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Next year's draft features better quarterbacks and skill positions, which doesn't necessarily affect the Colts.

 

It's stronger for crappy teams, but this year's draft is one of the best ever for depth and for lineman.

 

As for the pick situation, as jvan1973 said, only with a bad team. 

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In 2012, if some team had offered the Cols their #1 pick for the Colts #1 in 2013  that would've looked pretty good at the time.

 

Then the Colts went out and went 11-5.    That team would be picking 24th in a not great first round.

 

Things change.

 

I wouldn't want to trade this year #1 for next year's #1 for this reason.....   we then wouldn't have a pick until our pick toward the bottom of the 3rd round...   I think it's 86th overall....   so 1 for 1?    No.   And we'd only have a 3 and 4 out of the first 5 rounds.    Two picks in five rounds?!?   So,  no.

 

If the team offers a 3 this year and their 1 next year,  then I'd consider it....   otherwise,  no.

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@KBowenColts: Grigson: "You would always like to get more picks but until you know who falls to 24 than who knows."

@KBowenColts: Grigson: "We have our targets. The board is set and the hay is in the barn. We feel good about it."

@KBowenColts: Grigson on the draft's depth: "It's going to be really thick from rounds 3-5. There's going to be a lot of good players there, starters."

Grigson quotes on the Radio show with bob lamey like 20min ago

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you don't trade your picks now for picks in 2014 if you are starved for picks now.  We only have 3 picks in the first 5 rounds. 

If you have an abundance of picks like SF, then you do trade some now for future picks in 2014.  We are not in the type of position.  Nor are we in a position to trade UP, and have even less total picks in this draft.

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The trade would have to be for a later 2nd round pick in this draft and a 2014 #1. This would be similar to the Mark Ingram trade that the Saints made a couple years ago with the Patriots.

 

If there is no one availabe at #24 that you feel is worth taking, I would take a trade like that.

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