Cerrato wants more draft picks

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Let me offer a couple of POSITIVE suggestions for how the Skins might get more draft picks for 2009:

1. Don't trade up on draft day; trade down if you do any trading at all.

2. If any other team gives an offer sheet to a restricted free agent, take the draft picks and let the RFA go.

3. If you get any compensatory picks in the draft, don't waste them in trading scenarios.

4. If any team approaches the Skins wanting to trade for just about any player on the roster, listen carefully and try to get as many draft picks as possible in the deal. There shouldn't be more than a half-dozen "untouchable" players on the team [Remember, they missed the playoffs after all so the roster isn't exactly overloaded with top-shelf talent.]

5. MOST IMPORTANTLY: When considering trades where you get picks for players given the needs of the team in 2009, it is BETTER to get two second round picks than one first round pick. It might even be better to get a second and a third than a single first round pick.


All of this advice works ON THE ASSUMPTION that the scouts have done their job well and the people who have designed the draft board have done their job well AND the "football novices" in the organization are busy off doing other chores.

I believe compensatory picks cannot be traded. Other than that I agree with your points. I do think the the only "untouchable" players would be those who would have big cap implications if we were to trade them.

I was curious to know do we have any RFAs? I think someone mentioned Golston. Anyone else?