KENDALL to the Redskins (confirmed)

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Originally Posted by Coff

Really? Is everyone really this happy about this move? So we basically rented a player for a year (possibly two) whose best days are behind him, and who demands a large salary. On the other hand, we gave away a draft pick (remember what those are? They are these things that the other 31 teams in football use to acquire young, cheap players, who will stick around for awhile and whom a team can build a base around; essentially the antithesis of Kendall). We gave away a mid-round draft pick, the kind of draft pick that a lot of teams use to acquire dependable and young and cheap offensive and defensive lineman. These picks are essential to building lasting depth, which is something no team can win without, yet we give them away like cheap candy. See, if we had more than one pick in the first 78 rounds of the draft this year, we would have probably drafted a player that would have made this Kendall trade unnecessary, but unfortunately we couldn't do that because we stupidly gave away all of our draft picks for a few rent-a-players. And of course, next year at the draft, the same problems will present themselves, and this just becomes a stupid vicious circle of errors. How many times do we have to make moves like this before the the front office (and the fans) learn that trading draft picks for over-the-hill talent is a recipe for disaster in the NFL?

I'm not ecstatic about the move, but I don't think it's a disaster. I think giving up a mid to late round pick for some much needed depth on the O-line is a decent exchange.

This league is built around getting to the Super Bowl THIS season. Very few teams seem worried about building long term. How many players stick with one team for their entire career anymore?

For better or for worse the NFL is about instant gratification. Win a Super Bowl and think about the aftermath later.