Alpe d'Huez said:
Moving away from the conspiracy fun and back to the sport.
Here's the latest mock draft, courtesy of Bleacher Report. I agree with their thoughts that it's very possible the Redskins will give up three picks in order to be able to draft RG3 with the second pick in the draft. Very possible. It's something Snider and the Redskins would risk, and it's something St. Louis will give up. The only question I think is just how much they'll give up.
Here's a summary of the Bleacher Report link you posted. I too thought they had a pretty good analysis, including this bit on Washington:
The Washington Redskins hopefully learned from their previous mistakes and avoid signing a veteran quarterback. Peyton Manning, Matt Flynn and Kyle Orton are not what this franchise needs to get back into contention. A young quarterback like Baylor's Robert Griffin III would provide both a long-term and immediate upgrade.
Mike Shanahan wants to win now, but that want could end up costing him his job. He needs to look further into the future and make a move to land Griffin III. The Redskins have a good enough defense to make the playoffs, and I argue that Griffin III can get the offense where it needs to be.
The play of rookie quarterbacks like Andy Dalton and Cam Newton show that you don't need a veteran quarterback to find success. Griffin III's explosiveness and ability to attack the deep part of the field will greatly improve this offense.
This makes good sense to me. I have a gut feeling Shanahan will not want to pass up on a QB who could be as valuable to a team as Elway was in Mike's stint in Denver. Only question is, how much is Washington willing to give and how little is STL will to get in return. The Rams have already been posturing a little bit by saying they may not be satisfied with Bradford, implying they might want to use the 2nd overall pick to take the QB. These kind of mind games make the whole process more interesting, but could also push a team wanting the QB to offer a bit more to get him. STL needs a WR, and a guy like Blackmon could be just the guy to help Bradford out. So the second gut feeling I have is STL is not really going to throw in the towel on Bradford just yet. That could be good news for Washington.
BLEACHER REPORT MOCK DRAFT:
1. IND: Andrew Luck (QB, STANFORD)
2. WAS: Robert Griffin III (QB, BAYLOR. TRADE: From STL)
3. MIN: Jonathan Martin (OT, Stanford)
4. CLE: Quinton Coples (DE, North Carolina)
5. TB: Morris Claiborne (CB, LSU)
6. STL: Justin Blackmon (WR, Oklahoma State. TRADE: From WAS)
7. JAX: Matt Kalil (OT, USC)
8. CAR: Riley Reiff (OT, Iowa)
9. MIA: Courtney Upshaw (DE/LB, Alabama)
10. BUF: Melvin Ingram (DE/LB, South Carolina)
11. KC: David DeCastro (G, Stanford)
12. SEA: Michael Brockers (DT, LSU)
13. ARI: Mike Adams (OT, Ohio State)
14. DAL: Dre Kirkpatrick (CB, Alabama)
15. PHI: Luke Kuechly (LB, Boston College)
16. NYJ: Trent Richardson (RB, Alabama)
17. CIN: Alshon Jeffery (WR, South Carolina. TRADE: From OAK)
18. SD: Cordy Glenn (OT, Georgia)
19. CHI: Michael Floyd (WR, Notre Dame)
20. TEN: Kendall Wright (WR, Baylor)
21. CIN: Stephon Gilmore (CB, South Carolina)
22. CLE: Mohamed Sanu (WR, Rutgers. TRADE: From ATL)
23. DET: Janoris Jenkins (CB, North Alabama)
24. PIT: Mark Barron (S, Alabama)
25. DEN: Devon Still (DT, Penn State)
26. HOU: Dwayne Allen (TE, Clemson)
27. NE: Whitney Mercilus (DE/LB, Illinois. TRADE: From NO)
28. GB: Chandler Jones (LB, Syracuse)
29. BAL: Peter Konz (C, Wisconsin)
30. SF: Nick Perry (DE/LB, USC)
31. NE: Kendall Reyes (DT, Connecticut)
32. NYG: Vontaze Burfict (LB, Arizona State)