Great year to trade down

I agree.. A team like New England has (2) 1st. round picks. If they were to package those with a player (Brace, Pryor, Merriwether, etc.?), I/we'd have to take a look. (Remember back in 2005, when the Vikes offered their 1st. (7th. overall) and RT Bryant Mc. Kinney, and 2 other players forthe 1st. overall. We said NO and took Alex Smith-while Aaron Radgers was still there to be picked at #7)

Somebody says the same thing every single year.

Originally posted by toppdogg32:
I agree.. A team like New England has (2) 1st. round picks. If they were to package those with a player (Brace, Pryor, Merriwether, etc.?), I/we'd have to take a look. (Remember back in 2005, when the Vikes offered their 1st. (7th. overall) and RT Bryant Mc. Kinney, and 2 other players forthe 1st. overall. We said NO and took Alex Smith-while Aaron Radgers was still there to be picked at #7)

I read several times that nobody wanted to trade for the 1st overall in 2005. We couldn't get rid of it.

Originally posted by 49erRider:

Originally posted by toppdogg32:
I agree.. A team like New England has (2) 1st. round picks. If they were to package those with a player (Brace, Pryor, Merriwether, etc.?), I/we'd have to take a look. (Remember back in 2005, when the Vikes offered their 1st. (7th. overall) and RT Bryant Mc. Kinney, and 2 other players forthe 1st. overall. We said NO and took Alex Smith-while Aaron Radgers was still there to be picked at #7)

I read several times that nobody wanted to trade for the 1st overall in 2005. We couldn't get rid of it.

You're right, we couldn't get rid of it. Hopefully this is the year we finally get rid of it...the 2005 1st pick that is...

Yeah I'd love to see us trade down this year. We could really use a guy like Cam Jordan or Kerrigan.

I wouldn't mind trading down this year for a later 1st rounder and maybe an extra 2nd and possibly some other pick. But to do this #7 has to be highly coveted. Somebody has to want to trade into that pick too. And suppose nobody does want to. Then what? You just have to pick at #7. The 49ers need to be prepared to pick BPA at #7. Because they may have to. If the opportunity presents itself for a trade down they should be open to it IMO. I honestly don't see huge numbers of guys I consider worth a top 10 pick this year. Maybe the few that are there will be gone by #7.

Originally posted by 49erRider:

Originally posted by toppdogg32:
I agree.. A team like New England has (2) 1st. round picks. If they were to package those with a player (Brace, Pryor, Merriwether, etc.?), I/we'd have to take a look. (Remember back in 2005, when the Vikes offered their 1st. (7th. overall) and RT Bryant Mc. Kinney, and 2 other players forthe 1st. overall. We said NO and took Alex Smith-while Aaron Radgers was still there to be picked at #7)

I read several times that nobody wanted to trade for the 1st overall in 2005. We couldn't get rid of it.

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Originally posted by 49erRider:

Originally posted by toppdogg32:
I agree.. A team like New England has (2) 1st. round picks. If they were to package those with a player (Brace, Pryor, Merriwether, etc.?), I/we'd have to take a look. (Remember back in 2005, when the Vikes offered their 1st. (7th. overall) and RT Bryant Mc. Kinney, and 2 other players forthe 1st. overall. We said NO and took Alex Smith-while Aaron Radgers was still there to be picked at #7)

I read several times that nobody wanted to trade for the 1st overall in 2005. We couldn't get rid of it.

Totally untrue. The problem was we tried to get the max in return based off of the TVC. Instead of accepting less

A great year to trade down is by definition a terrible year to trade up (zero sum game), and most, if not all teams know that.

I'd love to pull a classic Pats this year. But I don't see it happening.

Originally posted by 49erThrowback:
A great year to trade down is by definition a terrible year to trade up (zero sum game), and most, if not all teams know that.

That's true all things being equal. However, teams needs and player values are not the same. This year as of now there are 7 elite players. So practically speaking this year should be easier to unload our pick.

Depending on who's gone...I wouldn't mind.

Originally posted by krizay:

Originally posted by 49erRider:

Originally posted by toppdogg32:
I agree.. A team like New England has (2) 1st. round picks. If they were to package those with a player (Brace, Pryor, Merriwether, etc.?), I/we'd have to take a look. (Remember back in 2005, when the Vikes offered their 1st. (7th. overall) and RT Bryant Mc. Kinney, and 2 other players forthe 1st. overall. We said NO and took Alex Smith-while Aaron Radgers was still there to be picked at #7)

I read several times that nobody wanted to trade for the 1st overall in 2005. We couldn't get rid of it.

Totally untrue. The problem was we tried to get the max in return based off of the TVC. Instead of accepting less

This makes sense. There wasn't a player worthy of the #1 pick back then, so it was unrealistic for the 49ers to get equal value in points.

I've been on the trade down bandwagon for a while now.

Would LOOOOOVE the 2 Pats picks.

1a. Aldon Smith, Ryan Kerrigan, Akeem Ayers or Justin Houston

1b. Brandon Harris, Aaron Williams or Adrian Clayborn, JJ Watt, Cameron Heyward