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While there are certainly players that I would like to see the Saints get with the 15th overall pick, there is one trade out of the first round that works with the draft trade value chart. Miami has the 12th overall pick and two picks in each of the second and third rounds. Since the Saints are unlikely to be able to secure any impact free agents and are currently without a second rounder and have multiple needs for quality players, it makes sense to me to try to turn that No. 15 choice into several picks.
The Saints' #15 pick, according to the chart, is worth 1050 points. Miami owns picks #42 (480 points), #54 (360 points) and #82 (180 points), so 480+360+180 = 1020 points. That should be good enough, but if they wanted to throw in a late rounder in 2014, then great.
So in the first three rounds you would have:
Miami -- #12 , #15 and #77
New Orleans -- #42, #54, #75 and #82
Instead of having five picks in the first three rounds, Miami would have two top 15 picks and still have a third, while New Orleans would move from one mid-round pick in the first and third rounds to four picks out of the first 82.
Basically the Saints would be trading the ability to get one potentially great player and a good one for potentially four good ones. Would you rather have a draft with (1) Jarvis Jones/Star Lotulelei/Barkevious Mingo + (3) Duke Williams/Tony Jefferson or one with possibly Jamie Collins, Sam Montgomery, Chris Faulk and Blidi Wreh-Wilson. I like the idea of potentially filling multiple needs and getting more opportunities to hit with top 100 players.
The Saints' #15 pick, according to the chart, is worth 1050 points. Miami owns picks #42 (480 points), #54 (360 points) and #82 (180 points), so 480+360+180 = 1020 points. That should be good enough, but if they wanted to throw in a late rounder in 2014, then great.
So in the first three rounds you would have:
Miami -- #12 , #15 and #77
New Orleans -- #42, #54, #75 and #82
Instead of having five picks in the first three rounds, Miami would have two top 15 picks and still have a third, while New Orleans would move from one mid-round pick in the first and third rounds to four picks out of the first 82.
Basically the Saints would be trading the ability to get one potentially great player and a good one for potentially four good ones. Would you rather have a draft with (1) Jarvis Jones/Star Lotulelei/Barkevious Mingo + (3) Duke Williams/Tony Jefferson or one with possibly Jamie Collins, Sam Montgomery, Chris Faulk and Blidi Wreh-Wilson. I like the idea of potentially filling multiple needs and getting more opportunities to hit with top 100 players.