A Trade on Draft Day Possible?

**JoeWedra** · 03-29-2013, 11:41 AM

I think Newsome could move either up or down to benefit:

http://russellstreetreport.com/with-...-on-draft-day/

What says you?

**RavenScallywag** · 03-29-2013, 11:41 AM

I'd rank it more than probable. I don't think Ozzie has ever stayed put on ALL his picks.

**Dirt1** · 03-29-2013, 11:44 AM

I don't think the Ravens will be drafting 12+ players on draft day. I expect Ozzie to package a number of the lower round picks to move around in the first three rounds to get the players he wants.

**GOTA** · 03-29-2013, 11:50 AM

I heard Scott Pioli about a month ago talk about his time with the Patriots. One of their goals every year was to trade a lower round pick for a higher one the following year. He was very proud of the fact that the Pats turned a 6th round pick into a 3rd in 3 years. With this many picks I look for Ozzie to do the same thing.

**Carey** · 03-29-2013, 01:04 PM

I think Oz is gonna move all over the board with this kinda ammo, i expect multiple moves in both directions by the end of this draft.

**Tolucaraven** · 03-29-2013, 01:23 PM

He has so many options, it really cant be expained in a thread. My guess, is he has his 10 guys he would like to see at 32, if they guy he wants is thier he grabs him or if one he is highly after he jumps up, or if he thinks the guy he wants he will be around later in the 2nd he trades back. I bet with later picks that are slotted like 5th, 6th's or 7th's he might trade them for picks next season (get better value that way) and with new trade deadline can use them to trade for missing peices once the draft is over to fill voids or during the season to fill injuries or holes, gives him inseason options.

**ExiledRaven** · 03-29-2013, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by GOTA

I heard Scott Pioli about a month ago talk about his time with the Patriots. One of their goals every year was to trade a lower round pick for a higher one the following year. He was very proud of the fact that the Pats turned a 6th round pick into a 3rd in 3 years. With this many picks I look for Ozzie to do the same thing.

Part of the problem with the Pats was that they just kept missing on those thirds...so at the end of the day it didn't matter. They also traded out of the first like crazy and never really got the quality in the second round and extra picks. Sure they struck gold here and there, but the "golden" picks were not on defense.

I agree the Ravens most likely won't be drafting 12 players. It's going to be interesting to see how players are valued by the Ravens - we might see the team dropping for offers like the Denver trade a couple years ago...or we might make a move for a player, too.

I'm really hoping for Tavon Austin for the offense, but I think my hope is really unrealistic. No matter what happens, the Ravens draft is always fun to watch!

**TDL1000** · 03-29-2013, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by GOTA

I heard Scott Pioli about a month ago talk about his time with the Patriots. One of their goals every year was to trade a lower round pick for a higher one the following year. He was very proud of the fact that the Pats turned a 6th round pick into a 3rd in 3 years. With this many picks I look for Ozzie to do the same thing.

That's really smart actually I like that approach.

**Coastergenius** · 03-30-2013, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by GOTA

I heard Scott Pioli about a month ago talk about his time with the Patriots. One of their goals every year was to trade a lower round pick for a higher one the following year. He was very proud of the fact that the Pats turned a 6th round pick into a 3rd in 3 years. With this many picks I look for Ozzie to do the same thing.

But Ozzie doesn't really do that. When he trades back, he gets like 3rd or 4th round picks. Bill asks for 1st rounders in the next year and rapes the other team up the butt. A fun little tidbit is that the reason that we were able to get Ogden and R Lewis in the same draft is that as one of Bill's last acts as coach of the Browns, he pulled one of his classic trade backs to get the 1996 first rounder.

**GOTA** · 03-30-2013, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Coastergenius

But Ozzie doesn't really do that. When he trades back, he gets like 3rd or 4th round picks. Bill asks for 1st rounders in the next year and rapes the other team up the butt. A fun little tidbit is that the reason that we were able to get Ogden and R Lewis in the same draft is that as one of Bill's last acts as coach of the Browns, he pulled one of his classic trade backs to get the 1996 first rounder.

A couple of years later Ozzie did that kind of trade too and we were able get Jamal Lewis and Travis Taylor in the top 10 of the 1st round the following year.

**lowrider** · 03-31-2013, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by GOTA

I heard Scott Pioli about a month ago talk about his time with the Patriots. One of their goals every year was to trade a lower round pick for a higher one the following year. He was very proud of the fact that the Pats turned a 6th round pick into a 3rd in 3 years. With this many picks I look for Ozzie to do the same thing.

I saw that piece as well. One interesting thing I learned watching that is that Pioli was in Cleveland with Bellechick when Ozzie was a GM in training. So I can see some of Pioli in Ozzie, the way he goes about planning for draft day.

With 12 picks the options are almost unlimited. I do think his first priority will be to fill the LT, and ILB positions. I could see him packaging some picks to move up first, then maybe trading a pick or two for a higher spot next year.

**AirFlacco** · 04-01-2013, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by GOTA

I heard Scott Pioli about a month ago talk about his time with the Patriots. One of their goals every year was to trade a lower round pick for a higher one the following year. He was very proud of the fact that the Pats turned a 6th round pick into a 3rd in 3 years. With this many picks I look for Ozzie to do the same thing.

But Ozzie has been trading down in recent years ala Pitta and Dickson who just won the SB for him. Oz has just 1 less ring than Pioli and he had Brady all those years. Oz trades down largely because he drafts at the bottom and doesn't have enough ammo to trade up. He's said that himself many times. Things could be different this year since he has the ammo but I wouldn't bet on it. HOw many #1s, #2s or #3s does he have to trade up for Austin or someone higher? NE always had that kind of ammo to move up. Oz now has a ton of lower and comp picks from losing so many FAs. It will take losing Pitta if you want another #2 and that would be for next year's draft.

He stayed pat the last time he won the SB and came away with Heap, Hartwell, Rabach and Baxter. They kept Ravens winning for years.