Found February 20, 2013 on Eagles Addict: Yardbarker Blogger Network
For my first 2013 Philadelphia Eagles mock draft, I decided to mix in a couple of trades just to make it interesting.  The more I think about it, the more I’m starting to think the Eagles should trade back in this draft to acquire more picks in order to take advantage of the depth of talent. The problem with trading back is that there may be nobody worth trading up for.  However, there could be a few teams out there that will fall in love with a specific player that also fills a team need. One thing to consider when figuring who might trade up, is what teams have an extra pick in one of the early rounds (aka, trade ammunition). Teams with extra second-round picks this year are the Bengals and Dolphins.  Teams with an extra third-rounder are the Dolphins and 49ers.  And of course there is one team, the Rams, who have two first-rounders. Other things to consider about teams who might trade up are those who think they’re “one guy away” from a championship or those who need a certain sk...
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