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NFL trades that should happen before the deadline ... and a few wild QB ideas

With the NFL trade deadline approaching Tuesday afternoon, time is running short for teams to use a powerful tool for improving their short- and long-term outlooks.

The Jacksonville Jaguars could fashion themselves as a quarterback away from challenging the AFC's elite. Could they pry an established starter from a team that might be willing to hit the reset button? Speaking of the AFC's elite, will the ever-active New England Patriots have any more surprises up their sleeve after dealing Jimmy Garoppolo? Elsewhere, what about Jarvis Landry, a talented young wideout whose current team hasn't seemed particularly motivated to reward him with a lucrative long-term deal?

That is where we begin this look at trades that should happen -- or at least cross the mind -- before the deadline.


Two semi-big trades that are actually realistic