Should have pulled the trigger

Marcus21 · Joined: 19 Mar 2012 Posts: 428 Location: North Carolina

New England got Aquib Talib and a 7th for a 4th round pick.....We should maid that move! I realize he is suspended, but he would be activated right after our bye week. He would have been a HUGE upgrade to our secondary, and we prolly could have signed him for an extension for cheap! This move would have turned our 4th round pick to a starter. We are so limited in picks we cant afford to miss on any!!! I realize its a done deal now, but I really wish we would have pulled the trigger and took a chance!!!!! Thoughts?

mike23md · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 6507

That would have left us with a 2nd, 3rd, 2 5th's, and a 6th. Not much value to build on there in that draft pool.

Plus the character thing added to Hall makes it really difficult to bring in Talib.

Play with what we got and lets see who hits the market after Hall.

Needs:
SS
CB
RT
ILB

And most of these needs tend to be starting caliber. So if there is not much to hit the market we have to rely on the draft. So we need all the picks we can get to get the best value out of the draft.

I am glad we didnt go after him and give away picks. If it was for a 5th straight up. Would have done it.
_________________

turtle28 · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:36 pm Post subject:

I wholeheartedly agree with Mike23md. It was not worth the cost, especially for a trouble maker off the field like Talib. There is no way as a coach or owner, whatever you could trust him.

I think it says a lot that we have his old hC Morris on our staff and we didn't pick him up.
_________________

mike23md
Days until:Minicamp 21; Training camp 65; Eagles @ Redskins 111 RIP SSF

RSkinGM · Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 2667 Location: Richmond, Va

MKnight82 · Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Posts: 1414

I really don't think we need another knucklehead DB. We should continue to scout and develop our own players instead of trying to recycle others garbage.

Dashing · Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 2809

He is right ! how can you guys stand here and bring up some BS about our picks do you not know we need a CB any way ? a good one? .

Talib has shut down CB potential and is 26 and would be 27 years old we would of only lost a more early pick and just traded a later one.

Talib loves Raheem and Im sure would of stayed here. His price is very cheap considering how good he really is we needed him.

Now what do you guys wanna do wait for FA and hope we sign a CB? please we will sign probably some nickle dime type of guy I can already see it. Or hope to god we have a 2nd round CB but even so we could of gotten Talib and a safety in the 2nd .

turtle28 · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:49 pm Post subject:

S. Taylor · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:05 pm Post subject:

Talib is more loyal to the trees than his own career.

David Amerson will right this secondary's wrongs.
Just wait.
_________________
Don't be afraid to turn the lights on...
I've learned to dream with the lights on...
You can see the truth a whole lot better with the lights on...

turtle28 · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:30 pm Post subject:

Marcus21 · Joined: 19 Mar 2012 Posts: 428 Location: North Carolina

THESKINSFAN21 · Joined: 14 Jul 2011 Posts: 4006 Location: West Palm Beach

THESKINSFAN21 · Joined: 14 Jul 2011 Posts: 4006 Location: West Palm Beach

I agree with marcus though,wish we would have got talib Sad

_________________

mike23md on the sig

FosterTheSkins · Joined: 19 Oct 2012 Posts: 329

footy_29 · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:53 pm Post subject:

I asked myself this question too.

However, in discussing SoS's 2011 redraft, he has the Redskins selecting Justin Houston who he believes has the higher ceiling because of his athleticism (debatable). One of the reasons I said it made sense to go with Kerrigan was because of his history compared to Houston's.

Let me elaborate...

In my view, Sleepy Fred and Trent received their first warning before the 2011 draft - seems logical considering the timing of the lockout - and if they didn't, I wouldn't be surprised if the FO had some notions. Justin Houston has a similar history to Trent and Sleepy Fred, in relation to their drug use.

At some point, you have to go with the 'professional athlete' - the player with leadership, work ethic and talent. Orakpo, Kerrigan and Fletcher are all such players, although we all know Fletch has reached a steep decline. Clearly there are others added by this FO, however the point remains, which is: with the exception of short-term fixes, this FO is prioritizing 'character' players.

When it comes to Talib, why waste the pick on a player who will not be here for long. With his issues, he is not slated to remain with the team in the long-term, so why bother with the experiment? Sure, you may get a talent for cheap, but this player is a worse locker room injection than D.Hall ever was.

I am glad they passed on him. Still very concerned about the unit, but there are other ways to fix it. Teams have had some late success drafting corners of late, if the resources are dedicated to this task, I do not see why it cannot be done in the next couple of drafts in conjunction with free agent additions.
_________________

Blknite01's masterpiece

Jeezy Fanatic · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:45 pm Post subject:

We already have a secondary full of morons with Hall, Meriweather, and Tanard, why throw another into the mix?
_________________

Sig By Mike23md