Better Decision: Draft/Deal for Bradford or Trade for McNabb/Draft T. Williams?

Bradford, he is a long-term answer at QB. Why is everyone acting like he would get killed behind our o-line, maybe if he was drafted by the skins they would sit him for a year at least?

If we'd gotten Bradford it would've been more likely that AH was traded and that in general rebuilding would be underway.

Bradford looks good now, what would he have looked like behind the Redskins O line,better or worse?

But since McNabb may possibly not be a redskin next year. Would it have been a better investment to have drafted Bradford -- of course, looking back?

While I'm still on the fence on this, I'm okay with having a good young LT and building a solid O line for now.

But I keep thinking -- when's the next time, if ever, would the redskins be in position to pick up a great young qb like Bradford.

Bradford's value to the Rams was likely near infinite. We probably would have had to trade away an entire draft just to get him.

That said, in the dream world where the price was actually a bit more reasonable, then hell yes. We should have deliberately stunk it up this year by making Grossman the tackling dummy for 2 years(this and next) and have 2 years of high draft picks.

No sarcasm.

I'll play devil's advocate- but what if McNabb continues to play subpar at qb and looking ahead at possible free agents and draft choices at qb in future years -- would it have been a mistake to not deal for Bradford when the redskins had a chance? Keep this in mind and I know it's way to early -- but Bradford is being projected as the next great qb.

well, if McNabb plays sub par as you say, and we build a solid line in front of him, then WHEN we get the qb of the future (something the skins haven't ever really had) at least we will know his blind side is protected, and he will be able to shine. It's a little strange to me, given how it was a nearly unanimous cry to get OL after the last few years debacles, that somehow in hindsight some one is going to say maybe we shoulda gotten a QB. We had NO LT at all. none, zero, zilch. did you really want Heyer protecting SB's blind side? ugh what a scary thought.

well, if McNabb plays sub par as you say, and we build a solid line in front of him, then WHEN we get the qb of the future (something the skins haven't ever really had) at least we will know his blind side is protected, and he will be able to shine. It's a little strange to me, given how it was a nearly unanimous cry to get OL after the last few years debacles, that somehow in hindsight some one is going to say maybe we shoulda gotten a QB. We had NO LT at all. none, zero, zilch. did you really want Heyer protecting SB's blind side? ugh what a scary thought.

Man ... did I say that I was on the fence... all the stuff you are saying about LT is true, but what if we missed on the next great qb. We may not be in position to do that in the next few years.

Man ... did I say that I was on the fence... all the stuff you are saying about LT is true, but what if we missed on the next great qb. We may not be in position to do that in the next few years.

Then we missed him because with all our s**kage last year we still did not s*** bad enough to get the first pick in the draft. Glad he went to a different division, only wish he had gone to the other conference :(.

Seriously, we couldn't have the 1st pick short of selling off our whole draft, or some other unreasonable compensation, so c'est la draft.

Bottomline, my answer is I am ok with what we did, mainly because it made better football sense given the conditions available at the time the decisions were made.

I wonder if our first and second would have been enough for bradford?

Then we missed him because with all our s**kage last year we still did not s*** bad enough to get the first pick in the draft. Glad he went to a different division, only wish he had gone to the other conference :(.

Seriously, we couldn't have the 1st pick short of selling off our whole draft, or some other unreasonable compensation, so c'est la draft.

Bottomline, my answer is I am ok with what we did, mainly because it made better football sense given the conditions available at the time the decisions were made.

I think I'll be happy (agreeing with czaban on espn980) if McNabb stays with the redskins next season at the very least.

Trent Williams all the way.

Mcnabb is a bonus. We needed Trent period.

He will be here for years. This guy has played very well for a rookie. Sam Bradfords come and go.