One more draft scenario which could materialze

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Now that Smith has been traded, and Cousins will be on his way to another team, it could shake up the teams at the top who want a QB. I still don't think it affects it a lot since I believe Cleveland was always going to sign one of the top QB's and then draft a QB in training. They need to get a good veteran QB and bring another young QB along without any pressure to take over in 3-4 years.

 

One Draft strategy which has been used which we could possibly consider which has not been talked about:

There are a lot of teams in the low teens, and early twenties who need a QB. Miami, Washington Arizona, Buffalo, and some who may decide to move on like the Bengals. On the face of it, I would not want to trade back too far, but maybe the Tennessee Titans in 2016 could serve as a blueprint for a trade. Although not apples to apples, since they had the number one, they traded the number one for the number #15, and if you go back and look got a kings ransom. We would not get as much, but trading from #11-14 to number #3 would net us quite a haul. Then we could use some of that haul to trade back in the the top 10 depending on how the draft falls and get a player we covet. This is what Tennessee did when they went back into the top 10 and took Conklin, a player they really liked, and was well worth all the extra picks they ended up with. In this case, a move back to the teens, and then using a little of that ammunition to move back up may be a thought due to how many teams after pick 10 need QB's. Just a thought, but since it happened just two years ago, history could repeat itself. I know Ballard will do the best move for the team. There is not one player in the top 10, if the QB's go as most think who would not help our lineup, so maybe it is not so farfetched a thought of using this tactic.