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Yes the Chargers were so stupid…..spelled correctly…..for getting a first round pick the following year.

Inaccurate assessment of the original post.

All those guys came from strong drafts. This one is weak.

Eli Manning says hi.

I’m not talking about holding him for a year necessarily. It might be an hour. Rob Johnson comes to mind as an example. Some dude went from Green Bay to Seattle too.

Did you bother reading?

Your preference is to get the LEAST out of available resources?

You’re wrong about that.

Spoiler alert: The elite receivers are already gone because there are none. What do you sell?

Completely different purpose to the move. This is more of a situation of what Rob Johnson did for the Jags. It’s not hard to figure out that they might have to jump other teams. This includes the Saints who pick at 29.

The team may play a game of chicken hoping they can trade up to 28 instead of 27. The Saints are a threat to take a QB. Do you really think Beane is scared to play a game of chicken? Do you really want a scaredy cat GM?

Sam Darnold: Proven insufficient NFL QB. Hendon Hooker: A completely different person. If I wanted to create similarly irrelevant comparisons I could point out that Hooker and Herbert both start with H. That would be equally dumb. The point is this: After 26 picks have been made the Bills will hold the top remaining pick in the draft. If there are still 2 or more QB needy teams…..there will be…..and Hooker is available……he might be…..the Bills will have more leverage than any team in the league. They can fritter it away on some slow LB from the Midwest, a pipsqueak WR or some other guy that might do ok, or they can move down a little, get a similar player and 2024 assets….or they can use their inevitable leverage at a later date. If you have an asset with the ability to increase in value, you don’t cash it in for face value. This same argument goes for Levis but it is almost certain he will be gone.

Read the original post. In an unexpected turn of events it has been revealed that Hooker and Rudolph are, in fact, two different people.

I think Rudolph went in the second but your point holds.

Why not find one in the 5th instead? Plenty of Lilliputians there I’d guess. Not in the first.

So a lesser version of a guy that got drafted in the 5th is worth burning a first? Geez no.

Two post 27 teams need to like him in order for Buffalo to add value. If you’ve seen him play I think you’d agree that 2 or more of the teams I listed probably like him to an extent where they would give up some value if he is there at 27…..which he might not be. Our alternative is a likely worthless WR bust like Addison, a meh LB or picking a good player like Rice way above projected slot. Worth the acknowledged risk IMO.

Did you read it?

I have a thread started about it on the main board. I walk through the logic in the OP. The trigger to the above is using Hendon Hooker as a bargaining chip.

Really. Any choice? Even if you knew you could instantly flip the player and make your team better? Shirley. In no way is this the same. The Pack miscalculated Rodgers desire and longevity a bit and were only giving themselves option 3 from my original post. They never even entertained my first two options.

After the first round the following pre 27 teams could realistically be in a position where they would like to draft and develop Hooker and have the year 5 option: Cardinals Colts Seahawks Lions Raiders Titans…not a top candidate IMO Jets Pats* Commaders Bucs Ravens…..who I think will take Hooker at 22 btw Vikes…who could also take him at 23 Two of those disappear based on where Richardson and Levis go. There are still a lot. Add to that the Saints going at pick 29. There is a lot to work with here and way too much attainable value to throw away. My personal favorite trade would be to Tampa for pick 50, let’s say a 5th and next year’s 1. Tampa wants to jump the Saints and the teams above them in round 2….there’s your trigger. We can still get a reasonable MLB at 50 and if we’re lucky Rashee Rice at 59.

Did you read it? I made it clear that this option is a distant third choice.

Sarcasm can be funny, or as it is here, straight up rude. He is more than a viable option in the real, non-fantasy world. But it is your poll so your rules. I won’t try to co-opt it or return your mean spirited tone. I think your mock draft thing is fun and probably a lot of work so thank you.

Lol. If you think there isn’t first round interest in Hooker you might why to try to catch that turnip truck you fell off. I’ll be here to accept your apologies if Hooker doesn’t go in the top 26.

It is obvious. Get value. Depending on which teams have already picked a QB, there will still be several teams interested in Hooker. In addition to gaining capital, we may be able to prevent him going to NE or another AFC team.