Our WRs in 2009... My Thoughts

[Defensewins]

Hail to the Redskins,
Look where drafting WR's has gotten Detroit Lions: 0-16, GM fired, Coach fired.

Detroit's 1st round picks:
2002 QB
2003 WR
2004 WR
2005 WR
2006 OLB
2007 WR

This is not Fantasy Football or a Madden video game.
In the real world NFL flashy-glamorous picks are not usually successful.
Look at consistently good/talented teams like Pittsburgh Steelers or NE Patriots.
They draft (1)defense and (2) lineman.
New Englands QB Brady is a 6th round pick. Their star WR's were picked up for cheap on trades. Since 2000 they invested heavy in the draft by picking Offensive and Defensive lineman. Look at what Parcells did in Miami in 2008. He drafted a ton of lineman and picked up his QB in a trade for cheap. See a trend?
It is not flashy but it works. It is a proven way to build a team.
Build you lines first.
Skill position players are easy to get. Every offseason there are a good quantity of quality QB's, WR's and RB's available that are released for cap reasons.

[Hail to the Redskins]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

Hail to the Redskins,
Look where drafting WR's has gotten Detroit Lions: 0-16, GM fired, Coach fired.

Detroit's 1st round picks:
2002 QB
2003 WR
2004 WR
2005 WR
2006 OLB
2007 WR

This is not Fantasy Football or a Madden video game.
In the real world NFL flashy-glamorous picks are not usually successful.
Look at consistently good/talented teams like Pittsburgh Steelers or NE Patriots.
They draft (1)defense and (2) lineman.
New Englands QB Brady is a 6th round pick. Their star WR's were picked up for cheap on trades. Since 2000 they invested heavy in the draft by picking Offensive and Defensive lineman. Look at what Parcells did in Miami in 2008. He drafted a ton of lineman and picked up his QB in a trade for cheap. See a trend?
It is not flashy but it works. It is a proven way to build a team.

Are you tyring to agree with me here or disagree?

I DEFINITELY did not even come close to saying that we should draft a receiver...

If you read the post, I said get a PROVEN receiver and use the all of our draft on both lines (well.. maybe one LB would be nice if not picked up in FA)

If what you are saying is that we should go after receivers a different way, other than the draft, then yeah... I totally agree.

Bottom line is that receivers are NOT guaranteed out of college. Look at Colston in New Orleans and then look at the Ashlie Lelies, Troy Williamsons of the NFL and you realize that trading for them or free agency is a MUCH better idea in that you get a PROVEN commodity... which is EXACTLY what we need right now.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

Skill position players are easy to get. Every offseason there are a good quantity of quality QB's, WR's and RB's available that are released for cap reasons.

Not many QB's, WR's probably the top for skill.. RB's are here and there, often seem to be trades

maybe I'm wrong, just what I've noticed