You have got to be kidding. The 5th overall is worth 1,700, the 15th is worth 1,050. That is a 650 point difference (equal to a late first) and they want a 2nd on top of that?
You guys are willing to give up a 1st and 2nd for Faneca?
For a 30 year old, 6 time Pro Bowler who's still got about 6-7 good years left in him and is the anchor of one of the best offensive lines in the NFL? Hell yes I would. You're essentially giving up a second round pick to get one of the best Offensive Linemen in the league and to move down 10 spots where you can fill holes elsewhere.
That being said, two questions..
1). What ideal reason would the Steelers have to move up to five? Which players would make them want to make this kind of shakeup? Both of the QBs are useless to Pittsburgh.. Calvin Johnson will be gone. Peterson? Perhaps, if they're looking to go for the thunder to Willie Parker's lightning, but this deal would be contingent on Cleveland passing on him, and make no mistake about it, if the Browns get wind that their division rival's looking to move up to get a guy they're looking at anyhow?? Gaines Adams? Perhaps, but at this point if DE is what they're looking for, they're better off standing pat and taking Jamaal Anderson, who's looking more likely to fall that far anyhow.
Really, I see no plausable reason for the Steelers to want to move up... Not at the expense of the anchor of their offensive line.
2). I know this question has already been posed, but I'll pose it again for arguements sake. Faneca's a guard. This team's guard heavy. Under this scenario, the assumption is Faneca and Lutui would be the starting guards, while Wells moves to tackle and Joe Staley assumably would become the pick of the Cardinals. What becomes of Milford Brown, who was one of the more consistent pieces on the Offensive Line last year?
I know it's getting close to the draft, and we're all getting antsy, but some of these rumors being thrown around are questionable at best, completely unlikely at worst.
