KENDALL to the Redskins (confirmed)

[GoSkins!]

Originally Posted by Coff

Certainly, this trade will help the Skins in the short run, but it's a myopic move, and that is what bothers me. As some have pointed out, 5th round draft picks can be hit or miss, and typically are not worth that much, but if done prudently, they should be an NFL player for a number of years, and good GM's can find great depth and dependable players in the 5th round (and by the way, it will likely be a 4th round pick). Again, I'm not suggesting that this won't help the Skins in the short run, but fellas, this is a team coming off of a 5 win season. This is a team that has had one winning season in the past 6. This is not a team on the cusp of a championship. Fool yourselves if you'd like, but the Washington Redskins are NOT contenders. The sooner you accept that, the smoother this season will be for you and the more you will be able to enjoy it. Trading mid-round (not late round draft picks, mid-round draft picks) for 34 year old aging lineman is a move for a team focused on the present, not the future, and it is this constant belief within this organization that they are just a few moves away from a championship and that in lieu of this draft picks are expendable that has resulted in a team perenially battling to get to .500. That's why I don't like the move; not simply because of the players and picks involved, but because it reflects a definitive FO philosophy that has shown consistent failure.

Here is the thing. The front office did thier best to avoid this situation. They couldn't afford the ridiculous salaries being paid out to the guards this year. DD got an offer that we all believed shouldn't have been matched. We re-signed Wade at a resonable price and tried to make the conversion. The conversion didn't work, other guys didn't pan out, and our QB was about to get killed. The only answers were to make the trade or change what we wanted to do on offense. Crappy OL requires shorter patterns and/or more guys in to block.

Believing that you only trade a 4th/5th round pick if you think you are going to win a championship is wrong. You also do it if it is going to set the whole team and scheme implementation back if you don't.

PS: The D looks like the old D that got us within 2 games of the SB. Maybe we are closer than you think.