Depends on the compensation and also how big of a drop-off you have. In a deep draft where the 2nd and 3rd rounds have a lot of great talent, the chance to double the number of picks there is a definite consideration. Particularly since one of our top three picks is almost guaranteed to be a developmental QB who won't pay dividends for a couple of years.
And who/how many elites are there? Any Peyton Mannings? Any Lawrence Taylors? Any Adrian Petersons? Any Reggie Whites?
Honestly, I'm not even sure Clowney is in that company although I think he's the closest this draft has to offer.
So, if you are drawing your drop-off line at four, then don't trade lower than four. If you're drop-off line is six, don't trade lower than six. If your drop-off line is ten, don't trade lower than ten.
Personally, I'm at six (Clowney, Mack, G. Robinson, Matthews, Barr or Bortles). Watkins will probably be taken by somebody and, with any luck, Manziel and Bridgewater are taken to improve our menu of options.
(I've recently played the simulator with trading down to 8 but it keeps spitting out Mack when I do this and I think there's no way in hell Mack falls to 8 unless photos surface of him with Donald Sterling.)
But I don't want to fall to six unless the compensation gives me what I want which is either Atlanta's 2nd and 3rd or their 2nd this year and their first next year. I might okay the 2nd and 4th this year and a second next year. I just want to gobble up guys on the second day where the real value is.
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