Draft Day Trades: Jets Interested? (rumor)

That deal sucks for us. They'd need to sweeten it. They're the ones trying to unload a player, I would do that deal if they dropped another decent pick in.

Man this trade rumor needs some serious work. I'm in the camp of it isn't a good deal for us. The number six pick can be a great great player. No guarantees, but I hate this trade as is. Oh and I gotta give TEN AND SIX some props! Your post lasted almost an entire page. Congrats. I've never seen that before.

Honestly, i also think we are on the short end of the trade if we have to drop from pick #6 all the way to #25.

However if the deal became:

Redskins give up Betts and #6 overall
Jetts give up Vilma, #25 and their 2nd rounder. Then i would prolly be inclined to go for it.

If it was jets give up vilma, #25 and their 3rd rounder...i would still think about it.

Were losing a little here...Vilma is way more valuable than Betts...but the gap is even wider from the 6th pick down to 25th. They need to kick in another day 1 draft pick and then it's fair.

Anyone who thinks Betts is untradeable does not understand the NFL...RB's are a dime a dozen.

I think most people understand anyone is replaceable in this leaque. But you certainly don't have to look to far around the league and clearly see QUALITY RB/TB aren't DIME A DOZEN!

Futhermore, you MUST have at least ONE. With TJ more than likely gone, and used up. CP status not real clear? There's a chance LB is our #1 back with Rock as #2. They signed a solid back in LB to a 5 year deal for a GREAT reason we need him, and Joe Gibbs football is pound the rock first. If CP was 100% there might be an ounce of thruth to this thread.

ASSUMING the deal on the table is Betts and the #6 pick for Vilma and the #25 pick this year: I'd take that deal in a flash!!

If Portis is healthy - and there's no reason to assume he will not be - Betts is the "back-up". That's the reality whether or not you want to believe it's "the right thing" in the grand scheme of the universe.

Vilma would be the starting MLB on this team even with a broken arm; that's how much better he is at MLB (in a 4-3) or at ILB (in a 3-4) than anyone else on the roster. Yes, I said ANYONE else on the roster.

And so, in order to acquire a lead-pipe cinch starting MLB, if what I had to give up was a back-up RB and a switch of first round picks, you bet I'd take that deal in a NY minute. And that's why I don't think it's gonna happen that way - - unless [hold your breath, folks] the Redskins sweeten the deal...

yes ST and JV reunite.

muhahaha muhahaha

I guess you're assuming we would re-sign TJ before dealing him, because he's currently set to become a FA.

one of those sign and trade deals.
i don't think this is gonna happen,nor do i think betts will be traded. i just think if having to choose between betts and duckett, then i'd rather the skins keep betts.

The team's running back situation is in no position to consider trading anyone. I'm convinced today's NFL requires at least two quality running backs. Sixteen games at 25-30 carries a game is too much for one back, and last season was proof positive of the need. Cartwright is not the guy I would want to step in in the event Portis or Betts goes down, and it's not likely we could trade Duckett because he's about to enter FA. With the backs we have it dosen't make sense to trade one just to go look for a replacement.

I respectfully disagree. I know the two-back system is en vogue now because of teams like Indy and Chicago, but I don't think it's necessarily the answer for most teams. A lot of running backs don't produce when they get 10 carries a game. Betts himself said that it normally takes him about 15 snaps to get into a rhythm. Ladell Betts was not "Ladell Betts" until Portis went on IR - in fact he was in danger of getting cut two seasons ago.

Moreover, while I would love to have a backup running back who can step in and play like a Pro Bowler, you rarely get to eat your cake and eat it too. We have so many holes at other positions that I would welcome the opportunity to get a Pro Bowl defensive player (e.g., Vilma) in exchange for our backup RB. Unless Betts can play defense or Portis isn't expected to recover fully from his injuries, trading him would be a smart move.

It would be a crime if Betts were traded. He remains loyal after a career season, and then we give him the shaft.

That said, we would have to trade him if we had "an offer we couldn't refuse". But, Vilma and 1st round swaps is definitely a deal to refuse.

I also think that RBs are relatively easy to come by, and it doesn't make sense to keep a backup when you can get a starter to fill a need. A 2nd or 3rd round pick could produce a back with more talent than Betts. Let's not forget, CP was a 2nd rounder.

If there are other teams interested in Betts, then that is how we could get the best value. Also, we MUST keep our #6 pick, unless we can trade it down for more picks -- not players (that is how we got lost our picks to begin with).

So, if we can get Vilma for Betts without losing our #6 pick, then we'd be stupid not to.

RBs and LBs are easy to get in the 2nd round, but that's a really steep drop for trading replaceable positions. vilma is the better player, but he's not urlacher or ray lewis (in his prime).

you're also trading alan branch for whoever is left at 25, who won't be nearly as good in all likelyhood.