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04-22-2008, 04:10 PM | #31 | |
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Address it next year and select someone at the many other positions of need. I rather devote a large amount of money to multiple homegrown Redskin players than just to one imported commodity. (The large amount of money being the 20 million+ guaranteed that would consist of CJ's new proposed contract)
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04-22-2008, 04:48 PM | #33 |
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Steveo -- the point isn't that we have picks, it's what are the worth? Salary cap issues are a valid concern with these big WRs were looking at (although I think the owners opt out of the CBA and doubt both sides get a resolution until a strike is near making 2010 uncapped.) However, I think its a bit outrageous to think that our first and 3rd round picks would turn into more than what Chad Johnson or Roy Williams could give us. Do any receivers in this years draft really excite you? Not me?
There's nothing wrong with keeping picks, but people want to keep picks for the sake of keeping them, not doing what's best for our team. The Redskins fanbase seems to be feast or famine. As someone said earlier, a balanced approach at FA, Trades, and drafting is necessary. Drafting is necessary for depth.
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04-22-2008, 10:04 PM | #34 |
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Change of tactics: Redskins put draft ahead of free agency - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
Sorry, this article is more appropriate in this thread. Check it out.
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04-23-2008, 09:12 AM | #35 |
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Re: Do we overvalue the draft?
Look no further than the last Super Bowl - the Giants and the Patriots BOTH built mostly through the draft. That has worked out pretty well for both. I'm hoping that we start doing more of the same.
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04-23-2008, 11:18 AM | #36 |
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Re: Do we overvalue the draft?
It depends on who you're talking to. Cause the Skins have devalued the draft for years and we haven't won anything. But if we to rely solely on the draft, we wouldn't go anywhere either. We need to find a happy medium.
I think most of us here are sick of giving our picks away and know it's time to be a little more frugal with the picks.
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04-23-2008, 11:36 AM | #38 |
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What surprises me is some people seem shocked that the Redskins are trying to aquire a big name WR. Nobody from the front office ever said they are only going to look to the draft this year. Vinny spelled it out quite clearly that if a player was out there that they valued, they would go after him whether that means through a trade, free agency, or the draft.
I'm seeing alot of people trying to say that the Skins emphasis on the draft is somehow out the window now because they shopped 1 pick this year and 1 pick the next. All of a sudden it's back to their old free spending ways, the draft is blown, the future is down the crapper.... blah blah blah. Again, nobody from the Redskins front office ever said they were going to ignore free agency and or trading for players. |
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Boldin doesn't have the size I am ultimately looking for (6'3" of taller), but he does have a good attitude and boat loads of talent, so I could get on board with getting him. I just can't get on board with CJ in ANY scenario. (I still prefer Roy Williams)
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04-23-2008, 12:17 PM | #40 |
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Boldin is 6'1 and built like a truck, and he's been very productive. You would turn him down due to the fact he's not 6'3?
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04-23-2008, 12:39 PM | #41 |
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I've given paragraph to whole page answers to other post so here it is......YES!
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04-23-2008, 12:42 PM | #42 |
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not talking about your question Matty....my yes was to the thread question.
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04-23-2008, 12:46 PM | #43 |
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We should have drafted Boldin over Taylor Jacobs 5 years ago. I would be happy to have him, but offering anything more than a 1st rounder would be seriously overpaying, which we have been prone to do.
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04-23-2008, 01:07 PM | #44 |
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Hey, a lot of teams wish they would have taken Boldin earlier. If they could do that draft over I'm sure he would have been a top 10 pick.
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Bottom line, the draft is for real organizations who really understand football, they can predict how a college talent will translate into a pro talent, they wont be right all of the time but over the long haul they will have a ton of success, sorry but to many organizations [inc.ours] are really just playing fantasy football with their personnel dept. and don't understand the true value of the draft, free agent's and big trades are for teams who have built a team through the draft and need 1 or 2 players to seal the deal. |
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