Scenario 1: The Jacksonville Jaguars trade up from #9 with the Oakland Raiders for the #2 pick and select WR Larry Fitzgerald from Pittsburgh. The Jaguars send the Raiders their #9, S Donovan Darius and their 3rd round pick in exchange for the #2.
Scenario 2: The Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns have heated discussions Friday night before the draft and have the following blockbuster trade set on the condition that Larry Fitzgerald is taken prior to the #3 pick.
The Browns receive: #3 pick (T Robert Gallery), SS Adrian Wilson, T Anthony Clement and the Cardinals' 5th Round pick.
The Cardinals receive: #7 and #38 picks, T Ryan Tucker and WR Dennis Northcutt.
The First Round goes like this:
1. NYG (from San Diego): QB Eli Manning, Ole Miss
2. JAX (from Oakland): WR Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
3. CLE (from Arizona): T Robert Gallery, Iowa
4. SD (from NYG): QB Philip Rivers, NC State
5. WAS: S Sean Taylor, Miami
6. DET: TE Kellen Winslow II, Miami
At #7 the Cardinals trade down again...this time with the Buffalo Bills and receive the Bills' #13 and #43 picks. Now the Cardinals have selections #13, #33, #37, #43, #64 and #100.
7. BUF: QB Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (OH)
8. ATL: WR Roy Williams, Texas
9. OAK: RB Steven Jackson, Oregon St.
10. HOU: DT Vince Wilfork, Miami
11. TB (from Pitt): Tommie Harris, DT, Oklahoma
12. NYJ: CB DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech
13. ARZ: LB Jonathan Vilma, Miami. Best LB in the draft. Cardinals love his versatility and outstanding range...can play inside and out. A natural fit here. If Vilma is taken by the Jets...the Cardinals will hop on DeAngelo Hall and draft a LB at #43 instead...like Dontarrious Thomas of Auburn.
The rest of the Cardinals' selections go as follows:
33. DT Donnell Washington, Clemson
38. S Bob Sanders, Iowa
43. CB Joey Thomas, Montana St. (LB Dontarrious Thomas-if CB Hall is #13)
64. G Sean Locklear, NC St.
100. DE Isaac Hilton, Hampton
These trades yield the following starters: RT Ryan Tucker (an immediate upgrade over Anthony Clement), WR Dennis Northcutt (will start with Anquan Boldin and Bryant Johnson in the 3 WR sets), LB Jonathan Vilma (who would likely start initially at SOLB), DT Donnell Washington (rotates with Marcus Bell at NT), and SS Bob Sanders. CB Joey Thomas and G Sean Locklear will have a good chance to compete for starting positions...and Isaac Hilton could earn significant time as a nickel speed rusher opposite Bertrand Berry. The common denominator for all of these players: FOOT SPEED...and Dennis Green almost always drafts for speed.
Of course...if WR Larry Fitzgerald is not taken at #2...the Cardinals keep the pick and focus on the best player available at each pick.
But, does Dennis Green have a few tricks up his new Cardinal red sleeves?
Scenario 2: The Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns have heated discussions Friday night before the draft and have the following blockbuster trade set on the condition that Larry Fitzgerald is taken prior to the #3 pick.
The Browns receive: #3 pick (T Robert Gallery), SS Adrian Wilson, T Anthony Clement and the Cardinals' 5th Round pick.
The Cardinals receive: #7 and #38 picks, T Ryan Tucker and WR Dennis Northcutt.
The First Round goes like this:
1. NYG (from San Diego): QB Eli Manning, Ole Miss
2. JAX (from Oakland): WR Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
3. CLE (from Arizona): T Robert Gallery, Iowa
4. SD (from NYG): QB Philip Rivers, NC State
5. WAS: S Sean Taylor, Miami
6. DET: TE Kellen Winslow II, Miami
At #7 the Cardinals trade down again...this time with the Buffalo Bills and receive the Bills' #13 and #43 picks. Now the Cardinals have selections #13, #33, #37, #43, #64 and #100.
7. BUF: QB Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (OH)
8. ATL: WR Roy Williams, Texas
9. OAK: RB Steven Jackson, Oregon St.
10. HOU: DT Vince Wilfork, Miami
11. TB (from Pitt): Tommie Harris, DT, Oklahoma
12. NYJ: CB DeAngelo Hall, Virginia Tech
13. ARZ: LB Jonathan Vilma, Miami. Best LB in the draft. Cardinals love his versatility and outstanding range...can play inside and out. A natural fit here. If Vilma is taken by the Jets...the Cardinals will hop on DeAngelo Hall and draft a LB at #43 instead...like Dontarrious Thomas of Auburn.
The rest of the Cardinals' selections go as follows:
33. DT Donnell Washington, Clemson
38. S Bob Sanders, Iowa
43. CB Joey Thomas, Montana St. (LB Dontarrious Thomas-if CB Hall is #13)
64. G Sean Locklear, NC St.
100. DE Isaac Hilton, Hampton
These trades yield the following starters: RT Ryan Tucker (an immediate upgrade over Anthony Clement), WR Dennis Northcutt (will start with Anquan Boldin and Bryant Johnson in the 3 WR sets), LB Jonathan Vilma (who would likely start initially at SOLB), DT Donnell Washington (rotates with Marcus Bell at NT), and SS Bob Sanders. CB Joey Thomas and G Sean Locklear will have a good chance to compete for starting positions...and Isaac Hilton could earn significant time as a nickel speed rusher opposite Bertrand Berry. The common denominator for all of these players: FOOT SPEED...and Dennis Green almost always drafts for speed.
Of course...if WR Larry Fitzgerald is not taken at #2...the Cardinals keep the pick and focus on the best player available at each pick.
But, does Dennis Green have a few tricks up his new Cardinal red sleeves?
