The Official Draft Thread

[joecrisp]

I think drafting the O-linemen was purely a depth move. The only decent backup tackle on the roster is Brandon Winey. The other guys, Pita Elisara, Kenyatta Jones and Darryl Terrell, certainly aren't a lock to make the final roster. Bugel and Gibbs are going to look to shore up the depth at O-line, and these two rookies have the potential to be very good linemen. You can never have too many O-linemen going into training camp, that's for sure.

Samuels does have some very large cap figures, but the Skins can afford to carry him on this year's cap, and he's willing to restructure for 2005 and beyond. As far as having the cash to extend his contract-- are you kidding? Plus, the cap is projected to be considerably higher in 2005 and beyond, due to the upcoming TV contract negotiations, so the Skins' cap situation could be improved tremendously.