The Redskins have acquired 29-year old OT Jammal Brown and a conditional late round pick from the Saints for either a 3rd or 4th round pick in 2010.  The Redkins will also have to send a 6th round pick to the Saints if Brown plays in at least 90% of the offensive snaps in 2010 or he makes the Pro Bowl.  Brown is a big guy at 6’6″, 313 pounds who will likely be a starter right off the bat as long as he is healthy.  He missed all of last season due to injury.  Brown has played in 58 games (all starts) in his five years in the NFL so far.  The Redskins will send the Saints a 4th round pick if they win at least 9 games or Donovan McNabb makes the Pro Bowl with the Eagles getting a third rounder from the Redskins.  If neither happen the Skins will send the Eagles a 4th rounder and the Saints a 3rd rounder.  I like this trade for the Redskins as Brown will help them protect Donovan McNabb.

The Redskins have three very experienced and solid RBs at the top of the depth chart heading into training camp.  It appears that 28-year old Clinton Portis would be at the top of the pecking order due to seniority in Washington.  He played in 8 games (all starts) for the Redskins last season in which he carried the ball 124 times for 494 yards (4.0 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Portis also caught 9 passes for 57 yards (6.3 avg) with 1 TD grab last season.  Portis has now played in 108 games (103 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 2,176 times for 9,696 yards (4.5 ypc) with 73 TD runs.  He has also caught 242 passes for 1,963 yards (8.1 avg) with 5 TD grabs in his career.  Portis also has two years of experience playing under head coach Mike Shanahan so he could suddenly excel again due to the zone blocking scheme.

30-year old Larry Johnson is trying to get his career back on the right path.  He played in 14 games (7 starts) for the Bengals & Chiefs last season in which he carried the ball 178 times for 581 yards (3.3 ypc).  He also caught 15 passes for 80 yards (5.3 avg) last year.  Johnson has now played in 82 games (55 starts) in his seven years in the NFL in which he has carried the ball 1,421 times for 6,219 yards (4.4 ypc) with 55 TD runs.  Johnson has also caught 154 passes for 1,373 yards (8.9 avg) with 6 TD grabs in his career.  Johnson hasn’t been the same player he was early in his career lately but that could change in the Redskins’ new offense.

29-year old Willie Parker adds some speed to this unit.  He played in 14 games (3 starts) for the Steelers last season and he carried the ball 98 times for 389 yards (4.0 ypc).  Parker also caught 6 passes for 64 yards (10.7 avg) with 1 TD grab last year.  Parker has now played in 79 games (60 starts) in his six years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 1,253 times for 5,378 yards (4.3 ypc) with 24 TD runs.  Parker also has caught 84 passes for 697 yards (8.3 avg) with 5 TD grabs in his NFL career.  Parker, like Johnson and Portis, has been a featured back in the NFL giving the Redskins tremendous depth at RB.

23-year old Ryan Torain didn’t play at all last season.  He played in 2 games (1 start) in Mike Shanahan’s last year with the Broncos and he carried the ball 15 times for 69 yards (4.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Torain has been brittle in his football career but Coach Shanahan sees something he likes in the kid.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE REDSKINS RBs in 2010:  B

The Redskins have signed WR/S Mike Furrey.  Furrey played in all 16 games for the Browns last season in which he caught 23 passes for 170 yards (7.4 avg) and he also had 16 tackles and defensed 2 passes.  Furrey has now played in 94 games in his NFL career in which he has caught 221 passes for 2,298 yards (10.4 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  He has also made 77 tackles, defensed 10 passes and he has 4 interceptions (143 return yards) with a TD return.  Furrey is a ideal player for the Redskins to add as he can help them out a little bit on offense, defense and special teams.

Personally I think that Jason Campbell held back the offense of the Redskins a bit.  With Donovan McNabb now on board I see the Redskins having a solid offense in 2010.  The 33-year old Donovan McNabb played in 14 games for the Eagles last year and he completed 267 of 443 passes (60.3%) for 3,553 yards with 22 TD passes and 10 INTs (92.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 37 times for 140 yards (3.8 ypc) with 2 TD carries last year.  McNabb has now played in 148 games in his NFL career and he has completed 2,801 of 4,746 (59%) passes for 32,873 yards with 216 TD passes and 100 INTs (86.5 QB Rating).  McNabb has also carried the ball 573 times for 3,249 yards (5.7 ypc) with 28 TD runs in his career.  McNabb has a 92-49-1 (65.2%) record as a starting QB as he is a winner.  He can still make all of the throws and his legs are still good enough to buy him some time when needed.

29-year old Rex Grossman’s game is throwing the long ball.  He played in 1 game for the Texans last season and he completed 3 of 9 passes (33.3%) for 33 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (33.0 QB Rating).  Grossman also carried the ball 3 times for 9 yards (3.0 ypc) last year.  Grossman has now played in 37 games in his NFL career and he has completed 524 of 971 passes (54%) for 6,197 yards with 33 TD passes and 36 INTs (69.5 QB Rating).  Grossman has also carried the ball 58 times for 89 yards (1.5 ypc) with 3 TD runs in his career.  Despite his sub par numbers passing the ball, Grossman has been a winner in the NFL compiling a 19-12 (61.3%) record as a starting QB.  He has also led a team to the Super Bowl only to fall to Peyton Manning and his Colts.

26-year old Colt Brennan enters camp with a slight edge on 27-year old Richard Bartel for the #3 QB job.  Neither of them has played in a regular season game.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE REDSKINS QBs in 2010:  A-