2014 draft prospects Early edition

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Trading three top 40 picks to move up four spots is pretty brutal, no? It's a pretty extreme example of betting on oneself: i.e. we will be so good after/because of this trade that we won't feel the cost of doing business (i.e. the loss of picks). It's the same gamble that Seattle made in acquiring Percy Harvin --> we're giving up a ton of value but this player improves us too much to pass on. It's not a great idea, but if your organization can cash the check, it can work out for you.

Seattle is super bowl champs. We're 3-13. Guess who won their gamble? Guess who is (not) picking second in the draft?

You can't build a franchise on bad decisions. Doesn't mean you can't ever make aggressive moves. As Seattle proves, you can. Problem is, if you don't know what you are doing, you get exposed pretty quickly. The Skins didn't really know what they were doing. They got exposed. We can all move on now.

I honestly don't understand what you are trying to say. You're talking in circles.

Just answer this: If RGIII develops into the the type of QB that doesn't cause anyone to regret the trade for him, then what is the problem?

If RGIII becomes a Top 5 NFL QB, then he'll be worth all of those picks because Franchise QB's don't grow on trees.

Plan A: Trade up to get RGIII.

Plan B: Hope to get lucky and find a Top 5 QB somewhere, somehow, some way, sometime in the future.

I'll take Plan A and never look back.