Grading all the trades and picks made in the movie ‘Draft Day’

“Come on, Tom. Say it to me, you pancake-eating Motherf *** there.”

If there was ever a way for a general director to show off all the leverage in Handelsnegotions, it would sound that way. That is the line that fictional Cleveland Brown’s general manager Sonny Weaver Jr., as played by Kevin Costner, falls when he tries to get an exchange with the Seattle Seahawks about the finish line in the climactic scene of the 2014 film “Draft Day”.

In the film, Cleveland waves three major deals on day 1 of the design As Weaver, the organization tries to breathe new life into and at the same time keep its job safe. Weaver also has to do with the recent death of his father, Sonny Weaver Mr., who previously had coachet the browns. Moreover, he learns earlier in the day that his girlfriend and Browns Cap Guru Ali Parker (Jennifer Garner) is pregnant.

EvenUge developments were the subject of the sub -emotionally sufficient burden, Weaver is also in an arranged working marriage with his head coach, Vince Penn (Denis Leary). Penn draws parallels with Barry Switzer, Penn is looking for a return to glory after an uninterrupted exit while the head coach of the cowboys leads them to a super bowl title. Penn’s earlier success makes him think that he knows better than his general manager, and he talks to GMS from other teams behind Weaver. When the two have a disagreement, Penn goes to the Weaver office on the day of the design and burns a scouting report while the head coach threatens to stop at several times.

Even that drama, weaver is uble to subtract a few movements that are depicted as a robbery, with brown fans chalan: “Super Bowl! Super bowl!” In one of the last scenes of the film. Were the Weaver maneuver all so great?

Let us judge the transactions and concept choices in the film ‘Draft Day’.

Brown’s country No. 1 general choice of Seahawks for three selections in the first round, including no. 7 total pick

In the opening scene Sistent Seahawks general director Tom Michaels (Patrick St. Esprit) that he has the opportunity to take advantage of Weaver and to call the Browns General Manager to try to make a trade with the number 1 general choice.

Michaels’ intuition is correct. Weaver, which is depicted as a fearless leader. In addition to mourning his father’s loss, Weaver is appointed by Brown’s owner Anthony Molina (Frank Langella) to make monumental submissive in the design.

“Defense does not make a splash. Sonny, people pay to get wet,” Molina tells Weaver when the two are in an empty water park (symbolism!).

That quote means that Weaver would call Michaels, who initially offered to give the number 1 general choice for the number 7 general choice, a future selection in the first round and a third round pick. With reigning Heisman -winner Bo Callahan (Josh Pence), the suspected no. 1 pick, which does not seem to be bad in exchange for a potential franchise quarterback.

However, after he told Weaver that he would “save football in Cleveland” if he gets the browns the number 1 pick, Michaels increases the prize. He now wants three picks in the first round, including the number 7 total selection, for the top overall choice in the NFL Draft 2014.

Weaver, who negotiates over the deal while driving to the facilities of the browns, agges to the offer without consulting anyone. He gives up the future design capital of his team, so, a step for a quarterback, although Cleveland does not need it (although the current starter Brian Drew missed up to a good part of the previous season). In the meantime, the Seahawks claim that they are satisfied with their quartz back situation, supposed to close finish with the worst record of the competition the year before.

Most commercial choice evaluations suggest that the browns in this deal are fleeced. The Fitzgerald-Spielberger-Concept graph of Overthecap.com has the browns that surrender 4,502 points in Inft-Picks, while the number 1 is worth 3,000 points. But the price to jump on and to protect a possible franchise Quarterback with the number 1 general choice has usually cost so much over the years. In 2023 the Carolina Panthers sent the number 9 general choice, a future first round pick, two second round picks and wide receiver DJ Moore to the Chicago Bears for the number 1 pick, which they used on Kwartback Bryce Young.

Yet the browns give up so much when they are on it that they like their quarterback? What a coup of the Seahawks.

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Browns: C-

Seahawks: A

Security browns no. 6 General choice for three second round picks

The browns make a choice that would have been seen as one of the most amazing in NFL history at number 1, where the Ohio State Linebacker Voltae Mack is selected. The choice makes Molina so furious that he gets Submohow from New York City to Cleveland by the time the Jacksonville Jaguars, who has the number 6 pick, stand on the clock.

With the Jaguars up and Callahan falling, Weaver gets his Swagger back. He benefits from inexperience Jaguar’s general manager Jeff Carson (Pat Healy), who is hesitant and does not want to call about the preparation of Callahan.

