Just messing around with the draft value chart (Draft Countdown - Trade Value Chart) to see what the current trade-up options are (using all combinations of first day picks):
Trade #23 + #34 + #47 + #58 -> between #3 and #4 pick in draft (blowing our wad)
23 + 34 + 47 -> between #4 and #5 (intriguing, perhaps not realistic)
23 + 47 + 58 -> #6
23 + 34 + 58 -> #7
34 + 47 + 58 -> #10 (kind of tempting)
23 + 34 -> #10
23 + 47 -> #12 (also tempting)
23 + 58 -> #15
34 + 47 -> #16 (I may like this one the best)
34 + 58 -> #19
47 + 58 -> #24 (actually closer to 23, but that'd be a bit schizophrenic!)
I'm not sure how well the trade value chart represents things, but the Patriots may certainly have an option to get up into the top 5-10 picks if they want to trade quality for quantity (and, of course, find a trading partner seeking the opposite).
Thinking about all these draft picks does soften the blow of the Vrabel/Cassel trade a bit.
Trade #23 + #34 + #47 + #58 -> between #3 and #4 pick in draft (blowing our wad)
23 + 34 + 47 -> between #4 and #5 (intriguing, perhaps not realistic)
23 + 47 + 58 -> #6
23 + 34 + 58 -> #7
34 + 47 + 58 -> #10 (kind of tempting)
23 + 34 -> #10
23 + 47 -> #12 (also tempting)
23 + 58 -> #15
34 + 47 -> #16 (I may like this one the best)
34 + 58 -> #19
47 + 58 -> #24 (actually closer to 23, but that'd be a bit schizophrenic!)
I'm not sure how well the trade value chart represents things, but the Patriots may certainly have an option to get up into the top 5-10 picks if they want to trade quality for quantity (and, of course, find a trading partner seeking the opposite).
Thinking about all these draft picks does soften the blow of the Vrabel/Cassel trade a bit.
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