Quote:You are ignoring the obvious fact that quarterback is just the biggest of many problems. If we give away our 2015 first round pick, we will miss out on an elite player with Top 10 talent. After one pretty good season, the Redskins have struggled, partly because they had no first round pick in 2013. If that were to happen in Jacksonville, everybody would be saying Caldwell was stupid to trade a 2015 first round pick for a player with a torn ACL.

 

Whoever you draft with that 2015 pick is just as likely to tear his ACL as anyone else. There's not much you can do to prevent freak knee injuries.

 

Washington is struggling because they've traded away picks like candy over the years (in several other deals) and have one of the worst cap situations in the league. Oh, and their front office has drafted terribly and has made poor signings. RGIII tearing his ACL is a big part of it, but you can't be afraid that Caldwell will do as poorly in building around his franchise talent and accumulating quality depth.

 

Just to be clear, though, you really wouldn't trade two first-rounders for the chance to draft Andrew Luck?

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