Not only did the L.A. Rams acquire the top overall pick from Tennessee, the Eagles today traded for the 2nd overall selection. Hope for their sake that they land a long term franchise QB because they gave up a lot.
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I can't believe teams are tripping over themselves to get the top picks. These QBs are nothing to get crazy about. The teams trading down were very smart.
Totally agree that neither Wentz nor Goff looks like a guy worthy of these many picks. It also could lead to teams reaching for Lynch and at least opens the door to Cook and/or Hackenberg possibly going in the first round.
It only makes a little sense if, despite the denials, Philly is trading Bradford for picks prior to next week.
The challenge to trading Bradford is the guaranteed money he has coming. $22M over two years
They just paid him a $12 million signing bonus. They're not trading him. I'm assuming Wentz/Goff will back him up this season, and if they feel the kid's ready they'll move on from Bradford before the 2017 season. The team-friendly deal allows them the flexibility. That's the smart thing they did. The dumb thing they did was essentially trade Murray, Maxwell, Alonso and a ton of picks for a backup QB who needs to be great for the moves to be justified.
It's really hard to see how they can give up three players and a bunch of picks just to have a guy to ride the pine.
