NFL tidbits from NFP, including Carson Palmer mindset....

[red desert]

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Friday-Buzz-7905.html

 

[Vermont Maverick]

I can believe that about Palmer.

There is some interesting stuff in there league wide. Good read, thanks Red.

 

[WildBB]

The theory that there is concerted effort by NFL teams to hold back on big free agency contracts is gaining momentum amongst players, agents and the NFLPA. There is no hard proof, but many agents are saying that is sounds like teams are reading from the same script. Players over 30 seem to be especially be targeted. As one veteran agent put it, “There is definitely something fishy going on. There are usually a few teams who make a big splash in free agency but this year it seems like everyone is working with a governor tied to their check books.”

How about all the failed big contracts that teams have been getting burned by. The NFL - not for long, is about young players coming up. Some veteran teams who keep their players around because they've had success with them. Then there are the vet FA's. They're out there for a reason. Some have just been replaced by youth, but the days handing out big bucks w/o any results, for most that's gone.

So I like what we've done this year. One year, make good, then we'll talk.

 

[kerouac9]

The Falcons are serious about trading up in the draft for a couple of reasons. First, they believe they are close to being a championship team, and one player could make a difference. Second, teams that are interested in trading up are in a buyer’s market. Many more teams are interested in trading down than up. That means the Falcons could get a good value in a trade.

This! There's nothing magical about the "Draft Trade Value Chart," it's just a value proposition looking backward at draft trades, but those drafts are now two decades old.

We could see teams moving down 10-15 spots for the cost of a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick.

 

[CardsFan88]

...and you might have some deal for the 6th pick and a team higher may match and actually make the trade.

 

[Goldfield]

With the new rookie scale, you would think the cost to trade up would be much higher.

 

[kerouac9]

With the new rookie scale, you would think the cost to trade up would be much higher.

Only if you're trying to convince someone who wants to use their pick to trade down. In this particular draft, where the cost of the draft pick (not in money, but in opportunity cost) is higher than the prospects considered available, the cost to trade up should be fairly low.

As the article says, pretty much every team in the Top 10 would be happy to trade down.