Schefter: Redskins agree to trade S Archuleta to Bears

jeremyroyce · Post by **jeremyroyce** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:14 pm

Tuesday, March 20
The Washington Redskins have agreed to trade safety Adam Archuleta to the Chicago Bears for a conditional sixth-round draft pick. Archuleta restructured his contract to soften the salary-cap hit the Redskins will have to take this season, and now Washington will get back a draft pick for him. Bears coach Lovie Smith was Archuleta's defensive coordinator in St. Louis and has coveted the safety since he took over as Chicago's head coach in January 2004. He finally has gotten his man.

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/10033511

What do you guys think?

Englands Team · Post by **Englands Team** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:21 pm

Depends what the overall cost is.

If it gives us cap room then it is a good deal.

SO. CAL. SKIN DUDE · Post by **SO. CAL. SKIN DUDE** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:22 pm

SEE YA!!

Dont let it hit you in the ARS on the way out.

A sixth... guess better than nada.

gibbs4president · Post by **gibbs4president** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:22 pm

Wow, I'm glad that they could get that done. Archuleta was a bad fit for this team, and they have seemed to realize that after 1 year.

It's nice that they softened the blow of the cap hit and also got a draft pick for him.

The Hogster · Post by **The Hogster** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:24 pm

I think it is great for both sides. He didn't even talk to the coaching staff for a big portion of last year (according to the Post) and we get a draft pick for a player that we probably would have cut. We also reduce the cap hit.

This is a good trade. There are good, blue collar players that make it late in the draft, and hopefully we can find one, maybe a good interior defensive lineman, or maybe a solid Guard that can develop.

ArizonaHOG · Post by **ArizonaHOG** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:26 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2806226

ESPN says we got a 6th Round pick and the article gives info on the new contract.

spudstr04 · Post by **spudstr04** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:29 pm

NFL Network and ESPN's John Clayton report the Redskins have traded safety Adam Archuleta to the Bears in exchange for a conditional sixth-round draft pick.

Washington worked a new contract that will pay Archuleta $8.1 million over the next three years. Archuleta had a terrible 2006 in D.C. but Bears coach Lovie Smith will know how to best use his skills in the box and in coverage. He'll likely replace Todd Johnson as the Bears' third safety and could start while Mike Brown recovers from his Lisfranc injury

http://www.rotoworld.com

A SIXTH ROUND PICK!!!! WTF? Could we not at least get a 4th rounder for his butt! I am almost outraged...okay, I am outraged!

Redskins Rule · Post by **Redskins Rule** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:31 pm

Yeah Baby!!! :celebrate:

I wouldn't mind if we paid the Bears to take him with our 6th pick! I don't care about the cap hit either! I'm just glad he's off our team!

gibbs4president · Post by **gibbs4president** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:31 pm

spudstr04 wrote:
NFL Network and ESPN's John Clayton report the Redskins have traded safety Adam Archuleta to the Bears in exchange for a conditional sixth-round draft pick.

Washington worked a new contract that will pay Archuleta $8.1 million over the next three years. Archuleta had a terrible 2006 in D.C. but Bears coach Lovie Smith will know how to best use his skills in the box and in coverage. He'll likely replace Todd Johnson as the Bears' third safety and could start while Mike Brown recovers from his Lisfranc injury

http://www.rotoworld.com

A SIXTH ROUND PICK!!!! WTF? Could we not at least get a 4th rounder for his butt! I am almost outraged...okay, I am outraged!

You can't get too greedy. Any pick is better than no pick, especially considering how little he contributed to this team.

The Hogster · Post by **The Hogster** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:36 pm

He's honestly not worth more than a 6th round pick.

andyjens89 · Post by **andyjens89** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:39 pm

I dunno man, AA was a beast in Lovie's defense in St. Louis, and Lovie thinks he can make him good again

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:43 pm

andyjens89 wrote:I dunno man, AA was a beast in Lovie's defense in St. Louis, and Lovie thinks he can make him good again

probably will. i just hope the cap relief was big. real big.

aswas71788 · Post by **aswas71788** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:45 pm

Not every player fits in any scheme. Smoot is a prime example. He did well here but fell flat on his face in Minnesota. AA did not fit here. I wish him well in Chicago.

