Trade #2 Pick?

Former Baylor QB and Heisman Trophy Winner Robert Griffin III.

Former Oklahoma St. WR Justin Blackmon.

ESPN's NFL analyst Adam Schefter has confirmed the St. Louis Rams will trade their second overall pick. The Rams were expected to do this considering they didn't need a quarterback. The Rams used their first overall pick in 2010 on QB Sam Bradford, and the Rams expect to grow with him as their quarterback. The Rams went 7-9 in Bradford's rookie season, and were a win in Seattle away from winning the NFC West division. Expectations were high, especially after they went 4-0 in the 2011 preseason. However, they quickly fell apart en-route to a 2-14 record, resulting in the firing of Steve Spagnuolo.

Former Baylor QB Robert Griffin III is expected to be the second player taken behind former Stanford QB Andrew Luck. Looking at the draft order, the teams in need of a quarterback in the top 10 are the Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins. The Jaguars used their tenth overall pick last year in former Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert, but he has performed very poorly and some are wondering if he can improve and become a productive quarterback in the NFL.

The Redskins and Dolphins are two teams who will definitely go after Griffin, but will also pursue Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning if he is released. Since the Dolphins acquired Joe Philbin as their head coach, free agent QB Matt Flynn is most likely the option the Dolphins will go with. The Redskins are in desperate need of a quarterback after playing QB Rex Grossman and QB John Beck this past season. Some are calling for the Redskins to pursue Manning, but others, including Washington D.C. mayor Vincent Gray, have lobbied for the Redskins to trade up to get Griffin.

For the Rams, most people say it's the obvious choice to trade down since there isn't a need for a quarterback. However, it will be best for the Rams to draft a wide receiver in order to give Bradford a receiving threat. If they trade down, for instance, to the Redskins spot at #6, will they be able to draft former Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon, the most explosive receiver in the draft? The Minnesota Vikings follow the Rams at #3 in the draft, and they don't have a need for a quarterback either since they used their first round pick last year on former Florida State QB Christian Ponder.

The Vikings could use their third pick on a receiving threat for Ponder as well and draft Blackmon, even though many draft experts believe they former USC OL Matt Kalil. That's a smart choice as well to provide protection for Ponder, but you can't go wrong with Blackmon, as the Vikings currently don't have any receiving threats outside of WR Percy Harvin. Is it worth it for the Rams to give up their second pick in a trade and receive a lot more draft picks or players?

The best situation for the Rams is if the Cleveland Browns trade up from the fourth spot to acquire Griffin. It may be likely the Browns could do that as well because QB Colt McCoy hasn't quite developed into a full-time starter. It's not too expensive either, since McCoy was a fourth-round draft pick in 2010. Whatever the case may be, the Rams should make the best deal possible in order to receive more picks and still obtain Blackmon.