Latest from JLC: The lying game

I was just about to add the secondary limited how aggressive GW could be in run support with the corners.

All in all I think there were many factors in play last year for the huge fall of the D and it wasn't necessarily all regarding the personnel.

what would you guys think of taking Landry then making a hard push for Kris Jenkins either by trade or when he gets cut?

We HAVE to go with Okoye at 6. I could see us making a deal with Atlanta and taking whoever is left at 8 though, even though Landry could go to the Vikings at 7 (if Okoye goes 6 to the Falcons). Then we'd miss out on two of the three best defensive players in the draft, actually the top 2 IMO.

I really don't want Jamaal Anderson. His body type is better than Gaines Adams, but I'm always VERY wary of the pass rusher who rushes past his senior year to enter the draft. Such is the telltale sign of the bust. If Carriker is there instead, take him.

But if we are picking between Landry and Okoye (and it should be an easy choice), at least we know that we are ending up with a good player.

what would you guys think of taking Landry then making a hard push for Kris Jenkins either by trade or when he gets cut?I'd rather go with Ian Scott.

Trying to fix the DT through FA has been a slippery slope for this team for a long time. The problem on the DL isn't a gaping hole in talent as much as it is a bunch of players with flaws in their games who are aging. I mean, we can start Daniels, Griffin, Saleve'a, and Carter for one more year and get away with it, but if this becomes a lost season again, we really need to have a guy like Okoye to step in for Big Joe and start getting reps (and maybe start to rotate Golston and Montgomery in with Griffin). We don't want to find out after we lose our 7th game that we have no youth on the DL to work in. IMO, that would be a worst case scenario.

Last thought on this article for now:

If Daunte Culpepper comes back healthy for Oakland, I mean, what a wonderful signing for them. I would still take Joe Thomas with the first overall pick if I signed Culpepper EVEN if they dealt Moss to GB, because I think Ronald Curry can get it done in this league, and so can Jerry Porter.

But a healthy Daunte Culpepper makes last years laughingstocks into a damn solid playoff contender, especially if that defense continues to improve.

Mark it down: If we have to spend another year with Griffin and Salave'a in the middle with nobody other than Golston and Montgomery backing them up, we'll be gored up the middle from the very first carry, week in and week out.

The season will be over before it starts.

There is no way this organization will draft a defensive lineman. It's just not attractive and exciting enough of a position to make the kind of media splash this organization craves.

Although I am 99.99999% certain he will be gone if the Skins stay at 6, if he is available the Skins will draft QB Jamarcus Russell.

What's unfortunate is that I think the glitz of the big FA signing for Redskins nation is no longer enough. We're not enamored by free agents as much as we are WINS now. If the front office doesn't see it, then Danny needs to get his hand off his shaft to the thought of signing Calvin Johnson or anyone else we DON'T need. While we might not be coaches, there is one constant that most of the organization hasn't had:

We've been fans since we've been old enough to watch football.

We know what works and what doesn't and again, while we're not coaches, many of us are astute observers of the game.

There is no way this organization will draft a defensive lineman. It's just not attractive and exciting enough of a position to make the kind of media splash this organization craves.

Although I am 99.99999% certain he will be gone if the Skins stay at 6, if he is available the Skins will draft QB Jamarcus Russell.

Russell?

You're on crack.

There is no way this organization will draft a defensive lineman. It's just not attractive and exciting enough of a position to make the kind of media splash this organization craves.

Although I am 99.99999% certain he will be gone if the Skins stay at 6, if he is available the Skins will draft QB Jamarcus Russell.

Are you kidding? I am desperately looking for sarcasm here, but I can't find it. D-lineman is not an "attractive and exciting enough of a position..." ???? Is it more attractive and exciting to be 27th in the league against the run and have a banged-up, aging D-line with a weak pass rush? It's "attractive and exciting" to win football games. I will argue that regardless of where we end up picking in the first round, we will take the best D-lineman available.