Uhhh..... What?

Austen's Goal Line Stand:

I have not done one of these in a long time now, but I think there are two head-scratchers from last night that need to be addressed immediately: The Redskins trade for the second overall pick with the Rams and the Jets sign Mark Sanchez to a three year extension.

Could this be the future for Robert Griffin III and the Redskins?
Not unless they they find a way to add a lot of talent in order to
help Griffin turn around one of the worst offenses in the NFL.

Let's start off with the the Redskins. To trade up just four spots in this year's draft they traded away a second round pick in this year's draft and first round picks in 2013 and 2014. That is a lot of extremely valuable picks to draft a guy (Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III) who has never even played in a prostyle offense.

I recently wrote an article about what the Redskins should do this offseason, and I laid out my reasons why Griffin was the best fit for the Skins and the future of the organization. However, giving up three first round picks and a second round pick for one guy is putting a lot of trust in Griffin to not be good, but great. For this to pay off for Washington, Griffin will have to become at least a top 10 quarterback within the first three years in the league, and that is a lot of pressure for a guy who just turned 22.