With the Eagles essentially out of the running, I think it's killed a lot of the potential leverage these teams have in trade talks. I think that's why Clayton got fed "the Redskins will take Mariota at #5" line and Peter King was given "don't count the Titans out at #2 for Mariota" within a day or two of the Bradford trade. They're trying to manufacture a market but no one is going to buy it.
That said, on the off chance that the Jets want him or another team might leap us, I'd be willing to trade up to #5 or so. So long as we're not giving up a future 1st, I think it's a move that can be justified.
Right now, we're either pinning our hopes to a 35 year old journeyman, waiting for a problem child to get out of rehab and praying he gets his shit together or looking to a UDFA with a noodle arm. We have one of the worst QB situations in the NFL. I don't blame free agents for not wanting to come here and guys like Cameron for leaving... we're dead in the water without a QB.
Mariota might require some work but at least we know he'll put it in and drafting him would give us more hope for the future than any WR or DT could.