Mel/Todd Mock Draft 3.0

This is a bit off-topic, but when are compensatory picks awarded? i know we lost demetric evans and im curious whether we'd get anything for that or whether the fact that we signed dock and haynesworth would negate losing evens. i cant remember exactly how the rules work.

They'll be awarded sometime in late March. There's a small, very very very small possibility that the Redskins will get a late 7th round pick

You think we've got pass rushers up the butt? Lets take a look at our DL, shall we?

-Daniels is 37. We can't really rely on him to be a starter all year, let alone beyond that.
-Maake can't even run right now. He may or may not be healthy enough to play for us at all this year, let alone start
- Haynesworth will be here no more than 3 more years. while he's here, he'll only be on the field about 60% of the time.

Now lets look at our linebackers:
- Orakpo - A beast and perfect for the 3-4
- Carter - doesn't fit our system. he's of no value to us
- Jarmon - will be learning a new position and is coming off an injury. we can't rely on him.

of the 6 guys you mentioned, only 2 can be counted on to make solid contributions in 2010. Our pass rush is not as set as you think it is, not in a 3-4. I feel Adding Suh or McCoy would do far more for our defense in the short and long term than adding a guy like Berry to our secondary. We had the best secondary in the league a couple years ago and our defense still got torn apart because we didnt have a good pass rush. Hopefully, we can trade down or use the #4 pick on Okung... but if we pick up Berry and leave Suh or McCoy on the board, i need to just let Smoot or Matty know they should go ahead and ban me for the draft weekend because i'll be doing nothing but complaining.

That said, my opinion could completely change if we trade carter and end up getting Carriker and a good LB in free agency... but as of right now, i'd rank our team needs as:

1. LT
2. RT
3. DE
4. NT
5. RB
6. OLB
7. FS (Landry isn't a BAD FS afterall... we're just wasting his talent there)
8. QB (Would be ranked much higher if i felt there was a single QB in the draft better than Campbell)

We're talking 3-4 pass rushers. We've also got guys behind the guys you named. Lorenzo and Golston can play on the line. Not to mention, FA just started. You're making my point. We can both name guys we can play in the trenches on a 4-3 and a 3-4 right now. We have no one, and I mean no one who can play LT even half-way decent right now. I would switch up you're list and say these are the most pressing needs:

1) LT
2) RB / OG / C
3) FS / NT
4) LB
5) QB

OKUNG! Please!

So what do you propose in the likely scenario that the draft goes Bradford, Okung, McCoy/Suh?

I really don't want Clausen and especially at #4. I'd only hope that if that top 3 happens that way someone is anxious enough to come and get McCoy or Suh and we can trade down.

Clausen is the only player who i'd have a really hard time accepting, simply because i dont see him as being anywhere near the 4th-best overall player in the draft. Now, if he made it past Buffalo at 9, there's a good chance he'd fall all the way to us at 36; however i think some team would probably jump ahead of us to land him. I've said it before, but i'm really really hoping that Campbell and/or Brennan wow the Shanahans in camp before the draft.

Clausen is the only player who i'd have a really hard time accepting, simply because i dont see him as being anywhere near the 4th-best overall player in the draft. Now, if he made it past Buffalo at 9, there's a good chance he'd fall all the way to us at 36; however i think some team would probably jump ahead of us to land him. I've said it before, but i'm really really hoping that Campbell and/or Brennan wow the Shanahans in camp before the draft.

I agree. Clausen scares me. He's def. not worth a look at the overall #4 pick.
36 pick, yeah for sure but i'd say Berry is a good choice if Okung and Braford are gone.

Mayock is the man when it comes to the draft.

He is definitely different from McShay and Kiper. I like Kiper the best though. I do remember though that every year Mayock has a few prospects which are definite "Huh?'s" and head scratchers.

Would you trade the 2nd for Gaither and draft Clausen with the first pick?

Would you trade the 2nd for Gaither and draft Clausen with the first pick?I might trade the 2nd for Gaither and still take an OT.

I'd trade the 2nd for Gaither more because it's great value as opposed to it filling a need (which, obviously, it also does).

Having Gaither would make Bradford more appealing if he makes it to No. 4 though. It would almost make drafting him a good idea. Almost.

Would you swap firsts with the Ravens and take Gaither? (not that the Ravens are interested in that necessarily)

but the raven.sare interested in gaither for our second? id do either trade if they threw in a pick in rounds 3 through 5.