The downside to trading down.

[memphisskin]

I love the NFL, baseball season is starting up, the NBA playoffs are about to begin, and I just googled hockey and apparently there's some league called the NHL that has playoffs going on right now. I think their games are on Oxygen right after a replay of Oprah.

Anyways, the last time I recall us getting a first round talent in the second round said wideout tore his labrum tying his shoes in his first year, and I think he sprained all three of his knee ligaments when he stepped out of a cab going to the Cherry Blossom Festival in year two. I swear I'm not normally this negative...

If we had a scouting department worth a crap then we would be able to find some players who could excel in our system.

[TenandSix:Unacceptable]

Mel Kiper also noted that the value chart is over blown, that it is usually a good thing to have more picks, period. We might not trade because we won't get chart value, he thinks we should be more flexible and realize the benefit of getting a few more choices. If we are truly unconfident in our ability to make mid round selections and turn them into pros, we need a new scouting department IMO.

[Longtimefan]

If indeed it is a fact there is no player of need worthy of what a #6 pick will command, then the question becomes; what can we possibly expect by trading down? The Redskins have a track record of not drafting well in later rounds, coupled with their seemingly lack of desire to develop young players of lesser talent. My concern with trading down is the quality of talent, and the length of time it will take to develop them. I would hope for at least one impact player with the ability to start as opposed to two or three developmental projects knowing the teams desire for proven players. A team should not have to wait two or three years to reap the benefits of such a high draft position. This team need to concentrate on improving it's defense "now", and should draft accordingly because it hasn't done enough thus far to make a marked improvement.