Night is young the move makes a ton of sense if he's thinking third first rounder.
You're the cowboys, let's say, you really gonna give up pick 25 for 48 and 54. Pretty bug drop. Now 34 and 54, seems fair more likely
I'm going to guess 34 and a 2nd is gonna be packed for like 28.
Nobody is gonna wanna move down 22 spots in the back end of the first round when your near championship. 5 picks and pick up a 2 for it makes a lot more sense.
This year too, they are supposed to be reducing the number of "his mom died at 14 and now he's a draftee" or "his sister has battled a drug addiction for years" stories.
I fully get the theory
But in reality little of that bears true. That's the difference. The team that trades up almost always ends up with the best player(s)
Me too. I was more just jumping at the point that Randy would take those deals for an extra 2 in a heartbeat. Most 2s never amount to anything. So is moving down a few spots just for the chance to buck that trend worth it? I rarely agree. Just take the guy five spots higher on your board.
(not to mention we already have something like what 9 picks. Are we really gonna run into camp with a quarter of a roster being rookies? So picking up a 2 unless its to package with the other twos really worth it?)
It's one thing to take your best 25 when you have a core or some pieces to compete. It different when you suck.
I'll guess Oakland best 25 player aren't all at the major league level. But doing that to watch a bunch of 19 year Olds fail, lose just as many games and lose a year of team control doesn't make sense either.
It our case, despite the bounce back we still aren't great. Calling up a player weeks before the deadline doesn't make a ton of long term sense when you can just wait 20 more days and gain something more valuable long term.