Who was the worst acquisition of the last 10 years?

We gave a third and a forth.

yep, and thats why I say it was the worst.

I mean, horrible, horrible trade

This may complicate the question, but which was the worst move going in AND coming out? Spurrier was obviously a disaster, but who didn’t like the move at the time? I know that can be said for every one on the list, but for me the guy who was exactly as advertised was Jeff George. Sometimes great (2000 vs. St. Louis), sometime awful (2001 season) but his reputation as a clubhouse cancer was well known going in and he didn’t disappoint!

the list is long and distinguished....

I gotta go with Duckett. We didn't really need him, but what's worse is that we didn't use him when we got him anyway. I don't really know what happened there. He wasn't a malcontent or anything like that. For whatever reason it just didn't work out.

If I were to add an "other" I might have to go with David Patten.

Wholeheartly agreed with this. I mean at least Archuleta and Lloyd played...Duckett did nothing!

Wholeheartly agreed with this. I mean at least Archuleta and Lloyd played...Duckett did nothing!

Hey, Duckett played 10 games in 06.

He attempted 38 rushes for 132yds and 2TDs.

I still think he was much more productive than Lloyd.

But... If only we had given Duckett a chance!! (sarcasm)

Hey, Duckett played 10 games in 06.

He attempted 38 rushes for 132yds and 2TDs.

I still think he was much more productive than Lloyd.

But... If only we had given Duckett a chance!! (sarcasm)

He had 2 TDs? Wow, I had no idea.

Kijana Carter has got to be up there...

And i'm gonna go ahead and throw this one out at the risk of being unpopular...John Hall. I have never seen a kicker been so coddled and at the same time so injured, while also being overcompensated and contributing under expectations.

A cheap player brought in on the ubiquitous "vet min" contract who actually had his best year as a pro as a Redskin? Huh? That and the Bruce Smith comments threw me for a loop. Come on, it's Jeff George IMO for many of the reasons stated by others (undermining Brad Johnson, destroying team chemistry, providing some of the very worst QBing in NFL history during the 2001 0-5 start). Then Lloyd because of the cost and picks, then Duckett for the picks and non-playing (I thought that move made sense at the time and bet if I went back and looked a bunch of other people did too, but the guy never got the ball).

For fun, here is some contemporary commentary on the players in question:

TJ Duckett:
Poll Question on the trade: "Love it" 40; "Like it" 42; "On the Fence" 29; "Hate it" 9.

"Sounds like a good trade. We finally have a Gerald Riggs type RB J.Gibbs loves again!"

"Hmm. I'm not sure I like this one. He won't be playing more than Portis when healthy, and I'm of the opinion that Betts is the better back. It's kinda screwing him." (so true...kudos)

"SUPERBOWL OR BUST!!! ALL YOU LAME DOUBTERS WILL NOW REALIZE WE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH MEDIOCRE... SNYDER/ GIBBS WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO BRING THE LOMBARDI TO WASHINGTON, AND NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!

As for those who think Duckett is not worth a third ATL has had the best running game overall the past to 2 seasons and with AL Saunders as our Head Coach Offense noone will be able to stop this offense when the season comes around!!!!" (whoa, love the enthusiasm)

Brandon Lloyd:

"Well he is certainly worth a 2nd rounder. The chances of finding a WR like LLoyd in the 2nd is low so he is worth it. The question is whether we have a more pressing need with that 2nd pick. I'd say no. We only need to replace Arrington on defense but we absolutly need a 2nd WR. If the package isn't much more than a 2nd then I am all for it as long as someon can atest that Lloyd isn't going to be an issue in terms of attitude."

"Lloyd was tied for 15th in the NFC in targets last season with 109
Santana was 9th with 134

Santana caught 84 of those passes.
Lloyd caught 48. He finished sixth in the NFC in "passes not caught"." (excellent stat, how come that didn't turn up red flags at the Park?)

"Since Gibbs came back the Skins have been almost dead-on with their free agent/trade acquisitons. Griffin, Springs, Washington, Portis, Brunell, Rabach, Moss, just to name the major ones.

Sit back and relax, we're in good hands."

Adam Archuleta:

"This is one that Williams really wanted--props to Gibbs to spread the love to the D as well. I take it Arch is a different sort from Clarke--more the "big hitter" that Bowen was supposed to be. If Mr. Williams wants him, that's good enough for me, though I always liked Clarkes attitude. He seems like a genuine nice guy." (Ryan Clark, just one of the 'True Redskins' to be unceremoniously shown the door).

"He's 28 and ready for prime time"

" I think arch is overpaid :/ and the money would be used better elsewhere.

if he has 10 sacks this year i reserve my right to waffle and/or flip-flop." (no need for that)

Unfortunately the Warpath is too young to remember the starry eyed days when Deion, George, and Smith (let alone Stubby) were brought on board.

Gotta be Lloyd. He represents the perfect storm of evaluation/performance blunders:
--Wasted two draft picks
--Tore up his salary and paid him up front like he was an all pro
--Apparently was not the greatest in the locker room
--Did not perform on the field
--Got injured in practice to end his career here
--Is a deadcap hit of 5.5mil in 2009

Well, my first pick would be Heath Shuler, but he was slightly beyond 10 years ago.

Dana Stubblefield was my pick, and the reasoning behind it is the massive amount we paid for him with the massive amount of hype he had.
I'd say Arch but we were able to get out from under that contract, and I feel it was more a problem of our system than it was that he sucked.
Brandon Lloyd get's a very honorable mention...it was really hard to choose between these three.

What about Jaime Asher? I wouldn't say he was the WORST but then again I was only like 11-14 when he played for us and I wasn't really paying too much attention to football in detail back then.

Anyone older know how he was as a player? And Whatever happened to that dude? I checked Wikipedia and they barely have a stub on him. Looks like he dropped off the face of the Earth.

Asher wasn't that bad. He was decent on some middling Norv Turner teams and actually was a Pro Bowl alternate in 96 I think.

And if you're ever in Indianapolis and in need of some good financial guidance...try this link:

http://www.nmfn.com/jamieasher