[Schneed10]

Excellent, level-headed thinking by Shanahan this draft. We all knew it coming in; none of these QBs were worth falling in love with. If we're being honest with ourselves, even if we saw something we liked in Newton, Locker or Gabbert, we have to admit that they all had enough question marks to make them questionable upgrades over Rex Grossman or John Beck.

Think about it. Gabbert came from a spread offense, can he read defenses? Locker had accuracy issues in his senior season. Grossman (who I'm sure we'll resign) makes iffy decisions at times under duress.

In the end what's the difference? Ultimately, all these rooks represent is hope, the hope that they'll prove their detractors wrong and become the next great ones. That's what they have over Rex, we already know Rex isn't a SB winner.

But unless you have something more than hope to go on, then it makes sense to pass on the rooks and build the team elsewhere. Maybe it would have been nice to get a McElroy late, for the hope factor alone. But we've got several backs and receivers now who give us hope, too.

Intelligent drafting, smart approach with an eye for the long haul. What a change at Redskins park.