milliondollarslim Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 all I know is that he was a beast in college. Doesn't look like he is a sure bet to pass a physical though. A good gamble with not much on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPG Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Good move FO. Hope he can stay healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 http://www.nfl.com/players/erasmusjames/profile?id=JAM188263Looks like he got into a scuffle with chester taylor last week. I don't know much about it but, I saw this video on NFL.com Happened back in October.http://vikingsnow.blogspot.com/2007/10/james-and-taylor-scuffle-wednesday.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosandskinsMUSTwin Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 If he just recently failed a physical, what makes us think he will pass one this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 If he can be so great for us... why was he so bad for the Vikes? I dunno...ask Fred Smoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 If he just recently failed a physical, what makes us think he will pass one this time? The video segment on Redskins.com makes it seem as if our doctors are more optimistic than the Vikings' doctors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins4me58203 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 "James has had three surgeries on his left knee and has missed 24 games over the past two seasons. The Redskins believe James is 90 percent healed from his most recent surgery and would have a chance to be healthy by the start of the regular season." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk4theHall81 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Good move Vinny!!! James when healthy is a solid de, if he can stay healthy we just got a steal. If he gets hurt we lose a 7th round pick. Kudos to Vinny and the gang!!! HAIL SKINS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rook Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 all I know is that he was a beast in college. Doesn't look like he is a sure bet to pass a physical though. A good gamble with not much on the table. IF he doesn't pass the physical, this could lead to some interesting scenarios: 1. If we put him on the PUP, do we still have the rights to him? 2. Is the FO thought process that this guy will be ready mid-year or even next year, so we would IR him and let the old college coach work with him? In the short run, I do not think he is an answer but, he could end up being a steal. :helmet: The Rook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqq Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I dunno...ask Fred Smoot. Great answer...i love the redskins but the fans are sometimes tough to take...how can u not like this move....if he doesnt prove anything in training camp the redskins give up nothing...has nice upside and the coaches know him...like a previous poster said if he makes the team and they give up the 7th rounder its no big deal...u move down a little in the 6th round or 5th round and u get it back. very low risk move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANDWARF Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 "James has had three surgeries on his left knee and has missed 24 games over the past two seasons. The Redskins believe James is 90 percent healed from his most recent surgery and would have a chance to be healthy by the start of the regular season." Yeah, but we only gave up a 7th for him. Worst case we will cut him at the end of training camp or sooner. It all depends if we fine someone better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Vikings have strong DE's. No reason for them to keep James around. Hopefully he will pan out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azmodeus13 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 Yeah, but we only gave up a 7th for him. Worst case we will cut him at the end of training camp or sooner. It all depends if we fine someone better. We only give up a 7th if he makes the roster - if he doesn't, worst case - we don't lose anything. Best case - we lose a 7th and get a monster pass rusher who can play the run as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins4me58203 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Yeah, but we only gave up a 7th for him. Worst case we will cut him at the end of training camp or sooner. It all depends if we fine someone better. No doubt. I'm loving the trade and our FO so far this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyLight Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Zero risk for acquiring a young, former 1st round DE. I like this move and hope it works. If it doesn't, no harm, no faul. Nice work FO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinssince82 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Hopefully this guy will turn out for us like Kyle Vanden Bosch did for the Titans. Drafted by Arizona and was pretty much hurt his first four years with blown out ACL's in both knees. Missed two full years. Came back and has been a Pro Bowl player for the Titans. Erasmus is young and hopefully hungry. He is with a coach who knows him from college in Palermo. Coach Palermo also per his interview on Redskins.com seems to have faith he can come back. I love this pick up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 For those who worry about losing a 7th round pick next year in this trade, don't forget that we might end up with a few compensatory picks in the 7th round next year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 VIKINGS TRADE JAMES TO ‘SKINS Posted by Mike Florio on May 27' date=' 2008, 5:28 p.m. As it turns out, the Minnesota Vikings didn’t cut defensive end Erasmus James after all. Instead, the reported move was rescinded by the Vikings on Tuesday, and James has been traded to the Washington Redskins for a conditional seventh-round draft pick. “We really liked Erasmus coming out of college,” executive V.P. of football operations Vinny Cerrato said. “He’s young and talented, and he has a great deal of potential. We like the fact that his defensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin — John Palermo — is our current defensive line coach.” James was a first-round pick of the Vikings in the 2005 draft. http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/27/vikings-trade-james-to-skins/ real low risk...nice move by the front office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANDWARF Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 We only give up a 7th if he makes the roster - if he doesn't, worst case - we don't lose anything. Best case - we lose a 7th and get a monster pass rusher who can play the run as well. Your right, I did not see that it was a conditional 7th rd. Makes the trade even better when we have nothing to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 “We really liked Erasmus coming out of college,” executive V.P. of football operations Vinny Cerrato said. “He’s young and talented, and he has a great deal of potential. We like the fact that his defensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin — John Palermo — is our current defensive line coach.” One thing Vinny said was that they would place a higher premium on players that the coaches already had a history with...guess that only helped in this instance. Also possibly puts the passing up of Calais Campbell in a slightly brighter light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 One thing Vinny said was that they would place a higher premium on players that the coaches already had a history with...guess that only helped in this instance.Also possibly puts the passing up of Calais Campbell in a slightly brighter light. Excellent point. Obviously we'll all be watching calais and merling closely for the next few years....We'll see how it shakes out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie5 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Wow! Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan190 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Happened back in October.http://vikingsnow.blogspot.com/2007/10/james-and-taylor-scuffle-wednesday.html O ok thanks for the help. Hopefully it wasn't anything like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truant Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Kudos to the front office. If it doesn't pan out we don't lose anything. If it does work we give up a 7th round pick for a DE that can play all three downs. Fantastic. 7th round picks are very easy to recoup. Trading down a few spots in the 6th can easily get you a 7th, we did that this year. I hope he passes the physical and he's 100% by training camp. A change of scenery and his old college positional coach just might reawaken his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 the vikes waived him then retracted the fact that they waived him....we traded for him just prior to him hitting the FA market looks good so if he is sorry we dont lose anything if he doesn't make the roster we lose nothing, if he can heal and contribute... will be a steal for a 7th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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