Im pretty sure the skins traded for RG3 before the combine
I wasn't sure about this so I looked it up, no the Skins announced the trade for RG3 on the first day of the league year, March 9. The Combine was in mid February. RG3 aced the combine which made the #2 pick more valuable for the Rams.
Some funny, interesting things I had purely forgotten about from that whole trade scenario. First, the Skins were competing with the Browns to trade into #2, the Browns reportedly also offered three first round picks but the Rams took the Redskins offer instead. The Browns ended up trading up from 4 to 3 and selected Alabama RB Trent Richardson, who was a pretty big bust for them. The funny thing was, the Browns were trying to trade up for RG3, because they weren't satisfied with their starter, who was
Colt McCoy at the time... doh!
Bruce Allen also was quoted about the big price "
We understand it was a heavy price but when you bought your home you probably wanted to pay a little less too," Washington general manager Bruce Allen said Saturday. "
But you like your home once you live in it."
Its also fun to remember how badly Mike Shanahan had whiffed on QBs in his own right in DC.
The bold move demonstrates how badly the Redskins are in need of a franchise quarterback after two decades of struggles. Coach Mike Shanahan already has whiffed on three in his two seasons in Washington, with
Donovan McNabb, Rex Grossman and John Beck combining to produce an 11-21 record.
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It's been tough and I feel for our fans and in many times we haven't been successful and we're trying to get it right," Allen said, "and I think we had a big step to get it right."
Finally, inclusive of all this, the Redskins were actively trying to land all time free agent QB Peyton Manning. If I'm not mistaken, he actually declined to come interview with the Skins, no? The stupid thing was, he left the Colts, who immediately drafted Luck, who was clearly a franchise QB and HOF in waiting until injuries and early retirement derailed him.
One last fun fact from that draft... Matt Kalil went 4th overall with Clevelands original pick. He too is now out of the league, the top four picks all gone at one point although RG3 is still technically a backup. Kalil made at least one pro bowl, as a replacement for, get this,
Redskins Trent Williams, who was injured during a fight in a nightclub in Honolulu.
Its so easy for me to forget just exactly how much of a shit show this franchise has been for so long.
