2 distinctly different goals for this draft - NOW vs FUTURE

[malibu]

Thanks to amazing drafting and shoring up key spots with FAs and resigning players we can compete for a SB this season which is the NOW. The FUTURE is life after Stafford and we must prepare for that. We don't want to be like all the teams flailing around looking for FA QBs who are at best Tier 2 or Tier 3 level starter types.

So for the draft to be a huge success for me we need to solve both paths equally or at least have future potential to solve both.

As I have had time to really think about this which do I value as more important and actually I have come to the conclusion the FUTURE is the most important of the two. 2 weeks ago I would have never said that. But solving both now that is the homerun and I believe by trading down to Cleveland, NYG, or NO if none took at QB in the first round solves both issues the best way possible. The way I see it our asking price is their #1 next year. With any of their #1s in 2026 it gives us the firepower in the next draft to go get a top tier long term solution to Stafford and not mortgage our draft future past 2026 as well as we retain a very high 2nd round pick to solve one of our current needs with little quality loss. I would over pay a little like we did last year to get Fiske by throwing a later round pick. If we get an Alexander or Ramsey the need for CB is less and we can concentrate on ILB, Tackle, TE etc. in the second round.

Trading up should be forbidden in this draft unless someone out of the blue falls down the board (Barron/Johnson) that Snead/McVay feels is a no-brainer, but by trading up it definitely will affect the FUTURE in the negative.

[ocram23]

Thanks to amazing drafting and shoring up key spots with FAs and resigning players we can compete for a SB this season which is the NOW. The FUTURE is life after Stafford and we must prepare for that. We don't want to be like all the teams flailing around looking for FA QBs who are at best Tier 2 or Tier 3 level starter types.

So for the draft to be a huge success for me we need to solve both paths equally or at least have future potential to solve both.

As I have had time to really think about this which do I value as more important and actually I have come to the conclusion the FUTURE is the most important of the two. 2 weeks ago I would have never said that. But solving both now that is the homerun and I believe by trading down to Cleveland, NYG, or NO if none took at QB in the first round solves both issues the best way possible. The way I see it our asking price is their #1 next year. With any of their #1s in 2026 it gives us the firepower in the next draft to go get a top tier long term solution to Stafford and not mortgage our draft future past 2026 as well as we retain a very high 2nd round pick to solve one of our current needs with little quality loss. I would over pay a little like we did last year to get Fiske by throwing a later round pick. If we get an Alexander or Ramsey the need for CB is less and we can concentrate on ILB, Tackle, TE etc. in the second round.

Trading up should be forbidden in this draft unless someone out of the blue falls down the board (Barron/Johnson) that Snead/McVay feels is a no-brainer, but by trading up it definitely will affect the FUTURE in the negative.

I believe that more teams are trying to trade back then up.

[malibu]

Thanks to amazing drafting and shoring up key spots with FAs and resigning players we can compete for a SB this season which is the NOW. The FUTURE is life after Stafford and we must prepare for that. We don't want to be like all the teams flailing around looking for FA QBs who are at best Tier 2 or Tier 3 level starter types.

So for the draft to be a huge success for me we need to solve both paths equally or at least have future potential to solve both.

As I have had time to really think about this which do I value as more important and actually I have come to the conclusion the FUTURE is the most important of the two. 2 weeks ago I would have never said that. But solving both now that is the homerun and I believe by trading down to Cleveland, NYG, or NO if none took at QB in the first round solves both issues the best way possible. The way I see it our asking price is their #1 next year. With any of their #1s in 2026 it gives us the firepower in the next draft to go get a top tier long term solution to Stafford and not mortgage our draft future past 2026 as well as we retain a very high 2nd round pick to solve one of our current needs with little quality loss. I would over pay a little like we did last year to get Fiske by throwing a later round pick. If we get an Alexander or Ramsey the need for CB is less and we can concentrate on ILB, Tackle, TE etc. in the second round.

Trading up should be forbidden in this draft unless someone out of the blue falls down the board (Barron/Johnson) that Snead/McVay feels is a no-brainer, but by trading up it definitely will affect the FUTURE in the negative.

I believe that more teams are trying to trade back then up.

I might agree with you this year but I think it will be hard to find a partner to trade down with unless QBs fall.