Redskins Living In Here and Now: Beathard Sees Fine '80 Draft
The wheeling and dealing is over for the Redskins and every other NFL team. The trading deadline passed Tuesday. But at Redskin Park, the Jack Pardee Principle of Productivity has been firmly established.</br></br>The latest maneuvering by General Manage r Bobby BeathardÛÓFrank Grant traded to Tampa and Benny Malone obtained from MiamiÛÓdemonstrated again that present productivityÛÓnot years of service, past performance or even popularity with fans or teammatesÛÓis the most important factor in a player's relationship with the organization.</br></br>Û¢T think that's how every team in the league operates," Beathard said yesterday, ÛÏbut that wasnÛªt the reason for the Frank Grant trade or even the F.ddie Brown trade. Those were not examples of guys not producing. In both situations, we had the chance lo upgrade the football team and 'make it better. ThatÛªs always the No. 1 consideration, "1 don't want our players lo think theyÛªre expendable, because theyÛªre not. And 1 think most of these guys have seen what we've done in the past, and weÛªve got some credibility because we brought good people in. The players can sec that.Û Sfnce Ap.ul 14, Beathard has choreographed 14 deals Involving players and draft choices, and his buttling average has been mostly spectacular.</br></br>His first deal produced a sixth-round draft choice from the 49ers in exchange for receiver Larry Jones. The Redskins used it to draft Tony Green. A No. 1 choice brought Lcmar Parrish and Coy Bacon from Cincinnati. Ricky Thompson came from Baltimore for a seventh-round choice, and John McDaniel from Kansas City for a loth-round choice.</br></br>' *1979 draft, he indicated they will have Û÷tifig choice in the first five rounds ..(probably a third), two picks in rounds six through 10, two selections in the , l^th round and one in the 12th. i. '-Û÷And in 1980, weÛªre back in the draft