Pretend you are the Skins' GM...

If I were the Jets, Cardinals, Browns, Panthers, or Ravens GM then Yes I would trade for him. Skins have a young corner named Josh Wilson who had a 48% completion percentage. Meaning if a QB threw at him 100 times he'd only allow 48 catches. Very good numbers, plus he's young and hungry to play in another aggressive defense.

I'd pass.

If Philly were giving him away, sure. But likely we can't pay the price without hurting ourselves elsewhere.

Hellllllllllllllllllll no.

Our starting RB who is younger (24 YO)...and a 3rd? That's getting raked over the coals as badly as the McNabb deal...actually worse since we'd be losing an effective player as well as a higher-round draft pick.

When CBs get up in age and their speed begins to go, their usefulness plummets very quickly.Well, first, I think Torain is in that "traded because he won't make the team" category along with Holliday and Jarmon.

And the third round pick, yeah, you'd probably be best off holding onto those. Unless you're buying low on Asante Samuel and weakening the Eagles in the process. The McNabb trade was bad because, among many other reasons, we were solving a major intangible logjam at the QB position for the Eagles, helping them both get better in the short term and move on from McNabb as a depth chart obstruction.

But Samuel isn't a depth chart obstruction. He's a second corner on a team with super bowl aspirations and two no. 1 corners. He'd also fit our scheme really well.

Also, with three years on his contract, it's not like giving up a second round pick for the last two years of an aging Jason Taylor's contract when the team didn't actually have cap room. It's about finding the right price. A runner who is useless to us and a third round pick seems like a good price for a guy who would be our no. 1 CB.

It should also be said that Torain and a third is as high as I'd be willing to go. Any good trade negotiation would hopefully begin a lot lower than that.

No samuel is getting older

No samuel is getting older

I think - - I would need time to verify this to be sure - - that each and every player on the Skins roster is also getting older. That phenomenon might actually apply to the entire NFL. [/sarcasm]

Pass... rather sign Hayden

I'd rather send a pick to Kansas City for Brandon Carr

Well, first, I think Torain is in that "traded because he won't make the team" category along with Holliday and Jarmon.

And the third round pick, yeah, you'd probably be best off holding onto those. Unless you're buying low on Asante Samuel and weakening the Eagles in the process. The McNabb trade was bad because, among many other reasons, we were solving a major intangible logjam at the QB position for the Eagles, helping them both get better in the short term and move on from McNabb as a depth chart obstruction.

But Samuel isn't a depth chart obstruction. He's a second corner on a team with super bowl aspirations and two no. 1 corners. He'd also fit our scheme really well.

Also, with three years on his contract, it's not like giving up a second round pick for the last two years of an aging Jason Taylor's contract when the team didn't actually have cap room. It's about finding the right price. A runner who is useless to us and a third round pick seems like a good price for a guy who would be our no. 1 CB.

Now come on, isn't that selling Torain a bit short? I know he's not the greatest all around back, considering he's not great at pass blocking and he doesn't play ST, but he does have some ability as a runner.