Day One Draft Grade

CB Carlos Rogers
QB Jason Campbell

How do you grade the Skins' first day?

I give the Skins a B. I like the pick of a corner at no. 9. I know a lot of people wanted a WR, but really, with our luck at WR in the first round, why take the risk? Besides, a fully stocked defense can do a lot to compensate for an average offense (and our WRs are about average, I'd say). The QB pick puzzles me and if I were Ramsey I'd really feel a bit of urgency about proving myself now. That said, it wasn't a bad pick, just an odd one. And, if it turns out that Ramsey becomes an All-Pro calibre QB this season and our new rookie makes good progress, then the worst that'll happen is that we might have to trade one or the other.

I only gave us an F because the grade letters didn't go that farther down.

Just because the Skins didnt take Mike at 9 should not drop the grade to F. I know we could use a wideout, but we also need a cover corner for GW's system to work. Rogers is a quality pickup. Campbell is more of a question mark but all the experts agreed that he was a quality pick. At pick 25, all the recievers I though could make a real impact were gone. I had hoped Matt Jones would still be around. Grade: B-

I gave them a C; and its a very weak one at that. I didnt like the Carlos Rogers pick, because I think we should have taken Mike Williams, who would have been a gift at #9. I dont think the fact that we have had WR busts should play into our decisions to draft one; this guy is special and I'm upset we missed out. I think Carlos Rogers will work out; so I'm happy hes on our team, but I would have liked Williams. Jason Campbell, I dont know. I dont mind him; I just think we should have drafted players that will make an impact on our team this year; and worried about a QB next year when some really nice prospects should be avalible.

D: for the simple fact that they only got 2 players. I don't care if that's how many picks they had...that's their fault too and they pay for it in my grading. The pick at 9 I grade a B and the pick at 25 I gave a D. Outside of that we spent 2 other whole rounds yesterday contemplating what we should do in Round 4. That's weak. We needed more picks.

D: for the simple fact that they only got 2 players. I don't care if that's how many picks they had...that's their fault too and they pay for it in my grading. The pick at 9 I grade a B and the pick at 25 I gave a D. Outside of that we spent 2 other whole rounds yesterday contemplating what we should do in Round 4. That's weak. We needed more picks.

Agreed. I gave a C. I LOVED the Carlos Rogers pick, we avoided making the stupid, Snyder-esque mistake of drafting the riskier, sexier pick in Mike Williams. I was OK with the Jason Campbell pick because I think that if you see a QB you feel is going to be a star, you can't pass it up under any circumstance. I am not going to pretend to know more about Campbell than Joe Gibbs, so if Gibbs feels he can be a star, then I am willing to wait patiently to find out. You can't have too many QBs in my opinion. (plus, the pick seemed to be an admission of failure on the Mark Brunell move, which is music to my ears, I don't want to see Brunell near the field ever again)

So I liked the picks we made, but we def needed more of them. We gave up too much to get Campbell.

I agve it a D. I agree that we needed a CB, but Williams was a great value a 9 and we should have taken him and then take a CB at 25. As for the Campbell pick, I think he will be a good player, notice I said good and not great, but we do not nedd a QB. We should have take our CB at 25.

B- (But since there was no tweener grades on the survey, I registered it as a B). I understood and appreciated the Carlos Rogers pick, and gave them a low A for that choice, although I really wanted to see Mike Williams in a burgundy jersey. The Campbell pick really befuddled me for a couple of reasons. One: this was the same guy they were denying interest in earlier this week, two: if you're not that high on Ramsey leading the team into the next decade, why draft another QB of similar skill and stature, and finally three: Ramsey is your starter this year, Brunell is still under contract as a cheerleader and Obi-Wan for Ramsey, and you just resigned the TV star's husband. So does this mean you trade out someone you just resigned, someone who creates a cap hit from hell this season, or you stack four QBs on the roster? The only way Campbell made any sense to me is that there is no vested future in Ramsey and that he will be behind center two or three years tops before he's let go and Brunell gets his walking papers at the end of the year when the cap hit won't be as intense as it would be this year.

The cornerback pick was okay, we needed one after losing Smoot but the Campbell pick at 25 was a waste. Give Ramsey a solid year with no one standing in the shadows to show what he can do. They would've been better trading up to get Dave Pollack a DE out of Georgia. A playmaker on the line. Either him or another Defensive End would've been a much better move. I disagree with Boswell in the Post this morning. The Campbell pick was a waste and will only create more controversy at the quarterback position. Their offseason moves sadden me and I can't get excited about what they've done in the offseason. We're looking at a top 10 pick again next year which we don't even have because we gave it to the Broncos. We're looking at 6-10 again in 2005.