Washington traded away this year’s 3rd round pick, next year’s first and fourth for Denver first round pick this year, a pick in the 20s.

What does that mean? It means that Joe Gibbs isn’t going to be coaching the Washingtonians beyond this coming season.

In a draft with little punch but plenty of depth, Gibbs has made a trade that capitalizes on neither. At present Washington picks both 9th and 25th. At present he doesn’t pick high enough to get Antrel Rolle, who they need, or (likely) either receiver. What Gibbs did manage to do is gain a late round pick for a defensive lineman of which there will be plenty in the late 1st/early second rounds. He could have gotten the same quality picked 45th as 25th when it comes to DL.

Gibbs is selling out to win this season. Maybe Dan Snyder told him that a 7-9 season will mean the big goodbye. That’s the only reason I can see for it.

That is…unless they trade again.

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