My mock Draft

[BidsJr]

This would hinge on Giants trading up to #1 to take Gallery.

We ship Henry off to Oakland with a conditional pick next year for the #2 pick in the draft, and Oakland 3rd this year.

1500+ yards next year 3rd rd pick
1000-1499 a 2nd rd pick
999-below a 1st rd pick

We then select Eli Manning #2


Trade down from #13 To Dallas @#22 for Dallas' 2nd rd #52

Dallas gets ahead of NE to get RB Jackson

We take Lee Evans @#22

2nd RD

We take @#43 Ben Watson TE

@#52 (From Dallas) Jake Grove C


3rd RD

@#67 (From Oakland) Bob Sanders SS

@#74 Michael Turner RB

4th RD

@#107 Nate Kaeding PK


All of this I think would hinge on Henry's percieved Value and what kind of compensation the Raiders would need for #2 overall pick.

We would be set at QB, TE, WR, and C. Have a backup plan at RB with Turner. Groom a replacement for Milloy, or move Sanders to FS (4.3 40). Get Kaeding and cut Lindell.



I like it.

[chernobylwraiths]

I'm sorry, but Henry for the #2 AND 3rd rounder even with a conditional pick next year is a fantasy dream. I don't know if Watson will be there in the second but I very much doubt that Grove slips that far.

If you are looking for opinions, I would love just about every one of those guys.

[BidsJr]

For Henry I'm not sure that is too far fetched. I would consider adding something in to sweeten the pot if that is what it would take. I think the prospects of Manning plus the others would be worth it.

[Tatonka]

ok.. trading henry wont happen first of all.

manning is not the best qb out of the group either, imho.. i would take ben or rivers over him.

and the compensation for henry, you said 999 or below we get a 1st? but if he breaks 1500 we get a 3rd??

[BidsJr]

Oops no that would be compensation for the Raiders.

He rips off 1500 yards they get our 3rd in 05

and so forth...........

[BidsJr]

I could also go

#22 Ben Watson

#43 Jake Grove

#52 Keary Colbert

With concerns of getting Watson and Grove.

[Jan Reimers]

I'm not sure you get either Watson or Grove that far down, even with the reckless trading of TH. But with a little horse trading, you might get Evans and Losman, plus a good TE (Peters, Utecht or Harstock) and a quality O lineman (Stiponavich, Peterman, etc.) WITHOUT TRADING HENRY. We simply cannot trade TH at this time. Willis is still an unknown.

[BidsJr]

Michael Turner would provide insurance to McGahee.

Rarely in life do you hit a home run without taking a risk.

[Lone Stranger]

I don't know why people continue to shop Henry. Not only is he a productive runner but he is also cheap. And McGahee has yet to carry the ball in NFL competition yet.

[ryjam282]

Henry won't be traded at all. No way we get rid of him until we see if McGahee is OK. But definitely next year though it would be a possibility.

[Mr. Miyagi]

Originally posted by Jan Reimers
Stiponavich

I wonder what his nickname is.

[The Spaz]

Stepanovich

[chernobylwraiths]

Originally posted by BidsJr
Michael Turner would provide insurance to McGahee.

Rarely in life do you hit a home run without taking a risk.

Bad analogy, besides, I think it is you can't hit a home run without swinging the bat.

I thought trading Peerless was a risk he had to take last year and that didn't work. I thought cutting Centers and Riemersma without competant backups was a risk that didn't seem to work. Last years draft was almost entirely a risk since he didn't seem to get anyone that helped last year. Keeping Gregg Williams I thought was a risk last year and that definitely didn't work out.

I don't think you take the ONLY thing that worked well on our offense last year and remove it for another player that has a history of knee injuries and as insurance get someone in a later round.

[Bert102176]

if we were to trade Henry it would be the dumbest thing to ever be done by our team, and I would give it major thought about saying to hell with the Bills if they trade him

[BidsJr]

Originally posted by chernobylwraiths


Bad analogy, besides, I think it is you can't hit a home run without swinging the bat.

The analogy is fine. I just wasn't using someone elses.

In the game of life you don't use a bat to hit home runs.