Many more trades will occur on draft night. “I was surprised, but knowing the organization I’m not surprised”, Jones said.
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Since the beginning of time, Man has yearned to find the answer to one question and one question only: Carson Wentz or Jared Goff?
Although Mayock and the vast majority of his fellow draft analysts have long labeled Wentz the Browns’ favorite, there have been recent rumblings about the franchise wanting Goff instead. I hope they take Wentz, because I want Goff here in Cleveland.
It is true that the Browns are obviously more than a quarterback away from turning things around, but it is also true that these turnarounds tend to start with having the quarterback fall into place. The demand figures to increase now.
Will the Rams or the Titans reap the benefits of their trade deal? They need a quarterback – they reportedly conducted a private workout with Goff Saturday – but they may opt to wait until the second round to select a quarterback and could be willing to swap first-round picks with the 49ers. There are teams behind them like the New York Jets for example and New Orleans Saints that are pretty good suspects looking to move up for a quarterback themselves.
Of course, there’s another scenario that could unfold, though it appears less likely than the others. And they are another quarterback-hungry team after finally parting ways with embattled signal-caller Johnny Manziel earlier this offseason. Goff should come in at second with free safety Jalen Ramsey, defensive end Joey Bosa, outside linebacker Myles Jack, offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil and defensive end DeForest Buckner all in play for the top five, according to mocks and National Football League rumors. The Nick Foles experiment did not pan out and it looked as though Case Keenum was set to be the week one starter, but then the Rams decided to make it interesting. Many analysts have ranked Memphis’ Paxton Lynch the third-best quarterback and Michigan State’s Connor Cook the fourth.
In this trade, the Rams are giving up a pair of first-round selections, not the three surrendered by the Redskins.
Klieman said the rise to a possible No. 1 pick hasn’t surprised him because “the way Carson has attacked this”.
Browns coach Hue Jackson has guaranteed the team will draft a quarterback at some point, but the franchise also signed reclamation-project Robert Griffin III last month.
The Rams paid a steep price to jump ahead of the Browns.
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To get the top pick from the Titans, the Rams gave up their first-round pick this year (No. 15 overall), their first-round pick next year, both of their second-round picks this year (their own and the one they got from the Eagles in the Sam Bradford/Nick Foles trade) and their third-round pick next year.
