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Originally Posted by keg in kc
I don't think anybody can predict what it's going to take to trade in the draft from 2012 onward, because they're operating under a new financial structure. Teams don't have to worry any longer about getting locked into insane contracts at the top end of the draft, which I think is going to raise the required value to move (because teams will be more willing to stay put, instead of looking to trade down out of what had become an increasingly unfavorable position in terms of $$$). That's my theory at least.
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The draft value chart held solid until the rookie scale got out of control. I'd expect something close to it. If we aren't there, we aren't trading up. If Pioli isn't drafting a TE, he's not trading up.
It's much more likely that we'll trade down because of other teams looking to trade up. Pioli obviously values 2nd and 3rd rounders. That's what he'll look for, a roll of dimes rather than a $5 bill.
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