[Longtimefan]

There's not much to add to the views already expressed about the proposed Briggs deal, but I will say this. The more I think about it's prospects, the more I'm convinced this FO and coaching staff apears to have little interest in deveoping young talent.

Trade down, trade down, is an opinion that has been expressed here more than once, however, trading down is not an absolute, it takes two to tango coupled with a deal that makes sense for both sides. Further, I'm confused at that concept because of the teams seemingly lack of interest where young players are concerned. Is it that there's not an impact player at #6 that could come in and help our D-line right away, or is it that the team does not want to pay the price at #6 for an unproven player?

I'm not convinced we could expect to aquire a quality D-lineman at #31. D-lineman are gobblers on draft day because most teams understand and appreciate their value. Any team looking to trade up with the Redskins are looking to take one of those d-linemen that we should take. The difference is those teams looking to aquire that player have intentions of developing him where we can only look at the results of players like Rocky McIntosh.

I don't see an immediate need for Briggs at this time. I am however reminded of watching a team whose D-line was so weak it couldn't get to the QB even when the LB's blitzed. Let's look to get the help where we need it, and that's up front. Briggs is a good player but not what we need at this time.