GTripp0012
04-21-2009, 03:02 PM
There have been several rumors about the rumor mill for the Redskins draft strategy. Give your opinion as to why it would be a good move or not.
1. Scenario 1: Redskins trade 1st, 3rd, and 6th round picks with Cleveland to move up to the 5th overall pick.
2. Scenario 2: Redskins stay put with all their picks and hope the impact players they need fall to them.
3. Scenario 3: Redskins trade down to gain extra picks and go for mid level draft picks.
* Given the above scenarios, add in who you believe the Redskins should target in each scenario to give your opinion "teeth".Good thread.
1) I would really hope that this situation would only arise out of the ability to land either Aaron Curry or Jason Smith. Those are the only two players I would want at No. 5. I think both those guys are risk free prospects, but I'm not sure they'll be good enough to not add another player in this draft for. Ultimately not a great decision.
2) If Orakpo falls to No. 13, fantastic, that's a near-best case scenario. If Raji or Crabtree falls, so much the better. 13 is usually a pretty good spot if you are picking BPA, because someone who was projected in the top eight or so almost always falls out. However, this year, it's not a top eight as much as it's a top four. So 13 loses a lot of it's value this year. Michael Oher would be the best offensive lineman we could land here, but at 13, even a guy like Sanchez or Moreno wouldn't be a terrible pick. We could do much, much better though.
3) If we can trade down, we have no reason not to. The bottom of the round has some sure things in it, and we can look to land one of them: Alex Mack for instance, Eric Wood maybe, or some sort of defensive help like Clay Matthews, Larry English, or Everette Brown, or a RB (Moreno or LeSean McCoy, who I absoultely love). Depending on how far down we can get, a DT like Peria Jerry or Ziggy Hood, or a CB like Sean Smith, Alphonzo Smith, or Darius Butler, could make a nice choice. This is obviously the ideal situation, even if it's the most unlikely.
1. Scenario 1: Redskins trade 1st, 3rd, and 6th round picks with Cleveland to move up to the 5th overall pick.
2. Scenario 2: Redskins stay put with all their picks and hope the impact players they need fall to them.
3. Scenario 3: Redskins trade down to gain extra picks and go for mid level draft picks.
* Given the above scenarios, add in who you believe the Redskins should target in each scenario to give your opinion "teeth".Good thread.
1) I would really hope that this situation would only arise out of the ability to land either Aaron Curry or Jason Smith. Those are the only two players I would want at No. 5. I think both those guys are risk free prospects, but I'm not sure they'll be good enough to not add another player in this draft for. Ultimately not a great decision.
2) If Orakpo falls to No. 13, fantastic, that's a near-best case scenario. If Raji or Crabtree falls, so much the better. 13 is usually a pretty good spot if you are picking BPA, because someone who was projected in the top eight or so almost always falls out. However, this year, it's not a top eight as much as it's a top four. So 13 loses a lot of it's value this year. Michael Oher would be the best offensive lineman we could land here, but at 13, even a guy like Sanchez or Moreno wouldn't be a terrible pick. We could do much, much better though.
3) If we can trade down, we have no reason not to. The bottom of the round has some sure things in it, and we can look to land one of them: Alex Mack for instance, Eric Wood maybe, or some sort of defensive help like Clay Matthews, Larry English, or Everette Brown, or a RB (Moreno or LeSean McCoy, who I absoultely love). Depending on how far down we can get, a DT like Peria Jerry or Ziggy Hood, or a CB like Sean Smith, Alphonzo Smith, or Darius Butler, could make a nice choice. This is obviously the ideal situation, even if it's the most unlikely.