Erebus":ebqyhfy4 said:
Nice draft. Do you think Nick Martin would still be available if we traded down 10 to 15 spots?
As of today? It'd be a big risk.
Moving down from 25 to 35ish (Cowboys, Chargers, Ravens) would require someone worth trading up on their end. I can see Dallas if they pass on a QB and start sweating out the draft process. Cleveland, if they don't take one either will be taking one at 32 almost assuredly. And picking with the #1 pick in day two, they control the board for R2. So if it comes down to Dallas and Cleveland passing on QBs in R1 -- then Dallas will very likely be looking to move into the end of R1.
It's risky since Martin should be in that 25 to 50 overall range. His value is semi inflated today since the Senior Bowl is still fresh in the minds. You have to figure there are going to be 3-4 players whose combine efforts thrust them forward. I don't think Nick Martin is going to be one of those kinds of players.
I kind of have him going anywhere between 22 and 45. Depending on how the draft flows and team need.
What could artificially push him back is if teams feel there are significant other options that are still attractive in day 2 and possibly day 3. This OC bunch seems to have a lot of value in it.
Nick Martin
Graham Glasgow
Connor McGovern
Evan Boehm
Max Tuerk
Jack Allen
Ryan Kelly
This isn't a ordinal list. But I'd think Glasgow, McGovern are probably 50-100 overall prospects. Glasgow to me is hard to figure. He's definitely the guy that's come out of nowhere. Essentially a straight up UDFA by season's end. Then in the span of 2 weeks he outperforms his grade massively. Boehm and Allen kind of 95-140 overall prospects. Tuerk and Kelly 120-220 overall kinds of guys.
If Seattle doesn't go with glitz at OC, and are looking for gritty, tough and skilled OCs, I think Kelly and Allen would be very much in their wheelhouse.
Allen and Kelly should just dominate in the interview room. Both are going to have the kinds of backgrounds and attitude that Cable is going to like. And honestly there probably aren't very many teams that are in the market for an OC in the 25 to 50 overall range to begin with. I could easily see Martin slipping to a similar position that Morse fell to last year. Remember Morse was buoyed by outstanding combine/SPARQ scores. Taken by a team that covets that (KC).
If we took Martin, I'd think we were getting the best overall OC prospect. If we held off/traded back and hoped he fell into the 35-45 pool of talent I could get behind that move -- with the idea that we could still get a starter quality OC in the 65-95 overall range.
Either way, I do think we're taking one in the top 3 rounds.