Dwight Freeney to Skins?

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Originally Posted by GMScud

Cooley has been arguably one of the most underrated offensive players in all of football over the past couple years, so the fact that he was a 2-1 deal doesn't bother me one bit.

I guess all I'm trying to say is that for as many times as the Skins have stupidly pissed away draft picks, we do have some solid successes when we hang on to the higher end (rds 1-3) picks. And even though we traded picks to get JC, how worth it will it be if he throws 25+ TD's this year??

Other than a TBD Carlos Rodgers, I would say every one of the picks I listed earlier was well worth it. Overall we HAVE NOT made wise use of the draft, but some of the guys we've selected have become our "core guys" as Gibbs loves to say....

I know Cooley is a fan favorite and it may be against the sacred honor of a Redskin fan to criticize him, but I need to see more consistency before I anoint him the way some people have. Perhaps that will come with more experience and stability at quarterback. But to say he's one of the most "underrated", I don't know, to me, he's a tad on the overrated side.

Right now, I'd put him near the top of the second tier of tight ends in the league, if they were divided into three. But guys like Antonio Gates, Alge Crumpler, Tony Gonzales, Jason Witten, Dallas Clark, Todd Heap are by far more complete tight ends, and hence, much more of a threat than he is.

When he gets into the top tier, then maybe we can say he was worth that extra 2nd round pick. But as of now, he's a good player who needs a lot of work. In my mind, he's one of the exhibits of how teams shouldn't use multiple draft picks to nab players that they really like.