Current Redskins Salary Cap Status - 2009

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by SkinsExaminer

If the Redskins decide to trade their first round pick for extra picks how would that affect the salary cap/rookie pool? I'm curious to know if their current cap situation plays into any decision on whether they trade down?

It would decrease the Redskins rookie pool allotment, but not by a significant margin. A first round pick carries heavy weight in the rookie pool allotment calculation, but replacing one pick with two (say a 2nd and a 3rd or something) makes the net change insignificant. I don't think the cap would be a motivating factor in a trade down from 13. If they make such a trade, the motivating factor would be to simply acquire more players and build depth.