The New Orleans Saints agreed to send disgruntled offensive tackle Jammal Brown to the Washington Redskins on Saturday.
Brown, who missed the entire 2009 season with hip and sports hernia injuries, signed his $3.62 million tender offer before the trade. He skipped the Saints' voluntary workouts this offseason because he was unhappy with the tender.
The Saints' compensation in the deal is tied to the Redskins' trade with the Eagles for quarterback Donovan McNabb in April.
Washington will now be without its third- and fourth-round draft picks in 2011, but it will also get back a later pick from New Orleans.
Washington owes the Eagles a third- or fourth-round pick in 2011 for McNabb, based on how the quarterback plays or the team performs. If the Redskins win nine games, go to the playoffs or McNabb gets selected to the Pro Bowl, Philadelphia will receive Washington's third-round pick and New Orleans will get Washington's fourth. If none of those happen, the Eagles will get the Redskins' fourth-round pick and the Saints will get the Redskins' third-round pick.
If New Orleans receives Washington's third-round pick, then the Redskins will get a 2011 fifth-round pick back from the Saints. However, if Washington's third-round pick goes to Philadelphia, then the Saints will send a 2011 sixth- or seventh-round pick back to the Redskins.
LOVE IT!!! The Skins get a HUGE upgrade at tackle and now have solid bookends to anchor the line. We get a 2 time pro bowler in Brown and suddenly seem to have a legitimate NFL offensive line. This is the first time we can say this in years.
HAIL SKINS!!!
4 comments:
Very good move to upgrade our o-line. The fact that he's coming off injuries is a little troubling, but not as troubling as having Artis Hicks as a starting tackle on the line.
It looks like we didn't give up too much for the guy either. He's only 29, which means he could have a solid 4-5 year run with us if he stays healthy. We basically gave up a mid round draft pick in exchange for Brown and a late-round pick. I'm not a big fan of trading away picks, but our situation was so bad, that this trade was almost necessary.
I LOVE the pickup.
Sure, the guy was out all of last year but it wasn't a knee injury or something like that. He had a hernia. That can be repaired more easily.
Again, he is 29 and a two time pro bowler. It is a HUGE upgrade over Heyer/Hicks. I don't mind giving up a mid round pick for a strong starter with a few good years left in the tank.
I am really starting to like the way the team is stacking up. I don't expect to go to the playoffs but honestly I would not be surprised if we made it in.
Apparently Brown was ready to be reactivated last year, but the Saints decided to put him on the shelf. That's a good sign that he should be healthy to play now.
Suddenly, the weakest link appears to be the WRs...With McNabb at the helm, I don't think it's a completely hopeless situation though.
WRs is an issue but we have like 15 guys competing for the available spots. It's a good mix of young and old and small and large. Pretty much every type of WR you can find. I feel pretty good that we will be able to find the best mix and they will be effective.
Honestly, with the pickup of Brown, I am starting to feel pretty good about this team this year. I'm not sure if I am ready to say that we will make the playoffs yet but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if we did. I definitely think we will be competitive in all games this year. The biggest question mark is with all the transition that took place this offseason (players, coaches, FO, system, etc.), it is hard to expect that everything will gel and come together in one training camp. What I hope is that we see progress week to week and that towards the second half of the season, we really see everything starting to get in sync.
HAIL SKINS!!!
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