KENDALL to the Redskins (confirmed)

This is not a disaster move. A disaster move would be to continue a charade where the left guard spot is left wide open to be plugged with veteran tackles.

And this Plan B is better than Mayor Quimby's...

Really? Is everyone really this happy about this move? So we basically rented a player for a year (possibly two) whose best days are behind him, and who demands a large salary. On the other hand, we gave away a draft pick (remember what those are? They are these things that the other 31 teams in football use to acquire young, cheap players, who will stick around for awhile and whom a team can build a base around; essentially the antithesis of Kendall). We gave away a mid-round draft pick, the kind of draft pick that a lot of teams use to acquire dependable and young and cheap offensive and defensive lineman. These picks are essential to building lasting depth, which is something no team can win without, yet we give them away like cheap candy. See, if we had more than one pick in the first 78 rounds of the draft this year, we would have probably drafted a player that would have made this Kendall trade unnecessary, but unfortunately we couldn't do that because we stupidly gave away all of our draft picks for a few rent-a-players. And of course, next year at the draft, the same problems will present themselves, and this just becomes a stupid vicious circle of errors. How many times do we have to make moves like this before the the front office (and the fans) learn that trading draft picks for over-the-hill talent is a recipe for disaster in the NFL?

So you'd rather move forward with the disaster that is our current LG situation?

That's the problem here. The Todd Wade experiment was clearly not panning out. He's banged up and hasn't given any indication that he'll be up to starter quality by the time week one arrives. Would you rather roll with Pucillo as your starting LG? If the goal is to win football games, I'd say that's a pretty bad idea.

Are we happy about giving up a draft pick to shore up LG? Of course not. But it's WAY better than the alternative, which is lose.

I agree, and I'm glad we didn't break the bank on a guard but I just think it was dumb to just assume that Wade could take over the spot, or at least play it better than any of the castoffs that we have to back him up.

I think this Kendall move will offer the best solution to the problem, but I just wish we weren't dealing with this issue in mid-August.

I agree...mid august is a bit troubling...but like I said, I think they just realized that Wade won't cut it. At least they recognized it sooner than later.

I hear what you're saying, Coff and I tend to lean toward your argument some. However, I don't think you can adequately or objectively, for that matter, look at the Kendall acquistion outside of Dockery's departure. Because ultimatetly that's who he's here to replace; Derrick Dockery.

I think if we look at this is as him replacing Pucillo or better than Wade or than this guy or that guy, then the trade looks a little diffferent. The fact that it seems that Wade hasn't worked himself into the line up all that well and we've only seen Pucillo one full game, makes the situation seem as though we've failed at plugging that position. But if we backed this trade up, say, two or three months ago, then it probably doesn't look so bad from a monetary or experience standpoint.

Ask yourself, if we signed this guy two weeks after Dockery left, would I feel the same?


While I do miss Dock, he was not worth that kind of money. He was good, but was a product of his fellow teammates and coaching. Kendall is a pretty good replacement, and for half the money! Kendall is just a very small step down due to his age. But he could be just what we need.

I agree...mid august is a bit troubling...but like I said, I think they just realized that Wade won't cut it. At least they recognized it sooner than later.
True, and I'm also glad that they realized it now and not some time in mid October after Campbell got sacked for the 40th time by a DT.

Oh Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm receiving multiple text messages from my anti-Skins friends, congratulating me on "shitting away more draft picks." I feel like getting a proven high-caliber player to fill a position of pressing need, only needing to give the guy a $1M raise (small potatoes relatively speaking), giving up only a mid-to-late round pick, and not signing him to some ridiculous extension is VERY SMART front office football. I love this move. I'm sure Jason Campbell does too. Let's face it folks, a converted, injured Todd Wade and Mike Puccillo weren't gonna cut it. And the coaches obviously agree. Now hopefully Wade can spell Jansen and Fabini can also fill in when needed. This is big for us.

So when the Colts did it to basically borrow Booger McFarland last year for the Super Bowl, how did they feel about that?

This isn't Brandon Lloyd for a 3rd and 4th pick.

This is immediately boosting our weakest position. Great move by the F.O., you've got to give them credit for pushing this forward. Hopefully it works out, and we keep a healthy O-line.

I'm 100% for this one, excellent pick up.

This says it was for a fourth round pick, which is kind of high, but it's not that bad.

Jets trade Kendall to Redskins for fourth-round pick (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d801b4d81&template=with-video&confirm=true)