Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane has traded NFL Draft picks plenty of times, including moving and acquiring multiple first-round picks. Sitting back and watching the Los Angeles Rams over the last few years and comparing it to Beane shows the contrast between building with first-rounders as opposed to surviving without them.
On Saturday, the Rams traded their next two first-round draft picks along with a third-rounder and young QB Jared Goff to the Detroit Lions in exchange for Matthew Stafford. While I truly commend them for having the intestinal fortitude to move on from their former first overall draft choice (most teams won’t admit that mistake until it’s too late), their recent track record in the first round is incredibly striking.