The Hogster wrote:Chris Luva Luva wrote:The Hogster wrote:Putting RG3 on this team while also trading away 2 years worth of young talent would be like parking a Lamborghini Aventator in the lot front of your apartment and spending the rest of your money on rims.
I disagree but would have agreed last year...
Sans injury, there's enough offensive talent for him to succeed here. It's arguable that Rex could have hit .500 if he wasn't benched.
If they Skins go out and get a D. Bowe (lol), in free-agency. Upgrade the line a bit. They'll have a good squad for this kid (or whomever) to manage.
Put it this way. If the Skins go out and sign Bowe, or Jackson, & Carl Nicks (or more talent along the O Line) then I would be more comfortable with them making a trade for RG3.
Free Agency opens normally this year (pre-draft) so we will see. I think we'll have a better shot a Bowe because he strikes me as a guy looking for a good deal moreso than a good team. I don't think VJack is looking for a team without a proven QB.
Now this is where the rubber meets the road .... free agents want to go where they'll have the greatest chance of success, including championships. And I see Vincent Jackson as one of the truly dynamic WR out there to be had this off season, but receivers aren't going to be beating down the doors to sign with a team who is so unsettled at the position most connected to their ultimate success. So, in that regard, the decision has to be get the passer and the receiver will come ... not the other way around. And that may also influence other potential free agents, particularly offensive players.
For argument's sake, let's just say that it takes this year's #1 and 3rd, and next year's #1, to trade up to get RG3. That's cheap, and even cheaper if that also helps you sign a guy like Jackson. First, if RG3 pans out (and no pick is guaranteed, including anyone else you draft) he's worth the picks all by himself. Add in Jackson to the mix, and you immediately make a huge leap forward on offense.
The second consideration is, year to year, who is available to fill a QB spot versus say an o-line position in free agency? This year here are what 6 or 7 very good FA o-linemen ? How many QBs are there? See, this is the key ... you just can't get franchise QBs on the FA market .... doesn't happen. You can fill virtually ANY OTHER hole you may have in free agency.
Hopefully, we won't be in better position to draft a QB next year .... chances are, we'll be in way worse position in the draft, with less available talent on the board, and that golden opportunity that is presented this year by the fact that the 2nd best guy available falls to a team that just drafted their franchise QB first overall two years ago. This makes a trade up that much more doable this year than what you will likely be facing next year (for you Barkley hold outs).
This really is a no-brainer for the Redskins at this point ... this is THE TIME to get your QB .... it could be a five or more years from now before the Redskins might be in position to take a top 5 talent at QB.
This is a .... NO ..... B R A I N E R