Poll: What has been Shanahan and Allen's best bargain so far?

[The Rook]

Very good poll Cali.

Tough call but I went with Carriker trade. That and the signing of Bowen & Cofield remade the Dline.

:helmet: The Rook

[Skinsfan4life83]

I said Carriker because we gave up a few draft spots for a former first round pick and starter who just had a career year. Perfect fit in 3-4 defensive end spot. Great move.

Kerrigan move is not too far behind.

[Darrell Green Fan]

I'd add trading away Haynesworth and McNabb as options. I wouldn't choose either, but getting something for players that were cut by their new teams is cutting-off-hand worthy in some countries.

Edit: changed my mind, I would select Albert since both were an addition by subtraction and we got a pick in return. Obviously trading for McNabb eliminates him, but Mike wasn't responsible for Al ever being here.

Great post. Guys on my other board don't want to hear it but the fact is the Redskins had the best offseason I can remember since Bobby Bethard and getting picks for stiffs was big. But not as big as the list, I had to go with Kerrigan but there were several good moves.

[da#1skinsfan]

Doesn't get any better than swapping a guy who is out of the league and would have been cut for your #1 receiver!

[illone]

For me it's real close between the trade down and the Gaffney trade. He was our top performer this year, but on a losing team that doesnt mean much. And the trade down the jury is still out. Looks great on paper so far, but we'll have to monitor the careers of those players.

Tie between those two, at least right now.

:2cents:

[Gregpeck99]

Royster will turn out beastly!

[G1]

I went for the Carricker move but you could argue everyone of these options legitimately. How good is that? Imagine how few the options would have been had this poll been created when Vinny was in charge.

[BeefJerky]

I went for the Carricker move but you could argue everyone of these options legitimately. How good is that? Imagine how few the options would have been had this poll been created when Vinny was in charge.

I went with Gaffney, the guy had a very productive year. But you are correct G1, every one of the options have been good bargains. I see a similar, if not better offseason this year.

[GibbsFactor]

It's got to be Carriker. Got a starter with 1st round talent for a swap of 5ths? Yes please.

[Phat Hog]

I'm going with Royster. He's probably the best RB on the team (I know we all love Helu) with both power running and elusiveness.

[laurent]

Their best bargain? Fletcher.

There isn't a single guy out there that's given as much to the franchise as London Fletcher, they owe it to the guy to turn this team around.

[moondog]

I voted Kerrigan at 16 because I think his career path potential is off the charts and he's got the determination to put in the hard work to be as good as he can be. And we traded DOWN to get him!

But I also really like Carriker. We swapped 5th round picks to get a guy that was 2 years removed from being selected 13th overall and he has played very well for us. I also like the fact that in a recent interview, Carriker himself said "I was basically traded for a ham sandwich." I found that hysterical that he actually quoted a fan-favorite saying about players that is used on here all the time.

[Diesel Hog]

Prior to tearing his ACL, the Hightower / Holiday trade was looking really, really good. But I guess I'd go for Kerrigan and trading down. That really set the tone of the draft for us, as we went in with 6 picks and came out with 12.

[Voice_of_Reason]

Had to vote for 1,but I actually think it's a tie between 1, 2 and 3 above. All three were really good value moves.

[CrypticVillain]

All of them were good moves, but I am going to go with trading down in the draft. The reason I pick that over all the others is because it was something that this franchise hasn't done in a long time. I love the fact that we had one heck of a draft this year and can't wait to see how we follow that up.

[Timmy Smith]

I'd forgotten that we traded down and still got Kerrigan out of it. Incredible, when you think about it, and it shows how smart teams back away from the flashy, high-first-round picks (where you lose "value") and instead focus on late first round, second, and third round picks.

[Riggo-toni]

In the short term it has to be Gaffney, but long term I certainly hope it proves to be Kerrigan

[goflyhelo]

This is poll is like trying to chose who's your favorite child.... it's hard to pick. Nice work Cali.

[DexterSackMachine]

I went against the grain and voted Royster for a 6th rounder. He just has the feel to me of the every down NFL back that we are looking for, and to get him in the 6th, where guys often don't make the team was a steal. Time will tell if his promise is for real.

[Est.1974]

Just to be different ;

If an UDFA guy like Willie Smith is still on the team in 2012, even as deemed quality depth, considering we're talking about the LT position, he would be right up there for me.

[SlinginSammy HOF '63]

1st Kerrigan: He and Orakpo are arguably the best bookends in the NFL.

2ndGaffney: He turned out to be a solid productive WR. Reminds me of what Henry Ellard became for us.

3rd Royster: Too early to tell but he looks like he's going to be a solid late draft pickup. He and Helu sharing the load will be awesome the next few years. Refreshing to have a draft that turned out to be awesome overall compared to Vinny drafts.

I'm giddy with excitement at how good this team could be by 2013 with two more successful drafts and a good QB.

[SWFLSkins]

The best part about this is that it's hard to choose and I had to think

Amen, but really good question Calfan. I voted Royster, but should have voted Gaffney for the year he had and not the potential Royster offers up.

[Commander PK]

I went with Kerrigan, and my next choice would have been Gaffney.

The Shanahan's did not believe they had their QB in last year's draft, so they traded down and picked up a guy who will likely be a team Captain in a few years.

[Cpt.Chaos47]

Kerrigan. Being able to trade back and still get the guy you want is always a nice move. Then they kept trading to get more picks after that. Last years draft was an awesome thing to watch after years of debacles

[skinsince72]

Tough choice between Kerrigan and Gaffney. But I went with Gaffney. Had we had a top tier QB, Gaffney would have had insane numbers.