Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando
General managers picking toward the bottom of the first round report increased conversations with teams interested in moving up into those spots. The Seahawks' top personnel guys, Tim Ruskell and Ruston Webster, noted at a news conference yesterday that they suspected teams might be looking to grab quarterbacks in those spots. Webster said he expects four quarterbacks to go among the top 35 or 36 overall choices.
Dallas, which holds the 22nd and 28th picks this year, has become a willing partner in such scenarios recently. The Cowboys moved back from the 22nd choice in 2004 and 2007. Those moves allowed Buffalo to select J.P. Losman (2004) and Cleveland to select Brady Quinn (2007). Washington moved up to take Jason Campbell with the 25th choice in 2005, swinging a deal with Denver. And in 2003, the Ravens acquired the 19th pick from New England to draft Kyle Boller.
Several teams with early second-round picks could be looking for quarterbacks who figure to be available late in the first round. The Dolphins (32nd), Falcons (34th and 37th), Jets (36th) and Ravens (38th) come to mind as candidates, depending on what happens with Matt Ryan.
No draft has featured four quarterbacks taken among the top 36 choices since 2004: Eli Manning (1), Philip Rivers (4), Ben Roethlisberger (11) and Losman (22). Four also went in that area in 2003: Carson Palmer (1), Byron Leftwich (7), Boller (19) and Grossman (22).
