Redskins trade up to #2

The Redskins and Rams swapped first round picks in the 2012 draft, and the Redskins threw in this year's 2nd, and 1st's in 2013 and 2014. Thats a hefty price to move up 4 spots.

Undoubtedly, the Redskins made this move for RG3, Robert Griffin III QB Baylor and Heisman Trophy winner.

I think Griffin is worth the ransom Washington paid. Griffin is an accurate QB with a cannon, he possesses olympic speed, and he graduated early so we know he is smart. Imagine a smart Michael Vick.

Griffin also changes the culture in Washington. Free agency starts tomorrow. The Skins need to add another playmaker on offense. The top WR on the market is going to be Vincent Jackson. Why wouldn't he want to join the Redskins?

Mike Shanahan can turn any RB into a thousand-yard rusher. The Redskins franchised TE Fred Davis and Chris Cooley is back. Add Jackson to a receiving core of Santana Moss, Jabar Gaffney, and Leonard Hankerson (2nd year player who showed promise as a rookie before getting injured) and the Redskins have a legitimate offense.

Kyle Shanahan finally will have a QB capable of running his offense like he did in Houston with Matt Schaub. Rex Grossman wasn't smart enough to fully execute the offense. John Beck didn't have the physical tools. RG3 puts everything together.

Trading 3 1st round picks and a 2nd round pick is a monumental gamble. If Griffin is the franchise quarterback for 10 years and leads the Skins to a couple Superbowls, then it's a great trade. If he's a bust and is out of the NFL by 2016, then it's just another failure by the Redskins under Dan Snyder.