New England's Draft: Should They Trade Up To #2?

Should New England Trade Up In The Draft?

      Let me just come straight outta the gate and say no way. No. Rumor's went around on Wednesday that New England could be the mystery team who Mike Mayock describes as a team that "Nobody would expect" that wants to trade up to #2. That's just stupid. New England should not trade up to #2 in the Draft. That would require trading away our #27, #31, and probably both of our second round picks to get it. Why would we risk 4 players to get 1? I don't see the logic in trading up that far. Why would anybody ever throw all their chips in on one player instead of finding value in late-round gems? Classic example of late-round gems: Tom Brady at 199. What if New England, in that 2000 draft, had traded up to #18 and grabbed Chad Pennington, while trading away our 6th round pick and a handful of others to the Jets? Then the Jets would have Tom Brady. Does that sound like a situation that any New England fan likes? Nah it doesn't. Here's another more recent example: 2010 Draft. What if New England trades up and goes to get Ndomukong Suh, but trades away our second and fourth, let's say? Then the Lions could have Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, while New England would only have a DT who's known around the league as dirty and cheap, however talented. So why would NE give up the opportunity to get 4 great players to go all in on someone who may have a career ending injury in Week 1? It's better to have a table with 4 different parts holding it up than just one. Because that one leg may not hold the table up. That's why New England shouldn't trade up.