Washington Redskins: Trading Up for No. 2 Pick for RGIII Is Too Risky to Justify

The Washington Redskins acquired the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft from the St. Louis Rams on Friday night in a move that has too much risk involved to justify it.

Now the Redskins will be able to draft Baylor star and Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Robert Griffin III to be the team's franchise quarterback, but Griffin being an NFL star is no sure thing.

The price to acquire Griffin was incredibly high, but the Redskins foolishly decided it was necessary to pay it.

Via Jay Glazer of Fox Sports:

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Under the deal, the Redskins and Rams will swap first-rounders this year, sources said. The Rams also will receive two future first-round picks and a second-round pick, Rams vice president and chief operating officer Kevin Demoff confirmed to The Sports Xchange after the story first broke.

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Two first-round picks and a second rounder is too much to give up when there's no guarantee that Griffin can be a star quarterback at the pro level.

Sure, his running ability and great arm strength make him a talented dual-threat quarterback, but his accuracy is not what you want from a typical NFL pocket passer.

We've seen these types of quarterbacks have success in the NFL, but very few of them have had much playoff success, and none have won a Super Bowl.

Quarterbacks who like to use their legs to make plays, like Griffin, put themselves at risk for more injuries than what normal pocket passers would.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, for example, has a similar skill set to that of Griffin, but he has suffered through several injuries as a result of his desire to run the ball into the defense where he is open to huge hits and tackles.

Because there is so much risk involved in dual-threat quarterbacks, whether it's because they don't always pan out or that they get injured too often, there was no reason for the Redskins to offer three quality draft picks for Griffin.

Now the team doesn't have many high draft picks to build a quality team around Griffin, which means spending money in free agency will be Washington's only option. We have seen that strategy fail time and again for owner Dan Snyder.

Griffin could be a fine professional football player, but the Redskins gave up too much when you consider all the risk involved with drafting the Baylor quarterback.

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