No d-lineman

I think they're looking to develope the next Joe Jacoby. Blue-collar, late rounds, etc. Remember, they've got one of the great o-line developers in Bugel, so the potential to find a diamond in the rough is pretty good there.

But I do think they'll add to the d-line with vets, undrafted rookies, and cap cuts. But they clearly think they can generate pressure on the QB with their LBs and blitz schemes. And adding Barrow, and Taylor, which lets them committ more men in the box, should help.

Coach Williams, you've got your work cut out for you!

The 5th and 6th round are not where you find an immediate threat to start and perform better than the players we currently have on the D-line. They'll probably pick up a couple undrafted D-linemen, and see what happens there....plus there are the post June 1st cuts....
I am confident that Joe Gibbs, Gregg Williams, and Joe Bugel know what they're doing.

I think that we already upgraded our D line plenty. You have to realize that Noble will be back year after next at the latest which solidifies DT for us. With Noble and Griffin we have our starters. I think Wynn and Daniels are defiitly solid enough at end. We're not going to get a huge push from our line alone, but from what I've seen that's not the type of scheme Williams uses anyways. Williams depends on his linebackers and DB's more than anything else.

You're going to see an aggressive blitzing defense (thank god, we should have tried last year) and with that you'll see much more turnovers. It's also going to make our line look a lot better than it may be. With Marcus Washington and LaVar coming from opposite ends and Sean Taylor/Smoot on the occassional corner/safety blitz you're going to see what I feel is a top 5 defense. The same defense we have now under Edwards would have been a 20th or higher ranked defense. The man running it means much more than the men in it, as far as I'm concerned. You don't get into the NFL without having an abundance of talent!

Man our O-line is young.
Perhaps we can make a move on an unsigned free agent D-lineman or two.

This kid look interesting as an undrafted free agent. He's DE, though too light for full time play. Had 20.5 sacks and 40 tackles for loss in his last 24 games.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/uyi_osunde

kinda small though for a de in the nfl only 250-260 lbs but could be a sleeper if put some weight on

i say after we cut trotter, candidate, and moore, we make a play to sign tony brackens if he'll come cheap. I know one college player i'll be watching to see how he does this year in hopes that the skins can get him is chris canty of virginia. I think our line is decent enough right now especially against the run and our lbs plus a decent pass rush specialist pick up will make our defense somewhat formidable. I'm probably putting more faith into Williams and his staff, but having a "real" defensive coach is going to work wonders with the talent currently on the roster plus taylor when he signs.

A thought about the D-line:
When the Skins signed Gardener two years ago, no one thought he would have the year that he had...he was a guy with loads of talent and potential, but never had really panned out. Maybe the coaches think someone like Griffin could be this year's version...without the attitude and back problems...