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(81,866 posts) Fri Mar 9, 2012, 11:55 PM Mar 2012

Redskins make a terrible deal for the #2 draft pick.

They traded 3 first round picks and a second round pick to move up from #6 this year to #2. It's a terrible deal for the redskins that will rob them of talent for years to come. Great deal for the Rams.

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The trade, first reported by FoxSports.com, cannot be signed off on, turned in and processed until the new league year starts Tuesday at 4 p.m. EST, but it is expected to become official then.

In the deal, the Rams will receive the Redskins' No. 6 overall pick, as well as the Redskins' first-round picks in 2013 and 2014. The Rams will also receive Washington's second-round pick this year in return for the second overall pick that the Redskins now will use on whichever quarterback the Indianapolis Colts do not draft No. 1 overall.
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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7668243/source-washington-redskins-acquire-no-2-overall-pick-st-louis-rams

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Redskins make a terrible deal for the #2 draft pick. (Original Post) Renew Deal Mar 2012 OP

Wow. Congrats to the Rams. fishwax Mar 2012 #1

Heh! This could be a classic! Somehow we all knew that Danny-boy would not be able madinmaryland Mar 2012 #2

shit, they better hope to hell that RG3 is the next Joe Montana. charlie and algernon Mar 2012 #3

As a niners fan, I HATE this deal! charlie and algernon Mar 2012 #4

+1 -- Especially considering their QB is already in place Auggie Mar 2012 #9

stunningly bad deal trumad Mar 2012 #5

And, Does He Really Have Anyone To Throw To? ProfessorGAC Mar 2012 #16

Horrible trade. bluedigger Mar 2012 #6

And now that it's baseball season, the DC media Kingofalldems Mar 2012 #7

Perhaps the League, realizing the errors of their ways in the Al Davis fiasco, will step in .... Scuba Mar 2012 #8

I don't think the league should do anything Renew Deal Mar 2012 #11

I guess there could be a contrarian view on this Renew Deal Mar 2012 #10

It's not a guarantee Griffin can succeed, Auggie Mar 2012 #12

Both of those are true Renew Deal Mar 2012 #13

The Browns came close to making the same deal Auggie Mar 2012 #14

I agree. they are giving up more than half of an O line for the next ten years underpants Mar 2012 #15

fishwax

(29,149 posts)

1. Wow. Congrats to the Rams.

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Sat Mar 10, 2012, 12:13 AM

Mar 2012

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

2. Heh! This could be a classic! Somehow we all knew that Danny-boy would not be able

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 12:21 AM

Mar 2012

to resist this. It's going to be fun watching all the deadskin fans spin this one.

At least Minnesota got Herschel Walker!!

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)

3. shit, they better hope to hell that RG3 is the next Joe Montana.

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 01:12 AM

Mar 2012

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)

4. As a niners fan, I HATE this deal!

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 01:13 AM

Mar 2012

The Rams now have FIVE first round picks over the next three years. That sucks, they could make all sorts of hay out of all those picks.

Auggie

(31,177 posts)

9. +1 -- Especially considering their QB is already in place

Reply to charlie and algernon (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 10:33 AM

Mar 2012

trumad

(41,692 posts)

5. stunningly bad deal

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 07:19 AM

Mar 2012

RG3 may be te next Mike Vick...but who is going to block for him?

ProfessorGAC

(65,111 posts)

16. And, Does He Really Have Anyone To Throw To?

Reply to trumad (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 09:10 PM

Mar 2012

Don't know enough about Washington's WR's, but i don't remember anything special. Not like there's a Larry Fitzgerald there waiting for a good QB.
GAC

bluedigger

(17,087 posts)

6. Horrible trade.

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 08:11 AM

Mar 2012

Does Snyder think he's one pick from a dynasty?

Kingofalldems

(38,466 posts)

7. And now that it's baseball season, the DC media

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 09:24 AM

Mar 2012

will be all Skins all the time. Yikes!

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

8. Perhaps the League, realizing the errors of their ways in the Al Davis fiasco, will step in ....

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 09:44 AM

Mar 2012

... and negate the deal. Redskins fans should hope so. Rams fans, not so much.

Worst trade ever: October 12, 1989. Three 1sts, three 2nds, a 3rd, a 6th and five players for Hershel Walker and four "guys". One of the 1sts was used to draft Emmett Smith.

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)

11. I don't think the league should do anything

Reply to Scuba (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 11:46 AM

Mar 2012

This is a straight up draft pick trade. If there was cash involved or somehow made a sham of the process, that would be different.

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)

10. I guess there could be a contrarian view on this

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 11:45 AM

Mar 2012

What are they really giving up? They break even on the first round pick this year and they are giving up a second rounder and two first rounders. Franchise QB's are very difficult to get. If this guy is as good as the hype, it might be worth it.

Auggie

(31,177 posts)

12. It's not a guarantee Griffin can succeed,

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 12:25 PM

Mar 2012

and as pointed out elsewhere in this thread, it takes more than a QB to win in the NFL.

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)

13. Both of those are true

Reply to Auggie (Reply #12)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 12:44 PM

Mar 2012

And they are giving something up with those other three picks. I think the Rams got a great deal. If the Redskins get an Eli, Brady, Rogers type player then they did too. But those players are so rare.

Auggie

(31,177 posts)

14. The Browns came close to making the same deal

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Sat Mar 10, 2012, 03:02 PM

Mar 2012

From the link:

The Cleveland Browns had stepped up their efforts to try to acquire the No. 2 pick in recent days, going so far as to offer at least three No. 1 picks to the Rams and possibly even a second-round pick, according to one source familiar with the deal. Cleveland sensed it was going to get the deal done, only to be informed that St. Louis planned to deal the coveted No. 2 pick to the Redskins.

underpants

(182,849 posts)

15. I agree. they are giving up more than half of an O line for the next ten years

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Sat Mar 10, 2012, 04:26 PM

Mar 2012

OR
An O lineman for 8-10 years, a WR for 5 years, and a CB for 3-5 years

London Fletcher can't play forever they need a LB and a pass rusher.

Snyder needs to stop running the team like it is his fantasty team....and I am not a Skins fan I just live in the midst of Skins country (Richmond)

On Edit - they HAVE to upgrade their receiver corp AND there is nothing wrong with simply upgrading the QB position - they could get a proven commodity who is better than their current guys.

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