Jammal Brown traded to the Washington Redskins

by smileyman on Jun 20, 2010 1:30 PM PDT in San Francisco 49ers News

There was some speculation that Brown would be traded since the Saints also had Jermon Bushrod who filled in quite nicely for them while Brown was out on IR last season. In fact there was a sizable contingent of 49er fans who would've liked to pick up Brown (I was one of them).

Yesterday Brown signed his RFA tender and the trade was announced, and it's a complicated one. If you'll remember, the McNabb trade involved a 3rd or 4th round pick depending on how McNabb does. The Redskins will owe the Saints a conditional 3rd or 4th round pick for Brown.

Here's how it breaks down according to ESPN:

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.

There is also a conditional 2012 sixth-round pick involved. Should Brown play 90 percent of the plays next season or get voted to the Pro Bowl, Washington will send its 2012 sixth-round pick to New Orleans. After Saturday's trade, Washington has six picks left in the 2011 draft.

I think this is a good move for the Redskins. A re-tooled offensive line, a new QB, a new head coach and OC--I expect them to do well.

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Well topping 4-12 isn't too difficult of a task.....

Compared to topping 7-9 or 8-8. The one thing going against them is that not only do they play the NFC east (obviously), they will be facing a tough NFC North this year as well.

by sanfranfanmdk on Jun 20, 2010 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

Yea felt they would beat 4-12 hell detroit can match that but no more then 6-10 7-9 may be a stretch

and i’m not base-ing this off of ’’perfomance’’i’m base-ing this off of another p-word ’’personalities’’they have a bunch of a personalities thats as worse as ‘’the jets’‘maybe worser.Look at em ,clinton(The Cross-Dresser)portis,larry (The Spittter)johnson,albert(The 4-3 Hoar),need i go one i haven’t even got 2 CB deangelo.You can put these ‘’mega-teams’‘together with all these trades and signings but ’’egos’’can always cripple a team when there’s turmoil ‘’all these chiefs and no indians’’

by jayjonna415 on Jun 20, 2010 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

They better

or Dan Snyder should just gift the team some one else.

by danknerd49 on Jun 20, 2010 3:05 PM PDT reply actions

Who voted NO??

Not smart, IMO, it’s just four wins and they had one of the best offseasons despite Haynesworth and his debacle. THey could come close to winning that division.

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by rlott#42 on Jun 20, 2010 4:37 PM PDT reply actions

makes you wonder

if we were aware of his availability, how would the draft have changed?
honestly im not sure where we would have gone but perhaps it could have altered the next 10 years.

by pwarren85 on Jun 20, 2010 8:48 PM PDT reply actions

We were aware

There was lots of discussion here at Niners Nation and if we were talking about it it’s likely the front office was.

Logic merely enables one to be wrong with authority

by smileyman on Jun 20, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions

I wish I knew why the Saints gave Brown away for peanuts

I know Brown is 30 years old and spent all of last season on injury reserve, but he’s pretty good. Good move by Washington because he will definitely fit into Shanahan’s ZBS. I wonder what side Brown will play. I heard that they’ll keep Williams at LT and have Brown go back to RT. I know it is considered one of the draft’s unspoken rules that you do not draft a RT early but Williams was exceptional in college at RT while he struggled at LT. He was so good that it would justify him going ahead of Okung if Williams was to play RT. He could become good at LT but I think he could have a better career at RT.

by ZeroOneInfinity on Jun 21, 2010 1:35 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

They have no use for him I guess?

The Saints have a pretty good OL as it is.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"

by SportsChicken on Jun 21, 2010 1:54 AM PDT up reply actions

No doubt they have a good O-line

Bushrod is younger and held his own last season. Plus, it doesn’t hurt when you have a guy like Brees who has great pocket presence.

But I was more questioning why such low compensation. At best, the Saints are going to get a third round pick but still lose a fifth round pick in getting that third. I’m just surprised they were not able to get a second round pick, not to mention they are not even for sure to get a third round pick. And I’m definitely surprised that Dallas did not jump on this trade and offer something better like a third and fifth round pick.

by ZeroOneInfinity on Jun 21, 2010 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions

The way I figure it

It was better to get that than nothing at all next year. The Saints had 5 good offensive tackles with the pick of Charles Brown in the 2nd round of the draft. The Saints usually only carry 4. Jamal Brown was good, but he was also called for a lot of penalties. Plus it is one less distraction getting rid of him. He is not a team player, he didn’t help the team while he was on IR. We had plenty of guys on IR, most of them stayed at facilities rehabbing, studying film, and helped scouting next opponent. He didn’t even go to any of the celebrations or pick up his Superbowl ring. He is not someone that the Saints want in their organization. Like a cancer, he was cut out before it could spread. I think the Saints would have been happy to get an industrial washing machine for him, or a new pool table for the rec-room.

"We've got 27 ways to add up to 11 (players on the field). I came up with another one last night." -- Greg Williams

by DrWhoDat on Jun 21, 2010 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Not even the Super Bowl celebrations?

That’s kind of lame. But you make a good point about getting at least something. And it is not like the Saints needed him since they did win a Super Bowl without him.

by ZeroOneInfinity on Jun 21, 2010 10:49 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions