Lots of news per a returned Jason La Canfora at Redskins Insider. Make sure you read the entire article so you don't miss anything, though I'll try and touch on what I think is the big news. First and foremost, Jason caveats his post by pointing out that this time of year is notorious for rumoring to get out of hand. Information promulgation is a strategy when it comes to the draft, so be wary of proclamations and innuendo as they may exist just to influence behavior. And away we go:

Since I'm so averse to trading up to select a WR at all, even one as incredible as Calvin Johnson, anything that makes the trade less likely is fine by me. Moving up to one (as opposed to two) means the transaction will cost more compensation, not to mention CJ will carry a higher price tag (as contracts are based largely on Draft position). Combined I hope that makes it prohibitively expensive, in our Coaching staff's view, to acquire Johnson -- if it wasn't already.
If Russell falls past Oakland (and Detroit may or may not take him) then Cleveland could settle on him and Brady Quinn could fall to #6. If Miami truly covets him, this represents an excellent opportunity to shift down a few picks and still get the guy we want. My blogging colleague at The Phinsider seems to have an eye for Brady Quinn as well: We need to keep Miami's phone number on hand come April 28th.
Interesting how the focus has changed over the course of the Draft, as Alan Branch was the guy, then Adams, then Anderson made some ground, and now it's suggested that none of them are in the 'Skins crosshairs. Landry and Okoye should fall to #6 and both present an additional opportunity to trade down: A surplus of trading partners is the kind of problem every team wants to have on Draft Day, as they can be used to bid against each other. If Quinn and Okoye/Landry fall to #6 (and that's not a ridiculous scenario) we'll find out whether Miami loves Brady more than Atlanta loves Amobi/LaRon, and will receive compensation accordingly. I like that. Just as my amigo at The Phinsider thinks Brady is worth trading up for, so too does Atlanta's The Falcoholic covet Landry: A commenter of his notes that Landry might fall, so it would behoove the Redskins to ratchet up the rhetoric on their Landry interest, whether it's perceived or real and there are enough reasons to believe it's real where teams must take us seriously [UPDATE: as noted by War Cry!, Landry is picking up steam as the Redskins pick in the Mock Draft community]. The only way we lose is if Atlanta is certain that either Okoye or Landry will fall to #8 and rather than trading for one or the other they simply settle for whichever of their two guys lands on them.

Finally, I was growing more concerned with each passing day that the Redskins weren't going to trade down, what with the talk of scooping Landry at #6, trading up to get CJ, and Peter King essentially saying that trade downs are impossible. But Jason La Canfora comes to the rescue:

The more people in that building lobbying for a trade down, the better. We need picks.