Trading up in later rounds

Vrillon82 · 03-31-2013, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by vpheughan

I read an article in a 20 year old magazine about the top 20 college teams. It went on to list by position all the "top" players. 80% didn't make it in the NFL. No deep meaning to this. It's interesting to look back at lists like that and see how the names on it fared.

Thats because of transition from College to NFL.

College schools will recruit the most athletic player out there where as the guy who can transition the best to the NFL is going to lesser known schools.

triman · 04-04-2013, 10:21 AM

Everybody that is so high on T.Austin how about this scenario. Saints pick Austin @ 15 and trade Sproles to Rams for Saffold. Saints get the same kind of weapon at a much better cap figure, younger.Ram move a unhappy player. Saints vet. Solution to LT need. You would be betting that Austin would be as good as Sproles.

03-31-2013, 07:07 PM	#11
Vrillon82 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,127	Re: Trading up in later rounds Originally Posted by vpheughan I read an article in a 20 year old magazine about the top 20 college teams. It went on to list by position all the "top" players. 80% didn't make it in the NFL. No deep meaning to this. It's interesting to look back at lists like that and see how the names on it fared. Thats because of transition from College to NFL. College schools will recruit the most athletic player out there where as the guy who can transition the best to the NFL is going to lesser known schools.
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04-04-2013, 10:21 AM	#12
triman 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 783	Re: Trading up in later rounds Everybody that is so high on T.Austin how about this scenario. Saints pick Austin @ 15 and trade Sproles to Rams for Saffold. Saints get the same kind of weapon at a much better cap figure, younger.Ram move a unhappy player. Saints vet. Solution to LT need. You would be betting that Austin would be as good as Sproles.
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