SeanTaylorJr. · Post by **SeanTaylorJr.** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:48 pm

I actually do think is worth a 4th round pick at most, he is a solid player who just had a terrible year on the wrong team with the wrong scheme.

spudstr04 · Post by **spudstr04** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:52 pm

The pick is said to may be go up to a fifth rounder

gibbs4president · Post by **gibbs4president** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:54 pm

I'm not really sure I understand the frustration here. After last year, every Redskins fan was calling for his head because he did terribly and obviously didn't play up to his huge contract. Now that he's gone, you want more than the pick the Redskins got for him?

How can you have it both ways? And I also doubt that the Redskins really cared whether the pick was a 4th, 5th, or 6th round pick. They're just glad that he's gone and moved on somewhere else. He was never a good fit for this team.

wormer · Post by **wormer** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:00 pm

Wow. Get a pick, get rid of that salary AND be able to lessen the cap hit... this is a great move. He was nothing better than a 3rd string, unhappy player. Not sure what the cap hit would have been, but it would not have shocked me if he would have been cut at some point this off season.

Gibbs4Life · Post by **Gibbs4Life** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:11 pm

It's just how can 1 year a guy get the most lucrative contract of any player at his position and the next be worth only a 6th, he would have been worth more if he never played a down.

PulpExposure · Post by **PulpExposure** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:15 pm

wormer wrote:Wow. Get a pick, get rid of that salary AND be able to lessen the cap hit... this is a great move. He was nothing better than a 3rd string, unhappy player. Not sure what the cap hit would have been, but it would not have shocked me if he would have been cut at some point this off season.

Yeah that's the thing that most people were missing. We got a 6th when honestly, he was probably going to be cut later this year anyways.

crazyhorse1 · Post by **crazyhorse1** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:26 pm

spudstr04 wrote:
NFL Network and ESPN's John Clayton report the Redskins have traded safety Adam Archuleta to the Bears in exchange for a conditional sixth-round draft pick.

Washington worked a new contract that will pay Archuleta $8.1 million over the next three years. Archuleta had a terrible 2006 in D.C. but Bears coach Lovie Smith will know how to best use his skills in the box and in coverage. He'll likely replace Todd Johnson as the Bears' third safety and could start while Mike Brown recovers from his Lisfranc injury

http://www.rotoworld.com

A SIXTH ROUND PICK!!!! WTF? Could we not at least get a 4th rounder

for his butt! I am almost outraged...okay, I am outraged!

Agreed. This one was a gift and we are not in a position to be handing out gifts.

SkinsFreak · Post by **SkinsFreak** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:02 pm

Well... something is better than nothing, but a 6th rounder? That tells me the Skins really were desperate to get rid of him. This after Gibbs said, not that long ago, that he expected AA to be here and be a contributor next year. I guess you have to take everything with a grain of salt this time of year. Still not that bad of a deal. Glad it's done.

The Hogster · Post by **The Hogster** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:10 pm

We get some cap relief, rid of a player we weren't using, and a draft pick...thats a great deal.

SkinsJock · Post by **SkinsJock** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:11 pm

Gibbs4Life wrote:It's just how can 1 year a guy get the most lucrative contract of any player at his position and the next be worth only a 6th, he would have been worth more if he never played a down.

You might want to attend redskin1's seminar on the real way to interpret contracts - AA was not in the top 10 of salaries paid to safeties last year - the media distorts the true value of these "contracts" because nobody ever plays for the length of the contract - this is business 101 in the NFL.

this is a good deal for both teams and probably for AA as well.

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:58 pm

Beggers can't be choosers. Obviously it would be nice to have a better pick but I'm happy we're getting more involved in the draft no matter where the pick is.

Hopefully Arch will do better in Chi-town but I just don't think it would have worked out here in D.C. had he stayed.

jazzskins · Post by **jazzskins** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:08 pm

I'm just happy that we are getting an extra pick to get rid of a washed up player INSTEAD of giving up a pick to get a washed up player.

This is the best offseason in several years!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chad