Rumor from Denver

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by celts32

Essentially my point is this:

Hypothetically, Lets say you had access to the Redskins scouting reports on all the draft prospects and their big board rankings. Thier #1 overall prospect was for the sake of argument Blane Gabbert. The report on him was glistening to the point that there was no doubt in the Redskins eyes that Gabbert had franchise QB potential in thier eyes.

Which course of action would you want the Redskins to take based on this information?

A. Draft Gabbert if he falls to #10...otherwise if Gabbert is off the board fill another need with the next highest rated prospect left on your board.

B. Trade up from #10 to #2 to ensure getting Gabbert. This would require 1300 points or lets just say it would cost our #10 pick plus this years #2 and next years #1 pick.

I hate giving up draft picks, but knowing how strongly they felt I would easily choose option B.

For the Skins - as their roster exists today? I would choose (A) everyday of the week and twice on Draft Day. For the Minnesota Vikings (a much more complete team), I would choose B in a heartbeat. First round QB's are boom/bust bets. Best thing to do is to build so you can hedge that bet as best as you can.