N/S - Dolphins' Bill Parcells appears willing to trade top pick
when was the last time the #1 pick was traded?
There have been some good #1 overall pick trades in the past few years. The fun part is how history plays the deal out.
The Falcons pulled a coup on the Chargers when they got Michael Vick with the Number one overall pick while the Chargers had to roll the dice with a talented, undersized RB form TCU by the name of Tomilinson. Look at the press back then and see how Vick was loved and the Falcons pulled off a great deal and there were questions about the Charger's front office (remember that they pick Ryan Leaf just a few years earlier.
Then in 2004, the Giants gave up the farm for Eli Manning. 12 months ago, most people were calling Manning a bust and it was clear that the trade for what eventually became Rivers, Merriman, Kaeding, & Oben was a steal for the Chargers. Of course, Eli now has the ring.
The draft is an awesome time for speculating, thinking "what if, etc."
I'd love to see what Parcells would do with 5 picks for #1 overall, though I've got to admit that I don't see a "must have at #1 player" out of the draft this year.
Who knows?