Rumor: Eagles to trade four draft picks to Jets for Mariota

[BipolarFuk]

Posted: 02/19/2015, 10:10am | Trevor Conley, Digital Editor at Sun Times Network

Rumors are floating around that the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets could potentially engage in a blockbuster draft day trade.

According to the New York Daily News, if the Eagles are willing to trade both their 2015 and 2016 first-and-second-round picks to the Jets for their No. 6 pick it would be a “win-win” for both teams. By the time the No. 6 pick rolls around and the Jets are on the clock and Mariota is still available the Jets are in a position to pull off a huge trade.

“I think if Marcus Mariota’s available, Chip will do whatever it takes to get him,” Jeff McLane, who covers the Eagles for The Philadelphia Inquirer, told Philly radio station 97.5 FM on Wednesday.

There are several variable that will play into what happens when the NFL draft kicks off in Chicago, but in all scenarios the Eagles will have to move up for the 20th pick.

 

[GForce78NJ]

id hate this. I believe the Eagles should be giving 3 first round draft picks to move up that far. Either way, I do NOT want to see Mariota become an Eagle.

 

[Deuce]

id hate this. I believe the Eagles should be giving 3 first round draft picks to move up that far. Either way, I do NOT want to see Mariota become an Eagle.

I'd be all for it. While Kelly's offense can put up points, it doesn't just create open WRs all over the place like it does im college. Mariotta's lack of skills at the line will hinder them and I have questions if he'll ever get better at it.

 

[Carp]

Cool...means they will pass on DBs again this year.

 

[Deuce]

Cool...means they will pass on DBs again this year.

And OL and LBs.

 

[Cotton]

No way this happens. No damn way.

 

[Carp]

No way this happens. No damn way.

Why? If that is the QB Kelly thinks will put them over the top, it is worth the price.

 

[Cotton]

Why? If that is the QB Kelly thinks will put them over the top, it is worth the price.

Two firsts and two seconds. I'm not seeing it.

 

[Carp]

Two firsts and two seconds. I'm not seeing it.

If I thought the guy I was giving up those picks for was a franchised QB, I'd do that without hesitation.

Really it is only giving up 1 first and 2 seconds when you factor in that you are getting a 1st back.

If we went by the old trade value chart the point differential would be 290...that chart is kind of outdated, but gives you an idea.

 

[Simpleton]

I don't really believe the offense that Kelly runs will be able to win big consistently in the long run so I wouldn't really mind this at all since all it would do is further entrench Kelly's college system as the be all, end all of what they are doing offensively.

It seems to work mostly against poor teams/defenses but they usually get stuffed by top defenses which then puts their defense in a bind since their offense can't hold on to the ball or sustain drives. I also tend to think that Kelly will bail quick if a move like this doesn't work out since he could get basically any college job he wants while being paid one of the top 5 salaries in college.

 

[Angrymesscan]

I can?t remember a sigle time a team gave up a ton of picks and it worked out for them.
So.. GO GET YOU QB EAGLES!!!!

 

[dallen]

Good. Let them. It worked out so well for Washington

 

[townsend]

Last trade up I can remember panning out was the Eli Manning draft, frankly Rivers might have worked as well in New York.

 

[Angrymesscan]

Last trade up I can remember panning out was the Eli Manning draft, frankly Rivers might have worked as well in New York.

But that was not exactly a ton of picks IIRC.

 

[Clay_Allison]

But that was not exactly a ton of picks IIRC.

Manning was traded for Phillip Rivers, a First, a Third and a Fifth. So, the equivalent of two #1s, a 3 and a 5. I agree, not a huge haul, but not a huge move up either.

 

[Plan9Misfit]

Posted: 02/19/2015, 10:10am | Trevor Conley, Digital Editor at Sun Times Network

Rumors are floating around that the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets could potentially engage in a blockbuster draft day trade.

According to the New York Daily News, if the Eagles are willing to trade both their 2015 and 2016 first-and-second-round picks to the Jets for their No. 6 pick it would be a “win-win” for both teams. By the time the No. 6 pick rolls around and the Jets are on the clock and Mariota is still available the Jets are in a position to pull off a huge trade.

“I think if Marcus Mariota’s available, Chip will do whatever it takes to get him,” Jeff McLane, who covers the Eagles for The Philadelphia Inquirer, told Philly radio station 97.5 FM on Wednesday.

There are several variable that will play into what happens when the NFL draft kicks off in Chicago, but in all scenarios the Eagles will have to move up for the 20th pick.

If the Jets are smart, they'll throw in a monkey wrench on draft and up the compensation for the 6th overall pick.

 

[boozeman]

Funny moment during the Combine coverage...

They were showing piece on Mariota and then cut to a shot of Kelly watching it on the TV screen, chewing on his own finger. There is a couple second delay, so he saw himself on the screen, then turned and ran out of camera view in a hurry.