The Redskins have acquired rookie DE Hall Davis from the Rams for a conditional draft pick.  Davis was picked in the 5th round (#149 overall) last April.  He played in 12 games (all starts) at Louisiana-Lafayette last season and he had 22 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, he had 3 sacks, 1 batted ball and he forced 1 fumble.  He played in 48 games (26 starts) in his four years in college and he finished up with 59 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, 6.5 sacks, he batted down 2 passes and he forced 2 fumbles.  Davis has a huge upside as many draft experts pegged him to be picked in the 2nd or 3rd round so they got great value with this pick.

UPDATE:  (8/31/2010) - The Redskins must not have liked what they saw out of Davis as they cut him.

The Redskins have acquired 28-year old QB John Beck from the Ravens for 24-year old cornerback Doug Dutch.  Beck’s only game experience in the NFL came in 2007 with the Dolphins.  He played in 5 games that year for the Fins and he has completed 60 of 107 passes (56.1%) for 559 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 INTs (62.0 QB Rating).  Beck also carried the ball 9 times for 12 yards (1.3 ypc) with 1 TD run that season.  Beck will replace Colt Brennan as the #3 QB as he has been released after being on the Skins for two seasons in which he didn’t get into any games.  24-year old CB Doug Dutch didn’t get into any games as a rookie for the Redskins and he won’t be missed much if at all.

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 traded 28-year old QB Jason Campbell to the Raiders for a 4th round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.  Campbell played in all 16 games for the Redskins last season and he completed 327 of 507 passes (64.5%) for 3,618 yards with 20 TD passes and 15 INTs (86.4 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 46 times for 236 yards (5.1 ypc) with 1 TD run.  In his time with the Redskins, Campbell played in 52 games in which he completed 1,002 of 1,637 passes (61.2%) for 10,860 yards with 55 TD passes and 38 INTs (82.3 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 153 times for 786 yards (5.1 ypc) with 3 TD carries in his career.  Campbell was definitely expendable as he wouldn’t be happy holding a clipboard watching Donovan McNabb play.  I think they got the best they could for Campbell but it seems like they sold him a tad low.

The Redskins have acquired 25-year old DT Adam Carriker and a 5th round pick (from the Eagles) for a 5th round pick in this weekend’s NFL Draft.  Carriker did not play last year because of injury.  He has played in 31 games in his NFL career and he has made 53 tackles, defensed 1 pass and he has 2 sacks.  With the Redskins looking to move DT Albert Haynesworth in a trade this weekend it was worth taking a shot on Carriker who is a former first round pick.  Switching picks in the 5th round was a small price to pay for a chance to see if they can get Carriker back on track.