With the 10th pick in the NFL draft the Arizona Cardinals trade with Houston for the 2nd pick and draft RB Reggie Bush.
Why?
#1 New Orleans is taking Matt Leinart.
#2 Houston does not have any need of a RB, they have Davis, Wells & Morency.
#3 Houston needs O-line, WR, and defensive help, they are better off trading down and picking up additional talent.
#4 based on #3 Cards give them Calvin Pace, Bryant Johnson, our #1 this year, our #3 this year and next years conditional #2 that can turn into a #1 depending on multiple factors (i.e. what does Bush do for us, what does Pace/Johnson/the picks we give up do for Houston)
#5 Going into the new stadium the picking of Reggie Bush will add 10,000 season ticket holders just to watch him play. It's the hype that sells the tickets.
Houston can then take the best O-lineman at #10 without having to overpay at #2, pick up another 3-4 defenseman in Calvin Pace (who I think can thrive in the 3-4), a decent WR that can help thier recieving core, another player at #3 and possibly another 1st or definitly 2nd rounder next year to help them out.
Point chart wise it equals out -
#2 pick = 2600
- #10 pick 1300 = 1300
- #73 pick 200 = 1100
- Calvin Pace (18th pick 3 drafts ago 300) = 800
- Bryant Johnson (17gth pick 3 drafts ago 300) = 500
- 2nd round pick same postion 480 = 20
It's within 20 points. And if Reggie Bush ends up lighting it up they get our 1st round pick which would make it more valuable on thier side by around 200-300 points.