NFL Network: Bears' Briggs, 31st Pick for Skins' 6th Pick?

[Smurf85]

I didn't see a link if here so here you all go.

'SKINS MAKING A PLAY FOR BRIGGS?

Adam Schefter of NFL Network and Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com report that the Redskins and Bears are contemplating a trade that would send the No. 6 overall pick to Chicago for linebacker Lance Briggs and the No. 31 overall pick in the draft.

But didn't the 'Skins learn last year the folly of trying to force a Tampa 2 specialist into Gregg Williams' defense? Though we can't fault Adam Archuleta (one of our sponsors) for taking $10 million guaranteed, the Redskins should have considered more carefully the question of whether the player would fit within the system.

Briggs' success possibly is a product of his role as the weakside linebacker in the Tampa 2 defense, which gives him a lot of freedom to roam in open space and make tackles. As the "will" in a traditional 4-3, will he be as effective?

It's a big risk for the Redskins to take, in our view. But we have a feeling that owner Dan Snyder (who has been uncharacteristically quiet in free agency) is itching to make a big deal, especially at a time when he's rubbing elbows with his 31 partners/competitors at the NFL's 2007 Annual Meeting.

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[Smurf85]

There is only one way i would do this and thats only if they throw in there 2nd round pick.

[AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace]

this is plain stupid...bad choice of picks...disgruntled player...and we have enough linebackers....there has to be one stupid move to make me hate the offseason each year I guess

[sportscurmudgeon]

This thread is actually very humorous...

First of all, whenever the Skins have someone they need to trade or cut, someone here thinks that they ought to trade him for a 2nd round or a 1st round pick. Any Skins' player - no matter how surplus he is to this team or how marginal his skills are - is worth a high draft pick. Now the Skins are rumored to be interested in a guy who has already shown he is a Pro Bowl caliber linebacker. To get him, the Skins need not give up a pick; all they have to do is switch positions in the first round to get him. But now, the Pro Bowl player isn't enough for folks here unless the Bears ALSO throw in a couple of other picks too. Say what? :confused:

Suppose - JUST SUPPOSE - the guy the Skins take at #6 turns out to be as effective as some of their other high first round picks have been. Heath Shuler, Michael Westbrook, that "Heisman Trophy receiver" who turned out to be a punt returner, or Rod Gardner to name a couple. Wouldn't a Pro Bowl linebacker look awfully good in exchange for one of those guys?

Now here's why I would NOT make the deal - and it has nothing to do with getting additional picks from the Bears. The Bears play a completely different defense than the Skins do. That's why Adam Archuletta might actually be useful to them. Briggs will have to learn what to do in a completely different system - - and we saw how easy that was for Archuletta, right? Briggs will command - no he will DEMAND - a huge payday to come here and he'll come here needing to learn a whole new defense. I would not pay a huge salary and lose draft position for that kind of risk.

But if you just look at the rumored trade for what it is, a Pro Bowl linebacker is worth a switch in first round positions. What's your higher draft pick going to do? Go to the Pro Bowl? Hell, Briggs has already been there and done that...

Let's see, suppose the Raiders have an interest in Ade Jimoh for their secondary. Of course the Skins should get the overall #1 pick in this year's draft for Jimoh plus a third rounder this year and next year's first round pick. That would be fair... :thumb:

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

According to Jay Glazer, Dan Snyder personally told FoxSports that he is interested in the trade.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

According to Jay Glazer, Dan Snyder personally told FoxSports that he is interested in the trade.

Now I'm just confused. He's a smarter businessman than that.

Something about this whole deal just seems off.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

According to Jay Glazer, Dan Snyder personally told FoxSports that he is interested in the trade.

Kind of interesting how in the article he talks about Gibbs needs to sign off on it. So does that mean, if it happens we can lay the blame squarely on Gibbs for it?

I still don't get the move though.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Kind of interesting how in the article he talks about Gibbs needs to sign off on it. So does that mean, if it happens we can lay the blame squarely on Gibbs for it?

I still don't get the move though.

I was interested to learn who was responsible. The article does seem to imply that this is Danny's doing. I wonder what kind of authority Gibbs has when Danny wants to do something.

[GiantsSuck703]

This is a very bad trade, we get a LB that has been protected by the skills of his defensive line and not to mention the best MLB in the NFL in Brian Urlacher, dont forget this is the same defense that made Warrick Holdman look like an All-pro, I dont really understand where we gain any ground here, we could select a defensive lineman or even Calvin Johnson if he falls and that would be ten times better, hell we could wait til' next year and select Xavier Adibi and pair him with Mcintosh, or we could just trade back pick Pat Willis and still get Victor Abiamiri in the second round and that would work out better for us. Lets face it folks, were rebuilding our defense and we are a long shot to make the superbowl to say the least, but lets do this the right way, lets not try to rebuild over night like every other time before.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

I've always sorta gone against the grain and thought that you can build a team through a mixed FA-Draft approach (in lieu of a draft centered approach), but the Redskins are really going overboard. I'm not sold on the idea that any GM would improve our FO, but I'm starting to think that maybe that theory has some validity.

[MTK]

I just don't buy this rumor.

But let's think about it this way, Rosenhaus and Snyder have a great business relationship, right?

This situation could simply be Rosenhaus calling up his buddy and saying "Hey Danny, help me out a bit, let me float some rumors out there about you being interested in my client to get contact talks moving with the Bears".

[holmester]

The only way i see this happening is if their is a team that is willing to trade their first round pick straight up for briggs but is not low enough for the bears liking. If we do this trade and we get the 31st overall, then trade briggs to this team and get a mid 1st round pick im all for it. Hopefully the FO can squeeze out a 3rd or 4th from chicago and this would be beautiful in my opinion. I would probaly crap my self if the skins picked twice in the first round.

[holmester]

In reply to my prior thread i think we would actually need that 3rd or 4th rounder to go along with briggs for the 2nd first rounder.

[holmester]

and it would definitely be a high first round pick not a mid round. My first post was retarded.

[That Guy]

maybe it's like L davis. gibbs and snyder are just trying to get another NFC east team to stress and overbid...