Three trades Seahawks should make before the 2020 NFL draft
By Lee Vowell
Seahawks trade pick 27 to Packers for pick 30 and two other choices
A common thought going around the interwebs currently is that the Packers want to get a wee bit higher in the 2020 NFL draft because of their love for Utah State quarterback Jordan Love. The Saints also like Love. But the Saints pick at 24 is a bit higher than the Seahawks so why would the Packers want to move up?
The teams between the Seahawks and Packers currently are the Ravens (don’t need a quarterback) and the Titans (need one for the future). That is the important part for the Titans. While they may not feel they need a quarterback for 2020, they might need one for 2021. Ryan Tannehill was decent in 2019 but there is no reason to think he will be just as good in 2020 or beyond. If he falls flat on his face next year, and he might, Tennessee might be looking for a new quarterback. With Love, they would have one on the roster.
Green Bay might also try to leverage that 27th Seahawks pick into something higher than the Saints current pick too. That would be a solid move. But a move that would cost the Packers picks during the original trade with Seattle.
The Seahawks currently have just 7 picks in the 2020 draft or about 180 fewer picks than John Schneider likes. Green Bay has a few early picks to spare but will they? To me, that doesn’t seem logical but this is the NFL and John Schneider seems to be able to wield magic when it comes to trading picks.