Monday, April 30, 2007

Steal of the draft

I don't know how anyone is going to turn out as pros, so it's hard to say anyone is a steal or a reach. But one move stands out as the most ridiculously good move of the draft: the Cowboys trading down from 22 to the 2nd round picking up the Browns 1st rounder for next year, and then trading back up to 26 giving up a 3rd and a 5th. So they traded down 4 picks and gave up a 3rd and a 5th for a likely top 10 pick for next year. They were able to use the pressure on NFL teams to end Brady Quinn's slide to get a king's ransom trading down, and the Eagles insane draft grade on Kolb to trade back up. Now they're in great position to replace their backfield platoon with Mr. Run DMC Darren McFadden, maybe shore up the offensive line with Jake Long (Michigan) or Jared Gaither (Maryland), or draft a QB like Chad Henne or Brian Brohm if Romo looks more like the guy from the second half of the season than the guy from the 1st half.

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