The Redskins want to replace Jon Jansen for good

[53Fan]

Well it says in the article that some in the organization feel Heyer can be an above average RT. If the top o-linemen are gone at that point and there is an outstanding LB still on the board, it would'nt surprise me if we took him. Guys like Loadbolt (sp?) could conceivably still be there in the 3rd round or we could possibly work a deal to move up to the second. It really depends on how the draft falls I guess.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

Well it says in the article that some in the organization feel Heyer can be an above average RT. If the top o-linemen are gone at that point and there is an outstanding LB still on the board, it would'nt surprise me if we took him. Guys like Loadbolt (sp?) could conceivably still be there in the 3rd round or we could possibly work a deal to move up to the second. It really depends on how the draft falls I guess.

I know you want to give Heyer a chance but to me he's average at best, so unless he has a monster offseason I don't see him improving to much. Would love it though if was able to. And as far as drafting Loadholt in the 3rd, it's definately a conceiveable option, but look how long it took to develop Dockery. Heck we seem to be going though the same thing Rhinehart right now. Any one of the big 4 could easily make an impact next year and onward.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

I know you want to give Heyer a chance but to me he's average at best, so unless he has a monster offseason I don't see him improving to much. Would love it though if was able to. And as far as drafting Loadholt in the 3rd, it's definately a conceiveable option, but look how long it took to develop Dockery. Heck we seem to be going though the same thing Rhinehart right now. Any one of the big 4 could easily make an impact next year and onward.

Well you're right Dirtbag. I would like to see Heyer given a real chance at RT, but if one of the top 4 tackles is still there at 13, I think we should take him, or Mack, but I'm not gonna keep harping on that. If nothing else Heyer adds depth. But I could see if they're gone at 13 and a LB like Maualuga is still there, Vinny catching that sparkle out of the corner of his eye and saying " OOHHH.....what's that?" and picking up a LB that he thinks is a better value instead of reaching for a lesser OT that is not as high on the board. Which you really could'nt blame him as LB is also a position of need. With pro day coming up it's hard to tell right now who is going to be available. Players are still gonna be rising and falling. I think we could get by this year with the LB's we have if we had to, so a HOSS at RT would certainly be the #1 choice if one is available. And I agree that any one of the big 4 would pay dividends for years. But if they are gone, then going LB with the first pick and looking at guys like Fulton, Loadbolt, and Vollmer in the 3rd may be our only choice. Barring any change in draft position of course. If we had a second round pick I think guys like Britton, Beatty, and Meredith could possibly still be around. Of course it all depends on their pro days and some experts have as many as 6 OT's going in the first round.