{"id":21543,"date":"2022-02-28T23:29:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T04:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=21543"},"modified":"2022-02-28T23:29:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T04:29:05","slug":"5-nfl-trades-that-need-to-happen-before-the-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/5-nfl-trades-that-need-to-happen-before-the-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"5 NFL TRADES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE DRAFT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the NFL Draft still nearly three months away and the incoming quarterback class less than stellar, it\u2019s the perfect time for some teams to swing for the fences with splash trades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need to look no further than Matthew Stafford hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy while standing next to Von Miller in Los Angeles Rams jerseys to see the value of the right trade for a franchise, regardless of how expensive it might have been. Stafford and Miller combined to cost the Rams two first rounders, a second rounder, two third rounders and former quarterback Jared Goff. Today, getting fitted for rings, no one in LA is quibbling about the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, not every big trade has to be for a quarterback. Teams\u2019 fortunes have changed by adding a high value skill player. Whether it\u2019s DeAndre Hopkins helping the Arizona Cardinals become a contender or Marshall Faulk, for the price of a 2nd<\/sup> and 5th<\/sup> back in 1999, landing the then St. Louis Rams a Super Bowl title and himself a spot in Canton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, with so much at stake and so many franchise altering players on the block, here\u2019s five trades that should happen before April\u2019s NFL Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. JIMMY GAROPPOLO TO THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS FOR A 2ND<\/sup> ROUND PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There should be a robust market for Jimmy G. this offseason as he and the San Francisco 49ers have both decided to consciously uncouple. He\u2019s going somewhere and the Steelers make a lot of sense. They\u2019re loaded at their offensive skill positions, but still need some help up front. A second for Garoppolo would leave them with the draft capital to address the holes on their team by adding a guy that will immediately put them in the playoff hunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Fran gave up a lot for Trey Lance and won\u2019t get any of it back for Garoppolo, but a mid-round second rounder should be a day one starter for the NFC runners up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. RUSSELL WILSON TO THE INDIANAPOLITS COLTS FOR TWO 1st<\/sup> ROUND PICKS, TWO 2ND<\/sup> ROUND PICKS AND CARSON WENTZ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not one for prognosticating based on a player\u2019s social media activity, but Wilson purging all mention of the Seattle Seahawks from his cringey IG and Twitter got some attention and this time it had nothing to do with Future\u2019s kid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While his numbers last season weren\u2019t there, Wilson can still be one of the league\u2019s top quarterbacks and the Colts are a quarterback away from being a legitimate contender. They lost a first round pick taking a chance on Wentz a year ago and it didn\u2019t work out. Wilson\u2019s addition would turn Indy into a 12-win team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for Wentz in Seattle? He\u2019s not a complete bum and, at stretches, showed why he was taken No. 2 overall back in 2016. He\u2019d be a fine bridge QB for the Seahawks while they go through a soft rebuild and make their squad significantly younger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. MATT RYAN TO THE TENNESSEE TITANS FOR RYAN TANNEHILL AND A 1ST<\/sup> ROUND PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a trade I\u2019ve not seen anyone talking about, but to me, it makes almost too much sense. Ryan is coming off a down season on a team that\u2019s been down now for four consecutive seasons. They\u2019ve bled off and traded away offensive talent and plan to continue to do so, putting wide receiver Calvin Ridley on the block according to reports. With Ryan, Atlanta is probably a 6-7 win team next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But put him on the Titans, with their skill position players and offensive line and he could experience a resurgence. It might not lead to a Stafford like ending, but the Titans would have to be in the AFC title game conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for Tannehill, like Wentz in Seattle, he can bridge Atlanta to their next QB and still pick up six to seven victories with that roster in the NFC South. Falcons head coach Arthur Smith had Tannehill putting up Patrick Mahomes numbers as the Tennessee offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. AARON RODGERS TO THE DENVER BRONCOS FOR THREE 1ST<\/sup> ROUND PICKS, TWO 2nd<\/sup> ROUND PICKS AND A 3RD<\/sup> ROUND PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the trade everyone\u2019s been talking about since last offseason. Is it a lot? Yes, but here\u2019s the deal. The Broncos got a second and a third from the aforementioned Rams for the aforementioned Von Miller at the trade deadline this past season. If they split the second rounders up for 2022 and 2023, that would leave them with a second and third still this year to add starters. Or they could go ahead and take all the damage at once and just be out first rounders in 2023 and 2024 for adding a guy that immediately puts them in AFC title contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Green Bay Packers, this is a easily a team-building extravaganza. The high value picks will come this season, with Denver\u2019s No. 9 overall selection and No. 40 and possibly No. 64. With so many unknowns about this QB class, they could grab one of the rookies at any of those spots and get key starters with the rest. No other legitimate trade partner for the Pack can offer them a Top 10 pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. MICHAEL THOMAS TO THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS FOR A 2ND<\/sup> ROUND PICK AND A 4TH<\/sup> ROUND PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to some recent contract work, the Saints have dropped their cap number from more than $74 million over the 2022 cap to $49.9 million over the cap. So that\u2019s something. New Orleans is still a good team and they\u2019ve been a good team with no help from Thomas, who hasn\u2019t been a real factor since his record breaking 2019 season when he was named the NFL\u2019s Offensive Player of the Year after catching 149 passes for 1,725 yards and nine touchdowns. Getting the Nos. 33 and 97 overall picks isn\u2019t a bad deal for a guy you\u2019ve not counted on in two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson knows that if he\u2019s going to get Trevor Lawrence to the next level, he needs next level weapons. It\u2019s no secret that Joe Burrow\u2019s second year bump that led to a Super Bowl appearance was in large part thanks to the addition of Ja\u2019Marr Chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopkins did the same for Kyler Murray in Arizona. Thomas, as long as he\u2019s finally healthy after sitting out a year, could make the Jaguars a Wild Card contender in Pederson\u2019s first season without giving away their upcoming draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Adam Greene on Twitter @TheFirstMan<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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