Draft Day Speculation

It is coming down to the final stretch before the Draft and all of the "experts" and "analysts" are taking their best stabs at what Draft day trades are going to go down. I find it humorous yet at the same time this is one of my favorite times in the off-season. This gives one the chance to pretend some of the wildest scenarios will happen before the 25th.

My favorite speculation thus far has to be a trade involving the Arizona Cardinals and the Jacksonville Jaguars for the services of Anquan Boldin. Earlier in the off-season Boldin expressed a desire to have his contract restructured for more money, a deal Arizona will have a hard time doing in their current financial situation. This is where a hole lies in the plan. If Boldin does go to Jacksonville what will the Cardinals get for him? If Arizona asks for the Jaguars 8th overall pick (doubtful as it may be) how would they sign said pick? There is always the possibility of a couple middle round picks such as Jacksonville's 39th and 72nd overall. These would be better for Arizona than another first round, but remember this deal is imaginary and I highly doubt we will see it happen this season.

Another draft day speculation that I have seen involves division rivals the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Denver Broncos have found themselves with another mid-first round pick and have also found themselves without a QB. Speculation has it that Denver will try to trade the 12th and 18th overall picks for Kansas City's 3rd overall pick. This is probably the most likely of all of the speculated situations around the internet right now. Kansas City has more than one gaping hole and could use two mid-round picks whereas Denver needs to get either Stafford or Sanchez (Denver would prefer Sanchez, his playing style matches that of McDaniel's previous guys). 

With all speculation aside this off-season has already been an eventful one and I am sure there are more surprises in store. I hope that all will watch on April 25th as some of the NFL's greatest (and worst) GMs help to decide the futures of their teams.