re: At what point will you give up on the Butler trade?

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Eh. My thinking is it's best for both the Pats and Saints to wait for the pick (be it 32 or 42) to be on the clock to see what the options are.

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You could be right on this. The frame work of the deal may be done and the ball may be in the Saints' court. You have 10 minutes between picks. I could see a scenario where the Saints start the clock and they know who is available. So then the question becomes a hard line decision. Maybe the Saints are sitting there and they are thinking I can trade #32 and get Butler or we can use #32 on Humphrey or White if they are on the board.

So maybe the Saints use the #32 to still secure a CB option and then we move to #42 which may not be enough, so maybe it is #42 and a 3rd next year. Maybe there is a player that the Pats want at #42 and that makes the trade easier.