USA Today Gibbs Articles- Skins staying put at #5??

It was on the Espn News TV, they didnt say much about it. Just sorta broke in and said the Skins "put a call in".

You think the Bolts would take Samuels and Gardner for the #1 pick? I don't.

Why not -- they need an OT and WR, right?

Samuels is still a stud, and Gardner is solid.

Mabye, they have a lot of holes to fill. Drafting a QB doesnt fill any of their holes. The thing is Marty wants to keep his job, he if drafts a QB and starts him then he is prolonging his life by saying he started a rookie QB to build with. If he traded teh pick for players he would be looking to build a team this year. Perhaps if you added Trotter and someone else you would fill more holes and it would look more attractive.

Fan presure for one thing, no one wants to be the GM who let the big time QB slip away. Like they did when Atlanta made the trade for Micheal Vick.
If the Skins trade Sameuls does his whole salary go against the the Bolts?

Mabye, they have a lot of holes to fill. Drafting a QB doesnt fill any of their holes. The thing is Marty wants to keep his job, he if drafts a QB and starts him then he is prolonging his life by saying he started a rookie QB to build with. If he traded teh pick for players he would be looking to build a team this year. Perhaps if you added Trotter and someone else you would fill more holes and it would look more attractive.

Hell -- throw Trotter in too, he's gone anyway.

Fan presure for one thing, no one wants to be the GM who let the big time QB slip away. Like they did when Atlanta made the trade for Micheal Vick.
If the Skins trade Sameuls does his whole salary go against the the Bolts?
I'd assume so, unless he restructures.

if we trade him we still owe him teh signing bonus. Hed still cost us around 6 million this year I beleive.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft04/news/story?id=1783996

The story is online now:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft04/news/story?id=1783996

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/dr_z/04/15/zimmerman.draft/index.html
Dr. Z from SI reported that the deal with the Raiders was Samuels, Gardners or Ramsey, and a lower rounds draft pick.

I don't think the Bolts make this trade at least right away. I think they still hold out hope of trading down to get Rivers(the QB they really want) and some more picks or players. However throwing Ramsey to them may give them a QB they like, one with NFL experience.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/dr_z/04/15/zimmerman.draft/index.html
Dr. Z from SI reported that the deal with the Raiders was Samuels, Gardners or Ramsey, and a lower rounds draft pick.

I don't think the Bolts make this trade at least right away. I think they still hold out hope of trading down to get Rivers(the QB they really want) and some more picks or players. However throwing Ramsey to them may give them a QB they like, one with NFL experience.

I trust Gibbs and everything -- but why the hell would we even toy with the idea of getting rid of Ramsey?