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<blockquote data-quote="Greg C." data-source="post: 224010" data-attributes="member: 195"><p>What we learned this year is that Ted Thompson will trade down for more picks even if he doesn't have a lot of holes to fill on the roster. A lot of people (myself included) were not expecting his draft to play out that way this year. </p><p></p><p>I think the reason Ted does this is that his draft board looks different from most other teams' draft boards, and he is confident that he is right and they are wrong. So, for example, if there are half a dozen players still on the board who he thinks should have been taken already, why not trade down six spaces? You're going to have a chance to pick at least one of them, plus you'll get an entire extra pick in the bargain. </p><p></p><p>Ted is just playing the percentages. As long as his draft board is accurate and he has a good enough coaching staff to bring out that talent, his approach will be successful. </p><p></p><p>I thought it was funny that he traded a 7th round pick to the Saints for their 6th rounder next year. I'm glad that my team was on the smart end of that deal. If Mike Sherman was still GM, it probably would've been the other way around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg C., post: 224010, member: 195"] What we learned this year is that Ted Thompson will trade down for more picks even if he doesn't have a lot of holes to fill on the roster. A lot of people (myself included) were not expecting his draft to play out that way this year. I think the reason Ted does this is that his draft board looks different from most other teams' draft boards, and he is confident that he is right and they are wrong. So, for example, if there are half a dozen players still on the board who he thinks should have been taken already, why not trade down six spaces? You're going to have a chance to pick at least one of them, plus you'll get an entire extra pick in the bargain. Ted is just playing the percentages. As long as his draft board is accurate and he has a good enough coaching staff to bring out that talent, his approach will be successful. I thought it was funny that he traded a 7th round pick to the Saints for their 6th rounder next year. I'm glad that my team was on the smart end of that deal. If Mike Sherman was still GM, it probably would've been the other way around. [/QUOTE]
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