Skins looking for new MLB; Marshall back to the outside?

[SmootSmack]

A lot of people on a lot of teams don't start right away. I don't know why that's reason to completely write them off as busts.

[JDALY27]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Hopefully the #6 pick will bring us a stud defensive lineman. That would be a good start to resurrecting this defense.

So do you think we should draft a Stud D lineman?

Or Lamar Woodley from Michigan at MLB?

Either one would be great at # 6.

[Beemnseven]

A lot of people on a lot of teams don't start right away. I don't know why that's reason to completely write them off as busts.

Pointing out that he didn't start right away is not the same as saying he's a bust.

But by the same token, not seeing any sort of significant playing time until week 15 or 16 is enough reason, in my mind, to raise at least some concerns.

[MTK]

McIntosh looked pretty good on special teams and once he finally got some playing time at the end he looked very athletic. Perhaps he was just slow in picking things up. Who really knows why he wasn't playing, but I do think it's too early to write him off.

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by dmek25

i think my point is why keep putting players out of position? either draft( which i would prefer) or sign a middle linebacker from free agency

I agree with that 100%. I would lean towards signing a FA since Williams' scheme may be too complicated for a rookie to grasp immediately.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Losing a 3rd rounder for T.J. Duckett doesn't really bother you?

How about not having this year's 2nd for the chance to get Rocky McIntosh?

Neither bothers me. I understood the reasoning behind both at the time. The results weren't what we wanted but that is not a function of the decision. If we know something is going to not work and we still make a bad decision then that bothers me. When we can't make right and keep Pierec we KNOW that we are going to lose him. To think we can drop our QBMLB and just up and replace him was foolish on top of simply not doing enough to keep him.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

McIntosh looked pretty good on special teams and once he finally got some playing time at the end he looked very athletic. Perhaps he was just slow in picking things up. Who really knows why he wasn't playing, but I do think it's too early to write him off.

I am HOPING that the reason Rocky played so little is because LB is the most difficult position in GW's defense mentally. I would tend to think S would be too but Taylor starting so much as a rook was also HOPEFULLY simply because of his freakish athleticism demanding he play.

Lots of hoping there. God help us if Rocky blows.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Neither bothers me. I understood the reasoning behind both at the time. The results weren't what we wanted but that is not a function of the decision. If we know something is going to not work and we still make a bad decision then that bothers me. When we can't make right and keep Pierec we KNOW that we are going to lose him. To think we can drop our QBMLB and just up and replace him was foolish on top of simply not doing enough to keep him.

I don't know -- with all the help we need on D, that 3rd round pick sure would have been nice come April. Plus, they already had Ladell and Rock backing up Portis. Then with the word that Gibbs was worried the Eagles would get TJ, it was clear proof that somebody at Redskin Park overreacted in a severe way. That's the problem I have with that mentality -- this team gives away draft picks like fast food restaurants give away Sweet N' Low and creamers. (Great signature by the way, for anyone interested)

A third round pick is gold in this day and age. To fall all over themselves and then totally waste Duckett once they got him had 'bad decision' written all over it from the get-go.

You're a much more forgiving person than I am.

[jrocx69]

Originally Posted by JDALY27

So do you think we should draft a Stud D lineman?

Or Lamar Woodley from Michigan at MLB?

Either one would be great at # 6.

who is this guy? lol, washington is 248lbs and why in the hell would we draft a 6'2 274 guy at MLB at #6, when his position is DE???

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by jrocx69

who is this guy? lol, washington is 248lbs and why in the hell would we draft a 6'2 274 guy at MLB at #6, when his position is DE???

maybe it's his agent.