All NOT in favor of Portis deal!

[Hail to the Redskins]

OK, seriously, let's break this down... because once you do, you realize how dumb this move is.

First, let me say Clinton Portis is young, and a great back... he'd be a great RB for us... BUT

Let's look at it from these 2 angles...

Situation A---> We get Portis at RB, get rid of posssibly the best CB in the game AND a 2nd rounder.

Problems with this are:

1) OK, this leaves us with just a 1st and 5th round pick and thats IT.
2) Portis won't come THAT much cheaper than Champ (He has been quoted as saying "I'm one of the top 5 RB's in the game and I deserved to be paid like one."
3) We have a gaping hole at CB.
4) We STILL have gaping holes on D-Line.
5) 3 & 4 combined = Our defense is actually getting WORSE!
6) Money to sign S. Springs (who were are close to signing), J. Kearse, and T. Washington? MAYBE those 3, but nothing more than that! (see #2)
6) Gibbs/Bugel O-Lines have never needed a superstar RB.

Situation B ---> We trade Champ to DET for a 1st (6th overall) and 3rd (or 4th) Rd Pick... then trade down a couple slots from #6 and take Kevin Jones.

1) Can anyone here argue that K. Jones skills do not look an awful lot like C. Portis' coming out of college? (Portis ran for 1,500 rookie yr) if not better?? (Kevin Jones runs a 4.3 - 40) ... i think they do.
2) At #5 we can take S. Taylor or trade one down, get D-Line guy, get a TE or young CB in the second (the one we AREN'T trading to DEN), and someone else in the 3rd, meaning ... lots of young affordable talent coming in.
3) We'd have PLENTY of cap space to get a S. Springs (or better), J. Kearse, T.Washington, J. Kleinsasser, and more.

My point is ... is Kevin Jones THAT much worse than Portis?

In one scenario, we'd have Portis at RB, a nice sized cap hit, limited ability to be active in free agency, and only 1st and 5th round picks to help the defense...

In the other, we'd have K. Jones at RB, a MUCH lower cap hit (rookie contract), ability to be more active in free agency, and 1st, 2nd, 3rd (or 4th), and 5th round picks to fill the hole Champ leaves and the one on the D-Line.

I mean... to me, it just makes sense... don't be wowed by a name guys... running backs are found and made EVERY year.