I get Ted Thompson does a great job in the second and third round, but if we are looking at trying to find a starter at ILB and/or CB, do you trust it out of a 2nd round pick?
It could mean we trade up for once if there is someone on his board dropping to the point where the cost isn't too high.
I recognize increasing our odds by accumulating picks, but it seems wasteful at times to draft players you can't keep on your roster and other teams pluck from your practice squad or guys you cut.
The need to possibly address CB and ILB starters makes this a bit of a challenge.
Originally Posted by: TheKanataThrilla
Why wouldn't I trust it out of the 2nd round? Randall Cobb, Eddie Lacy and Jordy Nelson were all 2nd round choices and they are starters. Casey Hayward was 2nd rounder and he's performed quite well. Morgan Burnett was 3rd rounder and he's a starter.
If you're sitting at 30th overall and you have several guys you like that could be had in the top of round two, you absolutely trade back 5, 10 or so spots and still get one of the guys you want while adding another selection. Why? Because you never know if that 6th rounder will be Tom Brady or that 7th rounder will be Donald Driver.
I think the bigger question is, why would wouldn't you trade back if you can still get someone you want while adding more picks?
Check this out for example. The 2013 Draft, the Packers had the 55th overall selection and traded back 6 spots and took Eddie Lacy while adding the 173rd overall selection, a sixth-round selection. They still got their guy and added a pick in the process. Interesting to note that the Packers packaged that 173rd (and the 146th overall) pick to move up to 125th overall to select RB Johnathan Franklin.