SomersetHawk":3b5jn7kf said:
theENGLISHseahawk":3b5jn7kf said:
Very, very difficult to trade down from #32.
Interested to know why you state that?
If you're trading back into the first round, you're not likely to wait until the final pick of the day. After the Seahawks selection, that's it. Everyone packs up for the night. So if there's a guy you simply have to have, there are teams in the 20's (eg New England at #29) who would make reasonable trade partners.
There aren't many teams who trade back into the first. You're looking at 1-2 tops most years. And those who do move back in are looking for opportunities from 20-downwards. So there'd have to be some pretty weird negotiations going on so that a deal isn't do-able until the final pick.
It's no coincidence IMO that none of the Super Bowl winning teams have traded out of round one since they made round one-day one.
Also -- someone mentioned the fifth year contract option. That's as valuable to Seattle as anyone else. So moving out for a late round pick (let's be right, that's what you're going to get for dropping a few spots) isn't great value anyway. So there's every chance Seattle wouldn't get an offer they're interested in. Denver moved out of the first a couple of years ago and swapped 5th rounders with Tampa Bay. They didn't even get any new picks. I don't think it's worth moving down for that.