The Spaz
04-12-2004, 07:00 PM
San Diego general manager A.J. Smith is remaining tight-lipped over the confirmed talks between the Chargers and New York Giants surrounding a potential swap of first-round draft picks. Since he won't speculate, I'll expand the possibilities to include another AFC team, Miami.
Why the Dolphins? Considering that AFC East rival New England has nine picks -- including four in the top 64 -- Miami's window of opportunity for remaining competitive with the salary-cap savvy Patriots is closing fast.
Say the Giants move from No. 4 to first overall after a trade with San Diego and also give up a second-round pick as part of the package. If that happens, the Dolphins may be tempted to trade their first-round choice (No. 20) to San Diego for its two second-rounders (No. 34 from the G-Men and its own No. 35).
The Dolphins do not have a second-round pick (Miami's choice -- No. 56 -- belongs to New England as part of a 2003 draft day deal), so they are currently looking at a pick at No. 20 and a lot of waiting until the 87th spot rolls around. Now I ask you, which would you rather have: two of the top 35 players, or two of the top 87? That's what I thought.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=flippingpicks&prov=cnnsi&type=lgns
Why the Dolphins? Considering that AFC East rival New England has nine picks -- including four in the top 64 -- Miami's window of opportunity for remaining competitive with the salary-cap savvy Patriots is closing fast.
Say the Giants move from No. 4 to first overall after a trade with San Diego and also give up a second-round pick as part of the package. If that happens, the Dolphins may be tempted to trade their first-round choice (No. 20) to San Diego for its two second-rounders (No. 34 from the G-Men and its own No. 35).
The Dolphins do not have a second-round pick (Miami's choice -- No. 56 -- belongs to New England as part of a 2003 draft day deal), so they are currently looking at a pick at No. 20 and a lot of waiting until the 87th spot rolls around. Now I ask you, which would you rather have: two of the top 35 players, or two of the top 87? That's what I thought.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=flippingpicks&prov=cnnsi&type=lgns