Rams considering trading up with the Texans for Robinson?

[blackbart]

There is no player in the draft worth trading up from 2 to 1 for even if it only cost a 3rd.

 

[BadCompany]

I can see the scenario where this might make sense, but there are a lot of "ifs" in that scenario.

#1: IF the Rams thing Robinson is the best player in the draft, and a generational talent
#2: IF the Rams think the drop-off from Robinson to every other player is huge
#3: IF the Rams think that somebody else views Robinson in the same way and is going to move up to #1 to get him.

#1 and #3 might be true, but I don't think #2 is. Even if they "miss" out on Robinson because somebody else trades up to first overall I don't think that Matthews/Clowney/Watkins/Whoever is all that bad a consolation prize. We may not get the best player in the draft, but we should still get a very good player.

However, if you're scouting staff really believes you are looking at a Manning/Leaf situation, then absolutely you trade up, regardless of what the draft pundits, media or fans think.

 

[MFaulk107]

We take Mathews then....not to mention I personally don't see them taking a tackle first.

 

[dieterbrock]

Now I've heard it all. Teams trading up to bypass Clowney for Robinson? Man these extra weeks of waiting are making people looney

 

[CGI_Ram]

Now I've heard it all. Teams trading up to bypass Clowney for Robinson? Man these extra weeks of waiting are making people looney

Bonkers stuff out there as people get bored.