picks or think they can lowball a team because someone has to be traded. Denver told everyone what they wanted, and mulitple teams were willing to meet that price.

I think there will be interest in the #3 pick, but it depends on which team is hungry enough to give up what it would take and pay the big contract. Feel free to scratch Denver from that list.

Cap-wise, they wouldn't be able to make it happen based on what I've read. Plus, I think X and McD would wind up missing if they traded Cutler for picks, then packaged them to move up like that.

Washington also reportedly had Jason Campbell on the table and Denver didn't want him.

Options #1 and #4 are the only two that net us equal or greater value. We lose some on option #2, but not much. The other two we get taken behind the woodshed.

Forget the chart for a moment. Which option do you prefer?

KC stays at #3 and picks Curry or Monroe, or

KC does the trade with Philly and picks up your choice of of players at 21 and 28. Perhaps a definite blue chip starter like Mack and someone else.

Of those listed, I only like options 1, 2 or 4.

Offer #2.

The Browns aren't going to trade up if they know that we're not going to take Curry. And if they're going to try and trade up to get Curry....it's going to be with the Rams.

I'd rather have the latter, but that's just me.

If you had said just Curry in your 1st scenario, I might have thought about it harder. But I don't want Monroe for any reason.

I think some form of #3 is the most likely. Maybe throw in another pick next year of something to even it up a bit.

I think trade #2 is the most likely to happen. It is still not likely but I would guess that it is the most likely. Those other trades are real long shots.