Crazy Draft Idea

[Stout]

Okay, I'm going off the wall with this one today. You know me; my CV on trading back for "moar picks" is well known. Assuming we can't/won't trade up for Mendoza, what should we do at #3? My suggestion, if we don't stick and pick, is to go all in on 2027. I don't mean stockpile some picks for a move up, I mean stockpile ALL the picks we get for 2027. If possible, do multiple trade downs, demanding all the picks in return be for 2027. This has an added benefit of getting higher picks (usually if it would be this year's 2 it would be next year's 1, etc). Then, are you ready for the kicker...drum roll please...wherever we land in the 1st round after trading down, trade THAT pick for 2027 picks. Essentially, don't draft in the 1st round of the 2026 draft.

Why do this when we need immedi8ate talent infusions? #1, if we don't get Mendoza or radically hit on the next Darnold, we ain't winning jack in 2026 anyway. There's no use loading the roster for a QB in 2027 if we cannot with 100 percent surety guarantee we can get a good one where or near where we draft next year. If Monti and Co are going to force me into enduring the magic beans strategy, then freaking go all out with the magic beans strategy and have like 10 1st-3rd round picks next year.

 

[Mulli]

Tl;dr

 

[Stout]

Tl;dr

Trade down as much as possible in the 1st, and trade our 1st, all for high 2027 picks only.

And don't ask me how a draft pick can get high. Maybe they vape.

 

[Harry]

Okay, I'm going off the wall with this one today. You know me; my CV on trading back for "moar picks" is well known. Assuming we can't/won't trade up for Mendoza, what should we do at #3? My suggestion, if we don't stick and pick, is to go all in on 2027. I don't mean stockpile some picks for a move up, I mean stockpile ALL the picks we get for 2027. If possible, do multiple trade downs, demanding all the picks in return be for 2027. This has an added benefit of getting higher picks (usually if it would be this year's 2 it would be next year's 1, etc). Then, are you ready for the kicker...drum roll please...wherever we land in the 1st round after trading down, trade THAT pick for 2027 picks. Essentially, don't draft in the 1st round of the 2026 draft.

Why do this when we need immedi8ate talent infusions? #1, if we don't get Mendoza or radically hit on the next Darnold, we ain't winning jack in 2026 anyway. There's no use loading the roster for a QB in 2027 if we cannot with 100 percent surety guarantee we can get a good one where or near where we draft next year. If Monti and Co are going to force me into enduring the magic beans strategy, then freaking go all out with the magic beans strategy and have like 10 1st-3rd round picks next year.

They might be able to do this with a pick or 2, but they’ve got to at least fix the Oline.

 

[azgreg]

Unfortunately we live in a football world where you have to win now or else.

 

[Goodyear Card]

They might be able to do this with a pick or 2, but they’ve got to at least fix the Oline.

Fixing the OL would take most of our draft picks.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Okay, I'm going off the wall with this one today. You know me; my CV on trading back for "moar picks" is well known. Assuming we can't/won't trade up for Mendoza, what should we do at #3? My suggestion, if we don't stick and pick, is to go all in on 2027. I don't mean stockpile some picks for a move up, I mean stockpile ALL the picks we get for 2027. If possible, do multiple trade downs, demanding all the picks in return be for 2027. This has an added benefit of getting higher picks (usually if it would be this year's 2 it would be next year's 1, etc). Then, are you ready for the kicker...drum roll please...wherever we land in the 1st round after trading down, trade THAT pick for 2027 picks. Essentially, don't draft in the 1st round of the 2026 draft.

Why do this when we need immedi8ate talent infusions? #1, if we don't get Mendoza or radically hit on the next Darnold, we ain't winning jack in 2026 anyway. There's no use loading the roster for a QB in 2027 if we cannot with 100 percent surety guarantee we can get a good one where or near where we draft next year. If Monti and Co are going to force me into enduring the magic beans strategy, then freaking go all out with the magic beans strategy and have like 10 1st-3rd round picks next year.

