2011 NFL Draft

Makes sense to me, look at the teams and their QB needs behind us:

11. Houston - no need
12. Vikings - possible need, but it's more likely they are bluffing
13. Detroit - no need
14. St. Louis - no need
15. Miami - possible need

So let's say Julio Jones is on the board at #10 and the Rams want him bad enough, trade back, pick up an extra pick, and still grab Locker at #14. That's just smart drafting.

All of this may be moot anyway, who's to say Locker is even our top QB option as SS has alluded to. Maybe Locker and someone else like Dalton are 1 and 1a on our board, and there isn't a big enough difference between them to matter.

Or maybe another higher rated player on our board slides down.

The Vikings are the reason that you can't trade down to 14 if Locker is the player you want. You think they will pass but your not sure. But if it's 1 and 1A or they are looking at another position entirely then of course the trade down is the smart play. The only way the trade down is not smart is if Locker is their clear choice, but the way it sounds that is not the case anyway.

Also the whole league knows the skins need a QB so keep in mind that every spot the Redskins trade down to...the spot right in front of that becomes a trade up spot the other teams in the QB market are going to consider jumping to.

The Vikings are the reason that you can't trade down to 14 if Locker is the player you want. You think they will pass but your not sure. But if it's 1 and 1A or they are looking at another position entirely then of course the trade down is the smart play. The only way the trade down is not smart is if Locker is their clear choice, but the way it sounds that is not the case anyway.

Also the whole league knows the skins need a QB so keep in mind that every spot the Redskins trade down to...the spot right in front of that becomes a trade up spot the other teams in the QB market are going to consider jumping to.

Yeah, but McNabb is paying us to release him and we all know where future hall of fame QB's that fall victim to misguided trades go right?

2011 NFL Mock Draft with Cam Newton, Marcell Dareus, more - Peter King - SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/04/20/2011-nfl-mock-draft/index.html?eref=sihp)

Peter Kings got some good stuff here

The Vikings are the reason that you can't trade down to 14 if Locker is the player you want. You think they will pass but your not sure. But if it's 1 and 1A or they are looking at another position entirely then of course the trade down is the smart play. The only way the trade down is not smart is if Locker is their clear choice, but the way it sounds that is not the case anyway.

Also the whole league knows the skins need a QB so keep in mind that every spot the Redskins trade down to...the spot right in front of that becomes a trade up spot the other teams in the QB market are going to consider jumping to.

Good point. Of course it is. That's just another reason not to trade down to 14 and hope to get your QB. And I don't believe for a second that the Skins or any other team actually have in mind a pair of first round QB's they like equally well. They do far too much research on them for that to be the case.

As much as I like Locker, I have no problem with the Skins trading down. But, if they do, they should trade down farther, if possible, with the idea of getting more picks to fortify positions other than QB. If they were to trade with San Diego, they could get #18 plus a mid-second round pick. If they were to trade with NE, they could get #17 plus a late second round pick and a late fourth round pick. That's much better than risking getting the QB they want in the first round, if that's what they want, for a just a third round pick.

Then they could lose all of their games and draft Andrew Luck #1 in next year's draft! :laughing2

And in the well DUH! section of todays forum
Former Dolphins V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells recently conceded to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald that the team “maybe” should have taken quarterback Matt Ryan instead of tackle Jake Long with the first pick in the 2008 draft.

I think this may be a smokescreen or just flat out BS, but heard today Skins might actually take a chance on Bowers. Like I said, I dint believe it just letting you guys know

My most reliable sources say Quinn is still choice #1 (he wouldn't be mine), but there's no clear cut 2nd choice if they stay at 10.

I think this may be a smokescreen or just flat out BS, but heard today Skins might actually take a chance on Bowers. Like I said, I dint believe it just letting you guys know

My most reliable sources say Quinn is still choice #1 (he wouldn't be mine), but there's no clear cut 2nd choice if they stay at 10.

Your days are near an end Rain Man. I will overthrow you with my brilliant Locker prediction and function as the sites true insider.

Well you did call Laron Landry didn't you?

My prediction as of today is Mallett , I'd rather have locker though.

Well you did call Laron Landry didn't you?

Well not so much call...as suggest that we take a look at him. Still this time there will be no doubt! Locker at 10. Set your watch by it Warpath readers.


My prediction as of today is Mallett , I'd rather have locker though.

Just what DC needs. Another statue.....man that joke would have killed in New York. Still why not Dalton at 10? How does a Mallet to the Skins at 10 rumor get through yet Dalton is stuck at 25?