Redskins trade for Alex Smith

[HailGreen28]

I thought Fuller was a backup CB with flashes of goodness and potential? Not seeing why people are that upset over trading him for Smith.

If our FO goal was to distract from them letting Cousins walk for little compensation, they seem to be succeeding.

The difference in KCs FO and ours is stark:

KC gets a 3rd rd pick, and maybe a good player, and dumps salary, for a QB they already have a young replacement for.

WASH gets an older QB, loses said 3rd rd pick and player, does dump salary, and lets their QB walk for maybe a comp pick.

Basically KC gets better. WASH spends a pick and a player to try plugging a vacancy at QB, and might have created another vacancy depending on who we traded away.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

I thought Fuller was a backup CB with flashes of goodness and potential? Not seeing why people are that upset over trading him for Smith.

Because successful teams should be able to project where players are headed- and by all metrics, Fuller was on an upward trajectory. Not to mention being on a rookie contract. The value of players like him don’t fall off trees.



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[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Because successful teams should be able to project where players are headed- and by all metrics, Fuller was on an upward trajectory. Not to mention being on a rookie contract. The value of players like him don’t fall off trees.
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But would still take a starting caliber QB over a up and coming backup CB.

Don't get me wrong, this deal overall is horrible. Again, Allen and Snyder spent a 3rd round pick and decent player to replace Cousins with an older debatably not as good QB. On a contract we could have had Cousins on earlier.

And given Allen and Snyders penchant to sign other FAs (on the backside of their career, like Smith), I really doubt we are getting any comp pick for Cousins.