[sportscurmudgeon]

Sorry to have posted this and run but I had to meet with someone and was late... It was a waste of time; he had nothing even interesting to say let alone important.

Here is the story I was told - and if true this is why all of the ideas of holding out for something else won't work.

SUPPOSEDLY, right after the Skins got the 25th pick from the Broncos, the Eagles offered them a deal to swap the 25th for the 31st and the deal was that the Eagles would give the Redskins the Eagles third and SIXTH round picks but that in the future the offer would only go down not up.

The Skins said no.

Then SUPPOSEDLY in the last 36 hours the Redskins were calling aournd to everyone talking about trading up and trading down and came to the Eagles. The Skins brought up the previous offer and wanted to talk about it and the Eagles said the offer now was their thrid and their SEVENTH because the price was going down not up.

So, holding out doesn't look like it's gonna yield much and the offer on the table is a third and a seventh for switching positions in the first round. Remember, waiting until tomorrow to "see who's on the board" might drive the offer even lower. OR the Eagles - who have 13 picks in this draft - might make a deal with whomever has the the 24th piick and then the Skins need to worry if the Eagles have targeted the same guy they have targeted.

I'd take the deal. I'd have taken the deal when first offered, but that's probably water over the dam now. The reason I'd take the deal is that I believe there is value in the 3rd round and with even a little luck the Skins can find a special teams contributor in the 7th round.

And I do not subscribe to the idea that this team is only inches away from a conference championship...