Peyton Manning or RGIII your choice

[skinsguy]

Just a couple of things first. Number one, to all that say Peyton Manning will be too fragile to play, that is not the issue at all. There have already been a few doctors to say that this surgery is commonplace and Peyton is no more at risk with his health/life resuming his football career than anybody else. So, stop worrying about the neck. Number two, the only thing to be concerned with is how progressive the nerve regeneration in Peyton's arm is. Will that process continue to improve, or will Peyton hit a plateau? That is the only concern with Peyton Manning at this point.

OK, so to fast forward to choosing between Manning or Griffin. We're assuming Manning is 100% healthy enough to play and he's gotten his throwing strength and velocity and all that jazz back. The choice should be obvious - you sign Peyton Manning to the right incentive based contract that benefits both him and the team's cap situation. You keep all of your draft picks, either draft your QB of the future in this draft, or you can wait until next draft, and heck, maybe even the 2014 draft if need be. You continue to build through the draft, while being smart in getting a few key pieces in free agency - but the draft is #1 priority. Only draft RGIII if he falls to #6.

I realize a lot of you guys have been enamored by RGIII since the middle of the college season, and feel he's a no brainer pick. Heck, after seeing a couple of games, I'm hooked as well. But, truth be told, we have all waited, bitched, and moaned for the last decade about how the Redskins don't build through the draft. Yet, I'm seeing those same people suggesting that we do the exact opposite to land RGIII. Giving away multiple draft picks to sign one draft pick is not building through the draft. It's taking a HUGE gamble on an unproven commodity. I was on board earlier about doing whatever it took to get our franchise QB, and I'm not necessarily off of that bandwagon. But, looking at this from a business standpoint as well, it doesn't make a lot of good business sense to give away a bunch of draft picks for one guy. One guy that could be a huge bust. At least if Manning turned out to be a failed experiment, it doesn't set the team back nearly as much as it would if RGIII failed. HOWEVER, I say that only because the Redskins Would have an alternative from having to give up picks to land a projected franchise QB. IF the 'skins had no other options, then I'd be on board with doing whatever it takes to land RGIII. BUT, if Manning's arm continues to improve, and his arm is good enough by the time training camp rolls around, that's the option that needs to happen...even if Manning only plays for a couple more seasons.