Saturday, April 26th, 2008...5:28 pm by Lee Gibbons
Washington Redskins Trade Pick 21
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Washington Redskins have moved their 1st round pick - 21st overall to the Atlanta Falcons along with their 3rd round pick and a 5th round pick for 2 2nd round picks (34 and 48) and 4th round pick.
I like it. Three 2nd round picks to fill holes works for me.
Full details -
Redskins Receive: Picks 34, 48 and 103
Redskins Trade: Picks 21, 84 and 154



15 Comments
April 26th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
The trade HAS to include Atlanta’s pick at 33. However, the question is WHAT ELSE? Atlanta’s #1 in ‘09?
April 26th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Ok, that mean 3 #2, the Comp pick at #3, a #4, #6, #7, and two extra comp picks near the end of the 7th.
EXACT same number of picks, but we now pick 3 #2s and a #4 for giving up a high #1, late #3, and a #5.
The Redskins have done well over the years with #2 picks…. but they’ve done fairly well in the #4 and #5 (later is pretty poor). I don’t know if I like it as much as you do, Lee… we’ll have to see who comes to us in the 2nd round to know if it was worth giving up (probably) Merling. Thing is, Baker might have been available to Atlanta if they’d drafted at #34.
April 26th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
After a few minutes thought…. we might have just gotten hosed by Atlanta. If Merling is still there at 34, we did good. If not, we need a kiss, some flowers, and a phone call in a few days from the Falcons front office.
April 26th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I think this trade is BOOTS unless Frank Chu is still available. I thought the choice of Jim Zorn was puzzling. Would have chosen Doug Williams.
April 26th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
I think this trade is BOOTS unless Frank Chu is still available. I thought the choice of Jim Zorn was puzzling. Would have chosen Doug Williams. Considering what the Cowboys got for a similar pick the Federals got jacked by the very cleverAtlanta Falcons. I wonder if Michael Vick watched the NFL Draft in the big house?
April 26th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
We got absoloutely robbed, terrible trade IMO. Unless of course a pick next year has not yet been announced. Could someone be around still come the ATL pick, probably…but speaking in terms of VALUE we didn’t do well.
April 26th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
While we’re waiting for #34, there are a LOT of trades going on late in the round… the 49ers trading with the Jets may indeed have Merling falling to #34; if we still get him there (or if he’s still available, but we choose someone else), then it’s a good trade.
April 26th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Ok, now that the Jets have picked, we ARE going to have the opportunity to draft one of the players on our board:
Kelly and Sweed are both still in play, as are Merling and Cambell. That said, three of the four COULD go…. but at least one is still there for the ‘Skins at 34 at this point.
April 26th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
And Merlings gone.
April 26th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Devon Thomas? Ok, I’m hearing “One Year Wonder”, that’s not good. Obviously, we’re about to choose a DE next. Cambell is still out there, and we choose again at 48.
April 26th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Regarding Merling, I keep hearing he’s a Phillip Daniels type of guy. Daniels is fine, but I don’t know if you go out of your way to pick a non-pass rusher.
I’m surprised that Thomas fell that far down. Most mock drafts I looked at had him going #13 to Buffalo. I just threw up a video if anyone wants to take a look.
April 26th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
FYI - From the draft chart:
We gave up:
#21 (800)
#84 (170)
#154 (29.8)
TOTAL = 999.8
We got:
#34 (560)
#48 (420)
#103 (88)
TOTAL = 1068
So according to the ‘chart’ we came out ahead.
April 26th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I’m suddenly thinking we may go Cambell at 48 and Brohm (future #2 QB) at 51.
Just saying….
April 26th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Oh, man, I do NOT like the pick at #48. There is no way, with Cooley, that we needed another TE.
April 26th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
And now Cambell is gone, to. Oh, this trade was BRILLIANT. We’re getting nothing compared to what we could have had in our areas of need.
FIRE CERRATO NOW. And Zorn; that’s the only reason we picked a TE before a DL, OL, and DB.
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