Reed Doughty

Cooley seems pretty high on him from his blog:

Of course being around the team year round I see a lot of things that no one else does. Down to the details of who works the hardest in the weight room. That said, it can still be a guess to who has a breakout year. Laron Landry will have a great season for us in his second year, but I think everyone expects that. The player that will surprise a lot of people is Reed Doughty. He is extremely smart as well as a very hard working player.

I voted for Reed for the player most likely to have a brakeout season (on redskins.com). I only remember Reed getting beat twice last season, both when he first started to play full time. When he stared to play back when Sean was just rehabing his knee didnt he play as a FS for a few games. Thats where he was a liability, once moved to SS he did really well. He definitly got better as the season went on. So shouldnt that mean give him a chance and hope we dont spend a first day pick on a saftey.

Cooley seems pretty high on him from his blog:

Given that 'character' seems to be something that many people feel very strongly about on this site (see the number of complaints about the picking up of Mathis and the suggestion that we might pick up Chad Johnson (both of which I am not adverse to)) then Reed Doughty should be someone who is given and chance to cement himself as a starter; he is unquestionably a guy who boasts tremendous character.

I like Doughty but there is no free lunch in the NFL, you got to earn your keep. Hopefully he worked hard on every aspect of his game so we don't have to draft a SS.

What do you guys think of him?
can he be a full-time starter in the NFL?

he played well down the stretch and seemed to fit in well in the locker roomIt was a great move by Williams switching him up with Landry. Taylor's athletic ability at FS was a key to the defensive changes last season, and Landry is much more an impact player than Reed would ever be in centerfield. I want to see Doughty get his fair shot as our starting SS this year. He's another high character, intelligent guy that Gibbs brought in, and he'll get better if given the chance to play more SS.

Reed definitely deserves the chance to compete for a starting job. Finding another safety in the draft would be pretty low on my list of priorities. Maybe a 2nd day pick.

I love Doughty, however, he lacks the speed needed in our current defensive backfield. He has what it takes to play safety as long as we get him some speed to keep up with burner receivers. He has angle, can hit, and is phenomenal on special teams. He is an asset but if we dont get some younger, faster CBs, we are going to need a quicker safety.

I love Doughty, however, he lacks the speed needed in our current defensive backfield. He has what it takes to play safety as long as we get him some speed to keep up with burner receivers. He has angle, can hit, and is phenomenal on special teams. He is an asset but if we dont get some younger, faster CBs, we are going to need a quicker safety.I don't see Doughty having to cover burners as much if he's the starting SS. His first assignment should be the TE, or possibly the slot WR in 3 WR sets.

I don't see Doughty having to cover burners as much if he's the starting SS. His first assignment should be the TE, or possibly the slot WR in 3 WR sets.

as long as hes doing that, he will be great for us and I think we need to get a second day SS in the draft for depth.

We have to remember we are not replacing Taylor with anybody. We're not going to get another player like him. Landry will do what he did to some extent but we can't expect to have two stud safeties back there like we did. The question is whether Doughty can be a productive safety for us and he showed last year that he probably can. He is not going to be Taylor but he can do the job and no one we bring in is going to do all that much better probably.