Washington Redskins Set Up Robert Griffin III for Failure

March 11, 2012   ·   Joe Halverson   ·   Jump to comments

I nearly dropped my drink when I saw that the Washington Redskins had moved up into the second spot in the draft by sending the St. Louis Rams their first- and second-round picks and their first-rounders for each of the next two years late last night.
My initial reaction was that the Rams had set themselves up nicely for a Super Bowl run in 2015.
After that, my thoughts drifted to one thing only:  How in the world could the Redskins give up that much just to move up four spots? 
I understand that there was some real competition for the Rams’ draft slot; after all, St. Louis already had their young franchise quarterback, and Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III is considered one of the most dynamic all-around players to enter the NFL in a long time.  Cleveland and Miami (both of whom owned top-10 picks) both made offers, as did a pair of mystery teams who were picking outside the top 10.  So it makes sense that the price was higher than norma...

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