Redskins Trade for Jammal Brown

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Redskins have traded for New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Jammal Brown. The terms of the trade are tied into the trade that was made earlier this offseason for Donovan McNabb. According to Schefter the terms of the deal are:

"Washington owes the Eagles a third- or fourth-round pick in 2011 for McNabb, based on how the quarterback plays or the team performs. If the Redskins win nine games, go to the playoffs or McNabb gets selected to the Pro Bowl, Philadelphia will receive Washington's third-round pick and New Orleans will get Washington's fourth. If none of those happen, the Eagles will get the Redskins' fourth-round pick and the Saints will get the Redskins' third-round pick.

If New Orleans receives Washington's third-round pick, then the Redskins will get a 2011 fifth-round pick back from the Saints. However, if Washington's third-round pick goes to Philadelphia, then the Saints will send a 2011 sixth- or seventh-round pick back to the Redskins."

So after breaking all of that down what does it mean for the Redskins? Well it means that they have already reduced their 2011 draft picks down to 6, which isn't great after the small number of picks that they had this year, most of them coming in the latter rounds of the draft. However, this could potentially be a great move for the 'Skins. Brown is a 2 time former Pro Bowler and although he is coming off of a 2009 season spent on the IR he still has huge potential.

This really is a move that was long overdue for the Redskins. They haven't done much to shore up their offensive line in the offseason aside from drafting Trent Williams 4th overall in the draft and adding Minnesota Vikings backup Artis Hicks through free agency. With this signing, Brown could play Right Tackle and Williams could play Left Tackle, immediately making an impact on both the rushing and passing game. It is a bit frustrating to see the Redskins trading away more picks, something they are very accustomed to doing, but at least they are using these picks in the right way.

Mike Shanahan making moves like this and others like signing Donovan McNabb, Larry Johnson, and Willie Parker suggest that Shanahan is discarding the idea of "rebuilding" the Redskins and rather is going to try to win right now. I suppose this is a good idea seeing that Dan Snyder doesn't usually give his coaches much time to build a team before he quickly disposes of them for the next big name that becomes available. Either way, this is another positive move in the right direction for the Redskins and if anything else, it should at least take away from the Haynesworth talk for a day or two.