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Robinson: Trade Deal Gives Titans Currency'

Posted at 1:07 PM, Apr 14, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-14 14:13:17-04

The Titans just Jeff Fishered Jeff Fisher.

New General Manager Jon Robinson brilliantly executing one of the biggest trades in NFL Draft history, acquiring six top three round picks in exchange for the number one overall pick.

Robinson fleeced Fisher and the Rams, swapping first round picks (the Titans will select 15th) and picking up two second round picks and a third round pick this year, and first and third round selections in next year's draft.

READ MORE: Titans Trade Top Draft Pick To Rams

In addition to the first pick, the Rams also receive the Titans fourth and sixth round picks this year.

The number one pick is a luxury and, presumably, the Rams will now use it to draft either Carson Wentz or Jared Goff to be their franchise quarterback. But, the price was steep.

Consider this: when the Redskins traded up from sixth to second overall in 2012, the Rams received a second round pick that year and Washington's first round selection in 2013 and 2014. The trade was considered so lopsided, even Fisher poked fun at it by sending all four players the Rams selected with the acquired picks out as captains for the team's game at Washington in 2014.

The Titans six pick haul may be even more impressive. They already drafted their franchise Quarterback Marcus Mariota (no. 2 overall) last year and this trade maximizes the value that Robinson can get this year and next in the draft.

Tennessee has won just five games the past two seasons. There are too many holes on the roster for one player to be the answer. This trade allows the Titans to address needs at receiver, offensive line, defensive line, linebacker, cornerback and safety, and still have picks to play with.

It also, as Robinson puts it, "gives (the Titans) currency" for more trades to move up or down in the draft.

Robinson said Thursday that there's a chance the Titans could still get the player they were eyeing with the top pick, so don't be surprised if you see the Titans make another move to get back into the top 5-8 picks if one of the guys they covet is still available.

For a guy with no prior General Manager experience, Robinson has won over the fanbase by proving he's willing to make aggressive moves. In three months, he's traded for 2014 NFL rushing champion DeMarco Murray and now made a potentially franchise changing deal before his first Draft even started.

"I'm not scared," Robinson said, "I'm not scared to do what's best for this football team."

That's clear.

If Robinson proves to be as good of a talent evaluator as he is a negotiator, the Titans will have hit a home run.

The Rams may get their Quarterback out of this deal, but Robinson is building a team.

Let's just hope the Titans trot out all their newly-acquired draft picks as captains when Fisher and the Rams visit Nashville in 2017.