Offer made on Chad (1st rd '08, conditional 3rd rd '09)

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by KB24

We need to get out of the habit of giving away draft picks like they're candy. The New Englands, Indianapolises, Pittsburghs and New York Giants of the world use ALL of their draft picks, groom their own talent and get themselves into situations where EACH of those picks are contributing on the field. The Giants had all of their draft picks playing in their Super Bowl run. We need to quit being star-struck and build from within.

I don't think people realize how many trades the Patriots have made over the years using their draft picks (whether to acquire later picks or veterans). I also don't think people realize that not every player selected by them has panned out.

[KB24]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I don't think people realize how many trades the Patriots have made over the years using their draft picks (whether to acquire later picks or veterans). I also don't think people realize that not every player selected by them has panned out.

Maybe so, but you can't deny what they're doing is working. They have sustained, consistent success since 2000. We have one playoff win.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I don't think people realize how many trades the Patriots have made over the years using their draft picks (whether to acquire later picks or veterans). I also don't think people realize that not every player selected by them has panned out.

I think the point is that it really hasn't hurt them at all, because despite having a high payroll, they always have money on hand to do what they need to do to improve.

Chad Jackson may never amount to anything in the NFL, but they picked him well behind his projected slot. There was certainly risk with that pick, but the New England Patriots could afford that risk.

The Redskins, on the other hand, I think that same pick would have been a disastrous selection, because we would have played Chad Jackson anyway because we drafted him, and he might have hurt the offense in the long run.

I am impressed by the way the Redskins throughly work through the draft, but again, this is not a team that can afford to make the high risk picks because they need a contribution from every player they draft to stay competitive.

So far so good, but again, what kind of message are you sending when you say "3 million dollars guaranteed and no picks is too much for an up and coming DJ Hackett, but 20 million dollars guarenteed plus a first and third rounder is a good deal for an over-the-hill CJ." I mean, where is the consistency in player evaluation? That's what worries me most, that the team might not understand the value of money.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I think the point is that it really hasn't hurt them at all, because despite having a high payroll, they always have money on hand to do what they need to do to improve.

Chad Jackson may never amount to anything in the NFL, but they picked him well behind his projected slot. There was certainly risk with that pick, but the New England Patriots could afford that risk.

The Redskins, on the other hand, I think that same pick would have been a disastrous selection, because we would have played Chad Jackson anyway because we drafted him, and he might have hurt the offense in the long run.

I am impressed by the way the Redskins throughly work through the draft, but again, this is not a team that can afford to make the high risk picks because they need a contribution from every player they draft to stay competitive.

So far so good, but again, what kind of message are you sending when you say "3 million dollars guaranteed and no picks is too much for an up and coming DJ Hackett, but 20 million dollars guarenteed plus a first and third rounder is a good deal for an over-the-hill CJ." I mean, where is the consistency in player evaluation? That's what worries me most, that the team might not understand the value of money.

It's Danny's year in and year out obsession with making a big splash. DJ Hackett jerseys wouldn't sell, but imagine how many #85 jerseys would fly off the shelf if he signed here? It's sad.

[KB24]

Originally Posted by GMScud

It's Danny's year in and year out obsession with making a big splash. DJ Hackett jerseys wouldn't sell, but imagine how many #85 jerseys would fly off the shelf if he signed here? It's sad.

That's really what it's all about with him. It is sad. And while he lines his pockets, we fans are cheated out of seeing a consistently winning football team that will give us REAL hope for a Super Bowl season.

[GMScud]

I have mixed feelings about getting Chad Johnson. I'm wary about once again jettisoning draft picks, but he's a far cry from Brandon Lloyd and TJ Duckett. He's hasn't missed a start in years, he works hard, he's a first down machine, and is good for 1300-1400 yards and 9-10 TDs a year. But I worry about bringing a mouth like him into a football team that has a rookie head coach and a very cohesive locker room as it is. He could mess with chemistry, and I wonder how equipped Jim Zorn is to handle that. Shipping away high draft picks make me cringe, but you can't argue against CJ's production on the field. I'm on the fence, but I don't think it matters b/c he ain't leaving Cincy.

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I think the point is that it really hasn't hurt them at all, because despite having a high payroll, they always have money on hand to do what they need to do to improve.

Chad Jackson may never amount to anything in the NFL, but they picked him well behind his projected slot. There was certainly risk with that pick, but the New England Patriots could afford that risk.

The Redskins, on the other hand, I think that same pick would have been a disastrous selection, because we would have played Chad Jackson anyway because we drafted him, and he might have hurt the offense in the long run.

I am impressed by the way the Redskins throughly work through the draft, but again, this is not a team that can afford to make the high risk picks because they need a contribution from every player they draft to stay competitive.

I completely agree with you.

The Redskins have not built that solid foundation to be able to take on risk or build trading leverage. Every selection/acquisition that the team makes has to work out or the team is in shambles.

The Skins have to tiptoe on the wire of mediocrity and pray that the winds of bad fortune don't blow upon them.