http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8059862/With-no-takers-for-the-pick,-Dolphins-made-right-move The Miami Dolphins made the right choice. Jake Long will be, at worst, a very good player for Miami. More likely, he'll be a consistent Pro Bowler. There is a chance he will be a Hall of Famer. Long has that kind of ability. And yet, it's still a shame that the Dolphins couldn't do what they really wanted to do — what Bill Parcells did last time he had the No. 1 pick. In 1997, Parcells was rebuilding another AFC East team, the Jets. He had the top pick. He traded it. He couldn't do that this time, because ... nobody wanted the No. 1 pick in the entire draft. It's too expensive. Last year the Raiders gave JaMarcus Russell $29 million guaranteed just to show up in September and see if he is an NFL quarterback. We still don't have an answer.
Yeah its very difficult to trade that top spot unless there is a franchise QB along the lines of Eli Manning. The amount of money these picks recieve is insane, nobody wants to pay that unless they are all but assured of a top caliber QB it seems.
