ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that the Redskins decision to draft Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins in the fourth round had to do with the fact that they intend to trade him once he’s developed.
There’s been a lot of talk regarding their decision to take two quarterbacks in their first-three picks, especially after they traded a huge package of picks to the Rams for the right to take Robert Griffin III at No. 2 overall. Typically, a team grabs a quarterback in the late rounds to develop with the intention of flipping him for draft picks, so this is a calculated risk on the part of Mike Shanahan. Washington could have used that pick to add some added depth at position like safety, but instead choose to grab a third-string quarterback, seeing as Rex Grossman figures to be RGIII’s backup next season.
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Let me get this straight, Dan Snyder is such a visionary and the Shannahans are such great QB developers that they can afford to pass-up lineman for a potential third stringer that they can deal for something in the future? Maybe if they had Aaron Rodgers sitting behind Brett Favre, or Matt Flynn sitting behind Aaron Rodgers, all attending the now famous Green Bay QB school…but a rookie sitting behind a rookie playing for a coach who thought John Beck was the next face of the Redskin organization?
I’m with you.
You both are dead wrong! Cousins is a descent quarterback and will develop alongside RG111 and when the time is right (a couple of years) he will be tradeable for some descent and much needed picks. They were fine to do this and most gm’s and coaches in the league agree.