Mock draft compilation thread

TribuneUK said
This came up in a mock yesterday, so interested in peoples' views as a hypothetical.

The draft is rolling in the first round and for some reason CJ Stroud is falling hard, Aaron Rodgers style. He's made it past the likely QB-needy teams in the first half and has reached the teens. No other consensus first round QBs left.

It reaches pick 18 (Steelers) and they're open to a trade (in this case an unrealistic 2024 3rd plus our #1 @29). Meanwhile the Bucs sit at #19. You'd expect taking Stroud would be the answer to their football prayers.

So, do you pull the trigger and trade up? You know he's going to sit, you know you miss out on your top target in Rd 1, but you also have a future QB and possible star / trade asset, plus (critically) you stop him potentially tearing up the league with Tampa...
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It’s not worth trading because we have so much invested in Carr. Really don’t want to upset team chemistry and trust. Carr will play another five years. It’s too early to spend a first on another QB. I say in 2025 onwards we can do something like that. If Carr doesn’t work out for us we can get out of his contract by then. But it’s best to let him settle in and get the team supporting him. And I was not in favor of signing him. But now that he’s here it’s best to be all in.