re: Most likely team to trade back with?

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Trading up is almost always a retarded move. That's why Bill Bellichick and New England trade back all the time instead and accumulate picks. It's all guesswork anyway. Scouting is NOT an exact science. The more guesses you have, the more likely you are to strike gold.

Plus, when guys are drafted later, you don't have to pay them as much. You can keep replenishing the talent on your team for cheap.

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There is only one New England Patriots.

Trying to suggest a team model itself after anything they do, and you'll fail every time.

The Patriots violate all conventional wisdom and succeed anyway. We aren't and won't ever be the Patriots.

The Patriots find specific players to fit their system, no matter their talent level, coach up the rest, and compete for and often win Super Bowls. They trade down because they know that quantity matters more to them. A lot of their picks actually don't pan out.

The Saints target specific players and go up to get the good ones. Or the ones we believe are good.

We've done it every single year, except the bounty year, since 2007.

If we trade down, I'll be pleasantly surprised.