CactusJack
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I've already said enough about my point. I don't like trading back. Especially if there are one or two guys still available that I hold in high regard.The interesting dilemma to consider is, if four of those guys are available when picking at 16 (definitely a possibility from what I am seeing in mock drafts and the consensus big board), and you’ve got a great offer on the table to trade back five spots. What do you do?
Do you take the trade and pick up extra draft capital while still having a high probability of getting one of the guys you’d take at 16. Or, do you stick and pick the best of the four on your board, passing on the chance to get those extra draft picks later?
If it’s me, unless I’ve got one of the four graded significantly higher than the others, I take that trade back 100 times out of 100. Sure there’s a chance all four options on the top of my board disappear by the time I pick five pics later, but that seems like a pretty low probability scenario, and a risk I’m willing to take to pick up the extra draft picks later.
From my Pov, fans get overly excited about the concept of adding more picks. Now, if there isn't someone who stands out from the rest, then I might consider moving back. But I'm always going to choose quality over quantity.
In 2012, the Hawks had the 12th pick. But they traded back (15) to select Bruce Irvin. They got a 4th rounder as compensation. The player who was taken with the 12th pick was Fletcher Cox. I think everyone of us, would take Cox in that situation. Right? If we had the choice.
So, that's what I mean. If you have a chance to get a better, more impactful player at a spot, then I'm not trading out. I'm taking the better player.
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