Weaver stipulates that he will make the decision from Carson for three second continents. Carson counter sacrifices with four second round Picks, but settle for three while Weaver starts to show the Machismo that many other Costner characters have.

The Fitzgerald-Spielberger Draft Value-Grafiek says that the Jaguars won this trade, making 3,279 points in draft capital compared to 2,092 points for the browns. But going out of a top 10 pick and not getting a first round selection in exchange is a bit brutal, especially with a talent such as Callahan still on the board. Carson has not even opened trading negotiationing, which is a common performance in the universe “Design Day”.

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Browns: B

Jaguars: D

Browns receives no. 7 Pick, their two future first-continues and “David Goddamn Putney” for No. 6 in general

Do you remember when the Seahawks indicated that they didn’t need Callahan? Well, it turns out that they want Hyim, and Michaels thought he had almost pulled a fast on Weaver.

Insersterad, Weaver turns the script on Michaels and holds all the life. He knows too. Weaver firm back with the same rules that Sehawks General Manager used on him earlier that morning. When Michaels does not agree with Weaver’s offer to get his first round picks back for no. 6 Selection, the Browns General Maner tells him: “We live in a world other than just 30 seconds ago.”

Weaver asks for “David Goddamn Putney”, who is Sems a striking tieter, on top of his requirement for the return of his first round picks. Oblige the Seahawks so that they can get their quarterback.

By the time the trade has been completed, the three transactions by Weaver made him the number 1 General Pick and Putney for three picks in the second round. Even without knowing where the second round picks will fall in the future, that is an impressive trek. In the meantime, the Seahawks gave Putney while he returned six picks to the number 1 place. Congratulations, Michaels, you played yourself.

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Browns: A+

Seahawks: F

Gret the choices

LB Votee Mack

Weaver shows an affinity for Mack, and Viewabry So. The Ohio State product, played by the late Chadwick Boseman, was a star for the Buckeyes and took four bags when they hired the Wisconsin team of Callahan. The scouts of the browns wondered about Mack’s ability when they watched his film, while his only mistake Sems was that he will tweet his thoughts on a grill.

However, Mack does not seem to be in the game as the number 1 pick prior to the browns that trade for the selection. Before Weaver ends up the pick, Mack begs with the Browns General Manager to set him to no. 7 or else he could fall into the late teenage years. The Texans in Houston also show interest in Mack, where their general director Weaver calls to get more background information about him. However, the Texans were on the board until no. 15.

So even if the number 1 pick was supposed to be “Votee Mack, whatever happens”, this was an incredible reach.

Grade: F

QB Bo Callahan

We don’t learn much about the quarterback capacity of Callahan in “Draft Day”, but the little we see is impressive. While he rattled on one game after he was fired by Mack in the state of Wisconsin-Ohio Game, Callahan made a frightening pitch on the flight after he had thrown to throw a touchdown. That game led to one of the evaluators of Cleveland comparing him with Ben Roethlisberger.

But Callahan has a bit of an ego. Rumor has none of his teams paying attention to his must recent birthday party. However, there are other concerns about character. He needs his agent to tell him how to talk to Weaver by phone, and he storms the green room when he is not selected with the number 1 general choice. We also find out that he previously lied in the concept process about reading the playbook of another team.

The talent certainly Semts to be there with Callahan. Who knows if he can put it all together. Good on Michaels for initially trading no. 1 choice, but the decision to still set him at number 6, even when the situation of their quarterback was the first.

Grade: C

RB Ray Jennings

Just like with Callahan, we don’t know a ton about Jennings (Arian Foster) regarding the player. The product of the state of Florida apparently took a shot game on a fourth and 26 and turned it into touchdown, making it one of the best running of the game. He also had more than 2,000 meters in his last season of the university and helped him to become Heisman’s finalist.

However, Jennings also has a character. He was arrested for an attack and battery charge because he was involved in a fight prior to the design. Jennings defends himself in a phone call against Weaver when the general director of Browns questions his role in the fight.

Ultimately, the browns choose to set up Jennings. It has been implied that Jennings, the son of Browns -legend Earl Jennings (Terry Crews), was partly selected because of his family ties with the organization. Penn and Weaver’s father also wanted Jennings.

Still, are those good reasons to choose a player in the top 10? Not Probaby, but Jennings is definitely for playmaker.

Grade: B

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