Much of the draft talk today is centering on picks late in the first round, where a number of teams seem to think the best quarterback value can be found.
It appears that a few teams that have high or mid-first-round picks are interested in quarterbacks Brian Brohm of Louisville, Joe Flacco of Delaware and Chad Henne of Michigan but don’t think they’re worth taking before about pick No. 20. Other teams that have high or mid-second-round picks want a quarterback but worry that they’ll be off the board by the time their picks come up.
As Mike Sando of ESPN.com notes, the Dallas Cowboys are a team to keep an eye on. Dallas has twice traded picks in the 20s to teams that used those picks to draft quarterbacks: Buffalo in 2004 with J.P. Losman and Cleveland in 2007 with Brady Quinn. This year the Cowboys own the 22nd and 28th picks.
Seattle, which owns the 25th pick, could also be involved in such a trade. Seahawks President Tim Ruskell said Thursday that he would consider trading out of the first round.
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April 25th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Go get an early second and a next year 1 and a this year 4 for #22 and your second Dallas. The draft Jamaal Charles early in the 2nd. Get a Corner/safety with #28.
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April 25th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
What would be interesting (though not for Matt Ryan, I’m sure) is if all the teams in the top 10 needing QB’s decide they like Brohm/Henne/Flacco better than Matt Ryan. It could result in a Quinn-like tumble for Ryan.
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April 25th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
AJ Smith, GM of the Chargers with pick 27 would also like to trade out of the first round. The Chargers don’t have a 2nd, 3rd or 4th this year (Weddell and Chambers) so trading back could net them a few more picks.
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April 25th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Passionate Fan has the right idea. Miami will get the pick at #27 and grab Henne, using their #2 and one of their #3’s. They may even dangle their #2 and Jason Taylor to someone to get back in Rd. 1, but I defibately think they’ll grab Henne, and if he is gone then Flacco.
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