Chase Young or Three First Round Picks?

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

So it was reported (and subsequently denied) that the Lions are trying to trade Stafford, which means they'd likely be targeting a QB in the 1st round.

https://www.nbcsports.com/washington...-more-valuable

This makes my dream scenario more likely - if the Lions really want Tua, they'd need to trade up to 2 to get him. And trading down to 3 makes a lot of sense for us, since we could still draft Young.

We get Young at 3 and pick up atleast the Lions 2nd round pick - and likely more. For all we know, the Dolphins may offer all 3 of their 1st round picks to move up to 2, which means if the Lions wanted to beat them, they'd need to throw in next years 1st too.

A lot is yet to happen, but thanks to Tua mania, everything is playing out perfectly for us to get more picks - and still get young.

Lions would have 34M in dead cap they would owe... It's not happening, these are just headlines because there is nothing to talk about. I'd be shocked if the top 5 teams moved at all

[EdmundDorf]

All smoke and mirrors at this time of year... interestingly the one team with something to gain from spreading that rumour would be the Redskins trying to convince Miami to trade the farm for the second pick....

[Redskins247]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Lions would have 34M in dead cap they would owe... It's not happening, these are just headlines because there is nothing to talk about. I'd be shocked if the top 5 teams moved at all

Even if they trade Stafford before the draft they'd still 34M in dead cap?

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Lions would have 34M in dead cap they would owe... It's not happening, these are just headlines because there is nothing to talk about. I'd be shocked if the top 5 teams moved at all

I see this as more a gambit to get a team to trade with Detroit, and I definitely think either or both Detroit or the Giants will get some excellent trade offers from teams picking after the Dolphins, or possibly the Dolphins. One of those two spots will likely be traded (3 or 4 to teams picking 5,6 or 7). I doubt it will be a blockbuster trade, but one team will gain a few nice picks for a small drop in position.