CanesSkins26 wrote:fleetus wrote:SkinsJock wrote:Count me in the camp that sees Haynesworth here this coming season
and, I think we're better off
I say it all depends on the quality of offers during the draft. He's available, no mistake about it. But considering the 21M payout, Shan-Allen will demand a big return.
Haynesworth's former coach, Schwartz, now the HC in Detroit has already brought in one former Titan, Van den Bosch. Wouldn't surprise me if he swapped the #2 for Skins #4 and added their 2nd rounder (and maybe more) to get Haynesworth. Skins then pick Suh or Okung and add a nice high 2nd round pick for another O-lineman.
Detroit appeases fans by getting top player like Haynesworth but still manages to draft a LT for Stafford. Skins get rid of a locker room cancer who doesn't want to be here and adds a couple pics in the process. I think Suh is undoubtedly THE BEST player in the draft, so if it was possible to get him + some extra picks + rid the team of a problem child, the Skins would be a better team. Just one theory.
That deal doesn't really make sense from our perspective. All that we would be getting out of that is a high 2nd rounder, which isn't worth trading AH for. Yes we would get the 2nd overall pick, but we should be able to get Okung at 4 so there is no real need to trade up two spots.
CS26,
You hit the nail on the head. A swap of first rounders #2 for #4 adds zero value to the Skins. So you give up and elite DT to draft a OL at #2 that you could have got at #4 and you hope the 2nd round player contributes as much as AH.
Trading AH and then selecting a rookie DT (a could be good, but most likely not great) to replace AH is counter productive!