Two Hypothetical Questions...

1) Definitely not for a late first round pick. Perhaps for a top 10, since then we might have a shot at getting both Taylor and Winslow. Even then we'd be opening up another big hole in defense. Besides, I really like Smooty.

2) Only if we thought we could trade down again and pick up both Taylor and Winslow. (Anyone see a pattern emerging here? ;) ) But I don't see how we could do that. Who has two top ten picks that they could give to us? Would it even make sense to trade up for the #1 only to trade back down?

--Phin

We wouldn't get two first rounders, but maybe a 1st and a 3rd. We'd get more picks and still probably get one of our guys.

1) wouldnt trade smoot unless we got a top 10 pick so we could get udeze and taylor. i dont see that happening but i think thats what hes worth to our deffense.

2) nothing we could get at the 1 we need that we couldnt get at the 5. there will be only wr qbs and gallery going in the top 4.

Besides more picks, Lynz?

Smoot is the man, I would not get rid of him.

Now Trotter, that's a different story. If the deal was right, then I would have to donate my Jerimiah Trotter jersey to charity.

I tend to agree with folks here that I would not be setting any world land speed records to make either trade. But I have a strong reason to believe that both trades have been offered.

I agree that losing Smoot is the wrong thing to do now since there isn't anyone on the roster who looks like a guy just waiting to start at CB in order to shine. I don't like that trade at all. Imagine trading Smoot away and Springs getting injured so that he misses 6 games. Given what is on the roster now, the word that springs to mind is "OUCH !!!"

The second one is appealing to some small degree because what the Skins give up is Trotter (pretty much gone anyway) and a mid-round pick next year (not good to lose but not a horrendous price either) in order to move up from #5 to #1. Everyone here is correct, the Skins don't need the #1 pick this year to utilize the draft for their needs, but think about what you might possibly get for the #1 pick. Before I turned that deal down, I'd go around the league to see what I might get for the overall #1 pick. If that deal was sweet, I'd consider the Trade #2 only as a prelude to a future deal.

Whatever...

Besides more picks, Lynz?



If we got more picks than reported then yeah, alls im saying is I think that smoot is more valuable to our deffense than i believe any other team would be willing to give us.

I didn't mean Smoot, I meant trading the #1 overall pick out for more picks.

i understand what you mean but i just dont like the thought of moving up to just trade back down. i think its safer to see what you could get for the 5th pick and see what you can get for trotter. then just hold on to next years picks. just seems risky just to move up to see what happens.

I think all of the options everyone has posted seem very interesting but mabye for once we should keep our picks, keep gardner and draft Taylor and acutally build through the draft with our three picks this year and i guess six next year.