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I think they trade back. Sturm said on what he’s hearing, 80% chance. I’m certain Jerry is dreading the long wait between our 3rd and 5th round picks. I mostly agree, although I think there are about a half dozen tackles that are just too good to pass up. All of whom are unlikely to be there at #24.

In this particular draft I’m taking the OT at 5 because I’m very high on the second round WRs in this draft whereas I think there’s a big drop off after the first group of OTs.

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I think Newton could be a beast , and that'd give him a year to be a rotational piece and Larry O a cap casualty next year I really didn't go in expecting it to go like this, I did that trade down and JPJ and Barton both went at 24 and 25 ( was eyeing Barton thought I'd be safe) so I just tried to focus on value and leadership over needs

Pre draft trades are incredibly rare. Teams normally want to see who’s on the clock before they move. In the last 15 years we’ve had: 2012 RG3 deal 2012 Richardson (an hour before the draft and it was obvious who the top 2 were) 2016 Goff 2016 Wentz 2018 Darnold 2024 Vikings/Texans trade I genuinely can’t remember any other trades involving only picks that were completed before draft day itself

Jayden odds down to -175 after touching -300 the past two days.

Of course JJ McCarthy has potential but honestly before the season started I had him as a potential returnee unless they won the National Title and he would just ride that wave and hope to get over drafted because of it. Still he is not ready to go right now but yes I would have far less of a problem with him if they do not trade away three potential starting players to get him. Then again with the Lewis Cine pick, obviously not all 1st rounders become starters or even play at all. With the #11 and #23 picks, they address QB with either one, be that McCarthy, Penix or Nix they could legitimately get at #11 Verse, Arnold, Fautanu, Fuaga, Mitchell or Latham. Or with the #23 pick if QB is address at #11 they could absolutely be in play for DeJean, McKinstry, Newton, Wiggins or Murphy. Clearly in this senario, #11 with another player outside of QB one would get better value and a better player, #23 less of a value but could be great if Nix or Penix is just sitting there waiting to be picked but then again that might not happen as well and they would totally miss out and have to trade up into the 2nd or 3rd to even get a decent QB. So tons of options and they would be far better off because of it, not to mention the 2025 1st rounder they will be getting as well. And yes it is very similar to the Alabama QBs but then again Jalen Hurts has been successful and Tua has as well. Mac Jones not so much but the rest were not 1st round picks coming out of Bama at QB with McCarron, Coker and McElroy being National Championship winning QBs. And Alabama never had a record 18 players invited to the combine which Michigan had this year, and they had 9 the previous season so that is 27 combine invites off Michigan while JJ McCarthy was the starting QB on over the past two years. That is a pretty stacked deck to say the least. The Cardinals, Chargers, Titans, Falcons, Bears and Jets are probably all just waiting for a team to make some foolish move to go get a QB. And I feel all are totally find just moving back potentially and getting three 1st rounders to show for it. Only reason that should even happen is if Drake Maye or Jaydon Daniels falls and the Commanders or Patriots pass on a QB and one of the top three fall out of the top 3 picks. That, yes maybe is worth moving up for but even then who knows, but at least with those two they are proven passes and both are better more dangerous athletes running the football and both have more arm talent as well than McCarthy. And Zach Wilson is a good comparison because he also wowed people because of his ability to make big throws rolling outside the pocket but I would say no question Zach Wilson has far better pure arm talent and arm strength than JJ McCarthy. And Zach Wilson also played generally in college with a solid run game, good TEs, solid OL and was supported fully, clearly that was not the case on the Jets and it is a lot harder having to carry a team, especially when protection is not great and the run game is not great either. Zach Wilson also played against so so competition and in a COVID season so that had something to do with his improvement as well from the average seasons he had previously.

Stay: Pick # 1: Amarius Mims Pick # 2: Max Melton Pick # 3: Javon Baker Alternate: Cooper DeJean

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