Possible Andrew Luck Ticket

RollinWith21n52 · 2010-11-09T07:21:16-08:00

I don't see us loosing enough to draft Andrew Luck straight up, and if Buffalo has the 1st overall pick, they're not trading it away to us unless we pawn the farm (1st rounder this year, and next year, and a few superstars currently on our roster...Willis? In other words...IT WON'T HAPPEN!). However this is a possible scenario, but with a lot of moving parts having to go exactly right. It's a long shot, but wanted to throw it out there: -First and foremost, for us to get Luck this year, he must declare! -We hire Harbaugh, who is determined to get his favorite QB any way he knows how -Buffalo has been close in many games recently. They'll have to win 2-4 of them -Dallas tanks...rather continues to tank...the season and finishes last -Niners don't make the playoffs (longshot, I know!) and still have a top 10 pick Dallas doesn't have a ton of needs, but can definitely benefit from some of the top 5 picks out there (Peterson, Amukamara, Dareus, Clayborne), however their real need is on the O-line. They learned the hard way, that Romo would do better with 2 top receivers and a healthy shoulder, than 3 top receivers and his arm in a sling. As we know, OTs don't often hit the open market, and having one, means drafting one. Luckily, none of this year's OTs are worth the 1st overall pick, and if Dallas decides that the O-line needs fixing, they can opt to trade down--something they haven't shied away from in the past. In this deep 3-4 DE class, will Dallas really rather spend a top 5 pick on a Dareus, rather than trade down, get an OT, and use the extra pick collected to get a guy like Cameron Jordan later? It makes sense for them. The two road blocks are of course that they can fall in love with Peterson or Amukamara, or they decide to go in a different direction than Romo, and opt out for Andrew Luck for themselves. But if Dallas does get the 1st pick, and they are open to trading down, and Luck does declare, and we do get Harbaugh, I fully expect him to do everything he can to land his QB. We're not likely to finish with the 1st pick, but if Dallas does, things could get very very interesting. In general, such a talented team, with stability at the QB position finishing last, will make this a very intriguing draft. Disucss!

Nov 9, 2010 at 7:51 AM

LumpiaJeff
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Hmm that is interesting. But we never know about Jerry Jones and what he could be thinking. What if he decides to trade away Tony Romo and he does opt for Luck, who happens to be from Texas. Probably a pipe dream but it would make things interesting, that's for sure.

Nov 9, 2010 at 8:24 AM

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But per ESPN today, Harbaugh is a dark horse cnadidate to get the job as HC next year. He could then bring Luck with him via the draft.

Nov 9, 2010 at 8:26 AM

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Originally posted by toppdogg32:
But per ESPN today, Harbaugh is a dark horse cnadidate to get the job as HC next year. He could then bring Luck with him via the draft.

HC for Dallas?? I kinda see Jerry Jones trying to lure someone like Cowher or Gruden though..

Nov 9, 2010 at 10:09 AM

RollinWith21n52
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Originally posted by toppdogg32:
But per ESPN today, Harbaugh is a dark horse cnadidate to get the job as HC next year. He could then bring Luck with him via the draft.

That wasn't an informative article, that was simply someone's opinion on who the next guy "could" be. Anything "could" happen. I think given both offers, Harbaugh would come here, given that he wouldn't have to relocate, or deal with a dictator of an owner. In SF, he'd be given the keys to the car.

Nov 9, 2010 at 12:46 PM

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We should just get Harbaugh and get him to tell Luck to do a Eli Manning like holdout and ask for a trade.

Nov 9, 2010 at 12:54 PM

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Buffalo's current quarterback is playing pretty good and they are in a tiny market.

Maybe they'll look to trade down, collect picks, and move forward with a much cheaper Fitzpatrick plus a smaller cap hit from their picks.

Nov 9, 2010 at 1:36 PM

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Originally posted by asakkings:
We should just get Harbaugh and get him to tell Luck to do a Eli Manning like holdout and ask for a trade.

Thats what I'm hoping for... Luck to pull a John Elway/Eli Manning and force a trade, to us!!!

Nov 9, 2010 at 1:45 PM

asakkings
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Originally posted by 23zack80:
Buffalo's current quarterback is playing pretty good and they are in a tiny market.

Maybe they'll look to trade down, collect picks, and move forward with a much cheaper Fitzpatrick plus a smaller cap hit from their picks.

I think it would be in their best interest to trade down and draft a big arm QB like Mallet. The weather in Buffalo needs a strong armed QB and Chan Gaily is pretty good at developing QBs so they might trade down and collect more assets.

Nov 9, 2010 at 1:51 PM

LumpiaJeff
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Originally posted by asakkings:
We should just get Harbaugh and get him to tell Luck to do a Eli Manning like holdout and ask for a trade.

^^This.

Nov 9, 2010 at 2:14 PM

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Originally posted by SF69ers:
Originally posted by toppdogg32:
But per ESPN today, Harbaugh is a dark horse cnadidate to get the job as HC next year. He could then bring Luck with him via the draft.

HC for Dallas?? I kinda see Jerry Jones trying to lure someone like Cowher or Gruden though..

And if Dallas does go the Harbaugh/Luck combo we can trade for Tony Romo then.

Not sure If I would want to or not. That being said I bet Jones goes out and gets one of the big name coaches and keeps Romo.

Nov 9, 2010 at 2:22 PM

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Originally posted by 23zack80:
Buffalo's current quarterback is playing pretty good and they are in a tiny market.

Maybe they'll look to trade down, collect picks, and move forward with a much cheaper Fitzpatrick plus a smaller cap hit from their picks.

Not a chance. Let me ask you. If you owned/ran a team, and your best QB was Fitzpatrick, would you pass on Luck?

Nov 9, 2010 at 4:18 PM

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Originally posted by RollinWith21n52:
Originally posted by 23zack80:
Buffalo's current quarterback is playing pretty good and they are in a tiny market.

Maybe they'll look to trade down, collect picks, and move forward with a much cheaper Fitzpatrick plus a smaller cap hit from their picks.

Not a chance. Let me ask you. If you owned/ran a team, and your best QB was Fitzpatrick, would you pass on Luck?

It depends on what a team is going to offer. If a team offers a top 10 pick plus multiple extra picks I would consider it. The Bills have a lot of needs to address, a quarterback is not going to suddenly make them contenders.

Nov 9, 2010 at 8:04 PM

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Originally posted by 23zack80:
Originally posted by RollinWith21n52:
Originally posted by 23zack80:
Buffalo's current quarterback is playing pretty good and they are in a tiny market.

Maybe they'll look to trade down, collect picks, and move forward with a much cheaper Fitzpatrick plus a smaller cap hit from their picks.

Not a chance. Let me ask you. If you owned/ran a team, and your best QB was Fitzpatrick, would you pass on Luck?

It depends on what a team is going to offer. If a team offers a top 10 pick plus multiple extra picks I would consider it. The Bills have a lot of needs to address, a quarterback is not going to suddenly make them contenders.

A top 10 pick and next years 1st and 2nd. Essentially your mortgaging the farm. If that player (Luck) is important enough to wreck next year's draft, then go for it. 2 winning seasons is better than "rebuilding".

Nov 9, 2010 at 8:22 PM

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Luck might stay in school another year and enter the 2012 draft.