Chris Cooley for a 1st and a 3rd -- would you do it?

How do you know if Fred Davis is any good or not? You can't judge him by the limited playing time he has received. With 2 first rounders, a second, and a third. You could fix our Oline and some other needs pretty quickly.

Pretty simple. I've been watching him the last year and a half!

If I was confident Davis could step in I would do it, trouble is I'm not, so I wouldn't.

Pretty simple. I've been watching him the last year and a half!

You can't judge him in the limited role that he has been playing.

we couldnt get a 1st and a 3rd for him...shockey went for a 2nd

edit: and gonzolez went for a 2nd and a 6th

Absolutely not. Then what, stuck with Fred Davis and Yoder?

You have to replace him with something. He's not only our Pro-Bowl TE, but a premier WR.

To bad we don't have something in Davis of worth so we could send him packing. It appears that #2 pick is a useless tit.

During Gibbs 1.0, there wasn't a pass receiving tight end on the level of Cooley. Those offenses did okay. While guys like Cooley are nice to have, they aren't necessarily a must for prolific offenses.

I guess it would depend on what type of offense you bring in. If we go with another coach who's a West Coast guy, you'd have to find a capable replacement. But again, going with the premise of the original question, if you're on your way to building a solid offensive line that can give your QB plenty of time, and pave the way for bruising running game, it wouldn't be that hard to find a tight end that could get the job done.

As we´d draft only receivers anyway... NO.

If the Skins could definitely get a 1st and 3rd for Cooley, I would pull the trigger without hesitation. I like the guy, but getting two nice picks for him outweighs my desire to keep him on the team.

No one will offer that, and any team approached by the skins with that deal would laugh Vinny off the phone.

Yes. We're not close. A draft with 2 first rounders and 2 3rd rounders could overhaul our o-line and get us a RB. With Davis in the fold I think Cooley is expendable given your parameters.

No Way

If we accept that the only player on our roster that's attractive enough for another team to give up a first and third round draft pick is Chris Cooley, would you trade him?

Assuming that we could use both first round picks for offensive linemen, along with regaining the third round pick we lost for Jarmon, I would probably be in favor of it. Doesn't mean I don't like Chris Cooley -- he is a world class tight end, no doubt. But if there isn't a quarterback who could be kept upright long enough to find him, what good is he?

I think we could all agree that O-line should be the priority. If this was the only way we could stockpile extra draft picks to rebuild the line, would you jump? What if this could be our 'Hershel Walker' trade?

I would do it, but I have to ask myself, who do I have on the roster who could come close to matching his production? We don't know yet what kind of player Davis is going to be. Traditionally, TE's do not fetch 1st rounders in a trade but it would be nice work if we could get it.