Redskins positioning draft day trade of Cousins?

[CGI_Ram]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10721645/colt-mccoy-signs-washington-redskins

ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Redskins have signed quarterback Colt McCoy.

The Redskins' addition of Colt McCoy likely means the team will say goodbye to Rex Grossman. It's doubtful there is anything in the works to deal Kirk Cousins, writes Todd Archer. Story

The contract was signed Thursday, giving the Redskins a new potential No. 3 quarterback to replace Rex Grossman. Grossman is a free agent after playing behind Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins the past two seasons.

McCoy could also compete for the No. 2 spot should the Redskins decide to trade Cousins.

A third-round draft pick in 2010 by the Cleveland Browns, McCoy started 21 games his first two seasons but has since been a backup. He played last year for San Francisco, appearing in four games and throwing one pass.

 

[LesBaker]

I'm not sure why anyone would give up much for him though. He might garner a 5 or 6 at best.

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

If they were smart, they would trade Cousins. It's kinda tough to have the best QB on your team riding the bench!

 

[brokeu91]

I'm not sure why anyone would give up much for him though. He might garner a 5 or 6 at best.

The Browns might give up a mid round pick-say a 3rd or a 4th for him, since their OC was his coach in Washington. I just don't see a huge haul from that player.

 

[CGI_Ram]

He was worth more prior to RGme's benching.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Pressure on RGme:

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer...-put-even-more-pressure-on-robert-griffin-iii

With new receivers and a full offseason to work, it's time for RG3 to develop in the pocket. (USATSI)

The Washington Redskins have had a really good offseason, changing coaches (which they needed), loading up in free agency with some nice pickups and now signing Eagles castoff receiver DeSean Jackson.

We've spent many a spring ripping the Redskins for their free-agent moves, but this isn't one of them. So what's it all mean?

This: It's all on quarterback Robert Griffin III. Isn't it always on the quarterback?

But this is different. It's his time to show the doubters -- those who wonder if he can ever be a franchise passer -- if he can indeed sit in the pocket and make all the throws. The run-around days of his rookie year, the excitement of the read-option days, made some slobber over his talent, but the reality is it was just a crutch to help him overcome faults inside the pocket.

As one Redskins coach told me back in his rookie season, "It's what we had to do to get him on the field."

And RG3 did good things with what he was given as an offense. It was catered to his speed.

Then he had the knee injury late in the season. Things changed. He couldn't move last season like he did as a rookie. It meant he had to play in the pocket, and he was just ordinary in there.

There were times where he looked like he was making progress making reads, and then he would regress. His defenders said it was his knee holding him back. Shouldn't that have made him better in the pocket?

RG3 is a smart guy who I think can grow into a pocket passer. Now that the training wheels of designed read-option plays for him are off, he has to show he can ride the bike on his own.

With Jackson and Pierre Garcon and Andre Roberts, also signed as a free agent, he has a trio of speedy receivers to throw to outside. Jordan Reed is a speed tight end who can threaten down the field with a receiver's body that you want in today's game, serving as another chess piece to throw at defensive coordinators.

Griffin threw 16 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions last season, but he made some really bad reads at times. That has to stop.

With new coach Jay Gruden, the offense will change some. With the speed outside, RG3 has to be thrilled that it will. He already has said he would drop the bulky knee brace. He also has organized some passing camps for him and his receivers already, away from the facility. That's bonding.

Those things are needed. But what's really needed is for him to become the quarterback in the pocket who can make his reads, 1 through 4 and then to the check down. The days of one-and-run are over. In fairness, RG3 has never had an entire offseason to work. Now he does.

And with these weapons, it's time to become a grown-up and play some real quarterback.

 

[moklerman]

Then again, little about the Cousins era in Washington seems to have gone as planned, as the draft-to-flip strategy when they already had Griffin didn’t exactly work.

Isn't this pretty much the plan du jour for the Rams right now?

 

[dieterbrock]

Washington made a pletheora of mistakes in 2013, not trading Cousins prior to last season is just another on the list. Funny how quick things change in the NFL