It’s Friday, Addicts, and that means it’s time for another weekly round up of NFL news and rumors. While we didn’t get a lot of news this week, we certainly got some big news!
Last week we saw the Rams jump up to the #1 overall pick in the draft. This week, we saw the Eagles follow suit by jumping up to No. 2. And what’s more, there are rumors that the Chargers are getting calls about No. 3! This would be an unprecedented amount of team’s jumping up to (presumably) get their quarterback.
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- Tyreek Hill, Davante Adams prove themselves away from star quarterbacks
And let’s face it, that’s just got to be the Lead Story this week. With the 2016 NFL Draft now less than a week away, we’re starting to see teams make some moves to solidify their positions. That also reveals some strategies, and opens up more potential trading partners for the Chiefs, should they be looking to move back from #28. But for now, let’s focus on the big one…
Lead Story: Eagles Are Taking The Second Quarterback Off The Board.
In my mock draft earlier this week, I talked about the Browns trading out of the second spot, and about the Eagles being one of the teams looking to move up. Well, that came to fruition this week. It was rumored early last week that the Browns were starting to take calls regarding the second-overall pick.
Though they could certainly use a quarterback themselves, apparently the Cleveland brain trust is comfortable with Robert Griffin III for this upcoming season. Once the Titans traded out of the No. 1 overall spot, the Browns were in the drivers seat, and they really got a comparable deal to what Tennessee did.
For the Eagles, this is a bit of consolation prize after they were outbid for the No. 1 overall pick. The two deals aren’t tremendously different, but it’s easy to see that the Titans were keyed in on getting a pair of 2nd round picks this year. However, that clearly did not deter the Eagles at all.
- Cleveland Browns get – 1st rd (#8), 2nd rd (77th), 3rd rd (100th), 2017 1st rd, and 2018 2nd rd
- Philadelphia Eagles get – 1st rd (#2) and 2017 4th rd
The deal makes sense for the Eagles. They were clearly locked in on getting a quarterback, and this guarantees it. Of course, there will be a lot of scrutiny on this pick as a poor start will instantly get that player referred to as being “Not Other Guy“.
And Philly is a very unforgiving fan base. Already a number of the local media types have come out absolutely bashing GM Howie Roseman on this. Of course, that makes this story a bit more interesting and entertaining moving forward.
For the Browns, I’m still surprised they went this route. I mean, we knew they would after the rumors started popping up, but it’s still surprising. They have to get a quarterback to build their roster around. Now, maybe they didn’t believe in any of the top QB prospects this year. Maybe they do believe in RGIII. Honestly though, neither of those really seems like all that likely of a scenario given what we know.
Two teams have now seen fit to jump up and take one of Jared Goff and Carson Wentz, and both will be taken in the top 2 picks. Meanwhile, RGIII’s career has fallen off a ledge since his excellent rookie season. Conflicts with coaches, a bad attitude, and what appears to be a failure to develop any further thus far are all major flags on the guy.
The Browns front office is already under a lot of scrutiny for their out-of-the-box approach this offseason. If they don’t turn in some results, this will likely be yet another short-lived administration in Cleveland.
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