More speculation:
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2018/...ast-nfl-trades
So What's This Mean for KC?
It would seem that the fans who believe that Peters should bring multiple 1st rounders in return, will be disappointed. That doesn't fit with the league's market value over the last 5 years. Terez Paylor of the Star has been trying to find out the compensation but there is not a lot of chatter out there. So he has to give us an educated guess.
If Terez thinks we are going to get second-round value, it would fit more along the lines of the Chandler Jones deal. Because LA doesn't have a 2nd round pick, the combo of picks would need to be along those lines. If we look at the draft trade chart, you will find that the Rams' 2nd round pick would have been #56 and the value would be 340 points.
So if we take Terez's assumption of 2nd round value, the Rams will need to provide between 340 and 360 points. 360 is the value of the Chief's 2nd round pick #54.
The Rams have the following picks (values following)
Rd 1 #23 - 760
Rd 3 #87 - 155
Rd 4 #124 - 48
Rd 5 #160 - 27.4
Rd 6 #194 - 13.8
Rd 6 #195 - 13.4
Rd 6 #198 - 12.2
They may or may not have a 7th round pick, however, it doesn't matter because it would be too low on the draft chart to have any value.
If we add up the value of the Rams' remaining picks after #23, we find they are worth 269.8. It doesn't make sense for the Rams to trade 6 picks for Peters because quantity has to figure into the equation. Hence the likelihood is a mix of picks in 2018 and 2019.
You figure pick #87 will be a main part of the compensation, this would cut the projected point total almost in half. If they throw in pick #160 the 5th rounder, you are nearly at the half-way point for 2nd round compensation. Through in a 2019 3rd rounder and you pretty much have 2nd round compensation.
Based on historical precedent and the draft value chart, Marcus Peters' trade compensation should be something along the lines of:
2018 3rd round pick #87
2018 5th round pick #160
2019 3rd round pick
In an ideal world, we would get a whole lot more for Marcus Peters and yet the NFL has shown us in the past that the real NFL is a lot different than many fan's expectations. I can't wait to see what the actual compensation is. however, the real return won't be known until the picks are used and the players perform on the field. So the actual trade may make you upset or relieved once it's announced but that still won't mean anything unless Veach uses it to create a playoff winner. Only time will tell.