I would take some 2028 picks in return, too. If you need to move up on 2027, a lot of teams will want to spread picks across multiple drafts. It's not easy to bring in 10-15 rookie draftees in one shot.

 

[Stout]

They might be able to do this with a pick or 2, but they’ve got to at least fix the Oline.

Make the line the primary focus of FA.

I'm not saying trade every single 2026 pick away. Get as much as you can from your 1st round pick, converting it all into 2027 picks, is what I'm advocating.

Here's a hypothetical. Trade down to #10 for, I dunno, a 2027 1st, a 2027 2nd, two 2027 thirds, and a 2027 4th. That leaves us with no 1st rounder in 2026 but almost a whole extra draft's worth of picks in 2027,

 

[Stout]

Unfortunately we live in a football world where you have to win now or else.

If we don't get Mendoza, we ain't winning now. Probably aren't even if we do get him.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

They might be able to do this with a pick or 2, but they’ve got to at least fix the Oline.

You'd still have plenty of remaining picks for that, free agency, and the undrafted market (most teams have some UDFA OL.

 

[Weenus O'Baggins]

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[Weenus O'Baggins]

Yeah I don't see us winning a ton next year so it's not a bad idea @Stout

Having extra bullets in the gun next year for any trades I think is wise.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Okay, I'm going off the wall with this one today. You know me; my CV on trading back for "moar picks" is well known. Assuming we can't/won't trade up for Mendoza, what should we do at #3? My suggestion, if we don't stick and pick, is to go all in on 2027. I don't mean stockpile some picks for a move up, I mean stockpile ALL the picks we get for 2027. If possible, do multiple trade downs, demanding all the picks in return be for 2027. This has an added benefit of getting higher picks (usually if it would be this year's 2 it would be next year's 1, etc). Then, are you ready for the kicker...drum roll please...wherever we land in the 1st round after trading down, trade THAT pick for 2027 picks. Essentially, don't draft in the 1st round of the 2026 draft.

Why do this when we need immedi8ate talent infusions? #1, if we don't get Mendoza or radically hit on the next Darnold, we ain't winning jack in 2026 anyway. There's no use loading the roster for a QB in 2027 if we cannot with 100 percent surety guarantee we can get a good one where or near where we draft next year. If Monti and Co are going to force me into enduring the magic beans strategy, then freaking go all out with the magic beans strategy and have like 10 1st-3rd round picks next year.

It's quite weird, especially considering our stances on the Anderson trade. The Cards then and now are about the same spot.

The Cards need more than a few players to be competitve... but now the players in this upcoming draft pool aren't as good as they were then, making a trade down even more appealing...

 

[Mulli]

Man, I remember thinking they fleeced Houston.

 

[Totally_Red]

Agree with stockpiling 2027 picks.

 

[azgreg]

A good offensive line makes mediocre skill players look much better.

 

[football karma]

I like the strategy directionally

the best bet will be that #3 pick for some team in the teens that believes they are that one piece away from being a contender and just need a really good _________

maybe in the 2nd as well for somebody who loves one of the Tier 2 QBs

 

[Mulli]

So back to filling the roster with Amazon drivers and practice squad heros until the rebuild is in year 5 or is it 6?

 

[some dumb guy]

Unfortunately we live in a football world where you have to win now or else.

Or else what? Say it with me, Arizona Cardinals....LOL

 

[outcent13]

If the Rams fell in love with Simpson and offered both firsts to trade up for him would you do that trade or efff those guys? Lol

 

[unseenaz]

Tl;dr

TLDL is he wants to trade the 3rd overall pick for Tomlin.

 

[JohnnyCakes]

Stockpiling picks is one way to go, however i love this wild idea of using the picks we have to draft players that stay healthy and are good.

 

[Mulli]

TLDL is he wants to trade the 3rd overall pick for Tomlin.

haha.

 

[Mulli]

If the Rams fell in love with Simpson and offered both firsts to trade up for him would you do that trade or efff those guys? Lol

The Rams know what they are doing. That would be a trap!

 

[DVontel]

Gotta explain why a team would trade up & who would they trade up for.