Shanahan didn’t think trading up for RG3 was very smart

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  • May 23, 2016 at 8:17 am #44527
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    Mike Shanahan: I didn’t think trading up for RG3 was very smart

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    In 2012, the Washington Redskins made one of the biggest trades in NFL draft history — four high-round picks — three in the first round and one in the second — to the St. Louis Rams for the second overall pick in the upcoming draft.

    Now Mike Shanahan, who coached the Redskins at that time, says he didn’t think it was a good trade.

    In an article in TheUndefeated.com, Shanahan said, “Dan knew I wasn’t very happy about what we did, but he wanted everybody to celebrate how smart we were, so we jumped on his plane and met the other owners on his yacht,” Mike Shanahan recalled. “Everyone was celebrating. I just didn’t think it was very smart to give up that much for a guy who we didn’t even know if he could drop back and throw.

    “When I finally sat down with Dan, I said, ‘Hey, you own the team. We can work with him and do some things. But we haven’t seen anything on tape that warrants giving [up] this type of compensation.’ To me, it was absolutely crazy. But I told Dan that if that’s what he wanted to do, I’d make it work.”

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