Draft wrap-up 2013

oh yeah, we signed the best UDFA OT as well. it's not like we didn't do anything. we actually got a lot of bodies with what we had to work with.

A LOT of bodies. I don't know the official number, but don't we have somewhere around 15 offensive lineman? That's plenty.

A LOT of bodies. I don't know the official number, but don't we have somewhere around 15 offensive lineman? That's plenty.

Yes, and several of them slated to be back-ups with starting experience.

we all know the whole point of zone blocking is that it let's you go cheap on the OL right? you take small faster guys that other teams pass over, giving you higher talent in lower rounds (than average) without needing to use high picks or big money on a ton of OL guys.

the 3-4 let's you shift the expense (picks and money) of your DE's onto your pass rushing OLBs instead (though they're harder to find, DEs make more per sack than OLBs in general, so 3-4 pass rushing OLBs end up at around what a 4-3 DEs would cost due to rarity).

we've got the people for our systems now. our RT sucks, but everyone else is fine. last year we had some bad injuries on the pass rushing front, but we signed merling, tapp, and drafted a guy to help with that rotation (and a bunch of OL guys). we didn't have much in the way of money to sign guys, and we had more pressing issues in the draft. I don't think a 3rd round OT or 7th round OG would have helped us any. the OLB and rambo were picked WAY below value, so you can't swap those out. thomas was below value too, as was the TE we got (which is the only pick that really could have been spent differently. Maybe amerson wasn't the DB of choice, but all the good corners were going to be gone by our pick in round 3, so it was a now or never choice).

awesome post, says it all. I'm also betting Nixon ends up being a gem.


can't wait for next year with an extra $30-40 million to play with. we could be dangerous.

Steelers
Jarvis Jones 95
Le'Veon Bell 26
Markus Wheaton 11
Shamarko Thomas 29
Landry Jones 3 -couldn't get 12 because of Bradshaw
Terry Hawthorne 30
Justin Brown 15
Vince Williams 44
Nicholas Williams 91

Nice break down and explanation why David Amerson is a good pick for Redskins. I actually feel better about him after reading the article.

Breaking Down David Amerson: Is He The Right Pick for The Redskins? (http://httr24-7.com/film-room/breaking-down-david-amerson-is-he-the-right-pick-for-the-redskins/)

What lies ahead for rookie safeties Phillip Thomas and Bacarri Rambo? (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2013/05/03/what-lies-ahead-for-rookie-safeties-phillip-thomas-and-bacarri-rambo/)

Hilarious.

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What lies ahead for rookie safeties Phillip Thomas and Bacarri Rambo? (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2013/05/03/what-lies-ahead-for-rookie-safeties-phillip-thomas-and-bacarri-rambo/)

Best thing to remember about Rambo, Thomas and Amerson is dont expect these guys to be probowlers when they step on the field. I imagine outside of QB, secondary is probably the hardest position to learn from college to NFL. If somehow they even start it would be a miracle because I dont think Hasslet or Shanny are going to put someone back there with veterans like Reed, Merriweather, Hall, and Wilson on the team. Experience > potential right now imo

^ Nice video, HailGreen. The first one they interviewed cracked me up the most. And then the Cowpoke's "fan" at 1:09. :laughing-

The redskins fan,other than the last gmen fan, was the smartest.

ANYONE is better than Madieu Williams. So true. Even a non existent player.