Mailbag: Does Escobar Have Trade Value?; Draft A QB Or Go With Vaughan?

DAVE DEWEY

TEMPE, AZ

With Gavin Escobar showing on an affordable rookie contract and showing flashes as a Red Zone weapon, and with the poor crop of tight ends in this draft, does he hold more value for the Cowboys as a trade piece than as a player?

Rob: It’s not a bad thought based on history. The Cowboys did swap Anthony Fasano, another minimally-used tight end, on draft week in 2008 and subsequently drafted Martellus Bennett. But I’d be surprised if a deal like that happened this year because Jerry Jones was correct when he said overall, player values are nowhere close to draft pick values this time of year.

David: Rob’s got a great point – I really don’t think you’d get as much back from…