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

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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.