Redskins Made Smart Choice With Kerrigan

[skinsfaninok]

AJ Hawk is more like a Brady James than anything else

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Terpfan76

Hawk a sub par player? Really? Do you watch football? Maybe he doesn't get sacks, but he's pretty darn good in coverage and makes tackles from sideline to sideline. I'd take him in the middle in the Skins D any day.

Compared to Rocky McIntosh? Hell yeah. We have to find a replacement for that bum.

Still, there's a fairly solid consensus is that Hawk has been a bit of a letdown.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by tc2deuce

I trust in BA! now who do you got in the 2nd round?

I think we're going to draft Jenkins the DE out of Clemson and then trade back 7 million times.

[SOUL-SKINS]

F ing Jamie Dukes just said on on the NFL Network that Ryan Kerrigan was a BAD PICK. WHAT?!?!

[12thMan]

Fug Jamie Dukes.

This kid smashed Michigan last year. He had 10 solo tackles, including 5 for losses with 4 sacks, two fumbles forced and one recovered. I think he'll be aight.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Fug Jamie Dukes.

This kid smashed Michigan last year. He had 10 solo tackles, including 5 for losses with 4 sacks, two fumbles forced and one recovered. I think he'll be aight.

Yeah, but they didn't have a mobile QB.

Backup Excuse: They weren't an SEC team.

[12thMan]

On a team that needs a tackling machine, someone with good fundamentals, this kid fills that need. He had a lot of tackles for losses, which is a good thing.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

On a team that needs a tackling machine, someone with good fundamentals, this kid fills that need. He had a lot of tackles for losses, which is a good thing.

But he didn't play in the SEC.

[12thMan]

Haha

[Dirtbag59]

So quick question. Who do you guys got. Kerrigan vs the Field (any one of the 11 other rookies)?

[saden1]

Is Alexander going to play DE? Kerrigan is going to do wonders for our DBs.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by saden1

Is Alexander going to play DE? Kerrigan is going to do wonders for our DBs.

They might keep Lo as a reserve OLB. Lo was alright last year, but he isn't blessed with the athleticism Kerrigan has. But still, he didn't look lost at all.

[Meks]

Jamie dukes is just a racist loser, that's all

[sportscurmudgeon]

Ryan Kerrigan is the anti-Albert Haynesworth - - and that is a GOOD thing.

Haynesworth has a ton of talent and zero work ethic/hustle/leave it all on the field.

Kerrigan has some talent but hardly what the elite players at his position have but he will bring all of it to bear on every play.

Ryan Kerrigan will be just fine...

[SirClintonPortis]

Former coach: Skins' top pick Kerrigan never stops impressing | John Keim | NFL | Washington Examiner

"The one thing that separates him from the other guys who have come through here is that he has a tremendous, relentless motor, a nonstop motor, and that's the one thing that pushed him over the edge," Emanuel said.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: Former coach: Skins' top pick Kerrigan never stops impressing | John Keim | NFL | Washington Examiner

"He had a thirst for knowledge," Emanuel said. "And most defensive linemen at the college level could only tell you about their position. He could put the whole defense up and draw up the linebackers and the secondary."

Emanuel raved about Kerrigan's hands and his ability to stay low when rushing. But the question is can Kerrigan adjust to playing a 3-4 outside linebacker after playing a 4-3 end at Purdue? Emanuel said they often had Kerrigan work on dropping into coverage in practice. Rarely did that happen in games -- with good reason.

"The biggest reason we didn't drop him is because he was so good rushing the passer," Emanuel said. "But he could do it easily because he's a smart player. He's a complete player."

One scout agreed with Emanuel.

"It's very, very overrated and overblown of 3-4 outside linebackers having to drop and cover," the scout said. "Ninety percent of the time they're rushing the quarterback, and that's something this guy can do. He's not a one-trick pony."



Read more at the Washington Examiner: Former coach: Skins' top pick Kerrigan never stops impressing | John Keim | NFL | Washington Examiner

Kid has the smarts and the drive in all facets of his job.