Draft wrap-up 2013

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by zerohero

so happy to have a year without drafting a qb. Havent checked but whens the last time that happened?

2011.

[CultBrennan59]

Brandon Jenkins dominanted future 1st rounder and starting Colt LT Anthony Castonzo against Boston College.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Brandon Jenkins dominanted future 1st rounder and starting Colt LT Anthony Castonzo against Boston College.

I think we're going to be very happy with him as a 3-4 OLB. He can really get after the passer.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

I think we're going to be very happy with him as a 3-4 OLB. He can really get after the passer.

He could be a pass rush specialist in '13 and become a little more versatile as he goes on. Great value where we got him. Imagine him and Rak coming off of the same edge or Rak & Kerrigan coming off one side and Jenkins the other. The ultimate upside is if we can generate a pass rush with 4-5 rather than sending the house, it allows us to do more on the back end to cover.

Our front seven (when healthy) was already in the upper third of the league, if our rookie DBs develop over the next couple of seasons we could be looking at a top 10 offense and defense. Gotta love that.

[SmootSmack]

The Amerson pick surprised me, I mean I knew he was on our radar but didn't think we'd actually take him

Expected Reed and Thomas (though I didn't expect Thomas to fall that far) and very pleased with both

Couldn't believe Rambo was there in the 6th, I'm not his biggest fan but hard to pass up that late

I'm thrilled we added a big time playmaker in Chris Thompson, just hope he can stay healthy

Jamison was one of my favorite players in college but I'm not expecting him to do more than spell Morris and help on 3rd downs, which is exactly what we need

I'm really glad they didn't waste time drafting OL

I wish they had drafted a slot WR

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

The Amerson pick surprised me, I mean I knew he was on our radar but didn't think we'd actually take himExpected Reed and Thomas (though I didn't expect Thomas to fall that far) and very pleased with both

Couldn't believe Rambo was there in the 6th, I'm not his biggest fan but hard to pass up that late

I'm thrilled we added a big time playmaker in Chris Thompson, just hope he can stay healthy

Jamison was one of my favorite players in college but I'm not expecting him to do more than spell Morris and help on 3rd downs, which is exactly what we need

I'm really glad they didn't waste time drafting OL

I wish they had drafted a slot WR

Who was the CB pick taken ahead of us that we wanted? Or was Amerson always the pick at CB? WR was obviously not the pick at 2nd, because options were plentiful when we picked.

[skinsfaninok]

I'm most excited about amerson and reed, both will be very productive this season IMO.

[Chico23231]

Breaking Down Redskins Draft Pick Running Back Chris Thompson - Hogs Haven

Jeez I hope this guy can get to 100% by the beginning of the season. He's exactly what we need.

[mredskins]

Is anyone going to do a thread on each draftee? We did that last year it was kind of neat especially when we re-visit the threads through out the football year to see how they are developing.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Is anyone going to do a thread on each draftee? We did that last year it was kind of neat especially when we re-visit the threads through out the football year to see how they are developing.

That was a good idea. Why dont you go ahead and do that?

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

That was a good idea. Why dont you go ahead and do that?

Too lazy. =)

[Dirtbag59]

A lot of you have probably heard about this by now in regards to our 3 new DB's. However it's nice to see it in pictures.

[SmootSmack]

I believe Slay was #1 CB in their board but any confirm

I do know they tried to trade down before they drafted Amerson. I don't know if they were hoping to trade down and still get Amerson

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I believe Slay was #1 CB in their board but any confirm

I do know they tried to trade down before they drafted Amerson. I don't know if they were hoping to trade down and still get Amerson

Makes sense. I but it was tough sledding trying to trade down. Im happy with Amerson, but I thought as our position approached and certain CB came off the board we would go WR...and maybe Safety

[Monkeydad]

I'm saying 'A'.


We LOADED up our secondary! The players we took could all be starters for us and they were drafted with great value for where they were taken, especially Rambo. All three of them are getting me excited. We could lead the NFL in INTs and Forced Fumbles this year!

Aside from that, if Fred Davis is healthy we could have a New Engliand-like 1-2 punch at tight end. We're fine at WR for the short-term so adding a big weapon at TE and much-needed depth at RB was smart.

Throw in another LB and that's an awesome draft we just had.

We kept talking about "we need a tackle!" all offseason. Think about this fact though, we had the #1 running attack in the NFL and RGIII's biggest hits all came outside of the pocket...so they also protected him well when he stayed at home. If healthy, Pashos is a solid lineman. Trueblood is decent for depth, wouldn't want him as a starter. Also, in the 2012 draft, we took a lot of promising linemen who we haven't seen much of yet in Leribeus, Compton and Gettis. They may step up this year. Our line is solid at 4/5 positions and I think right tackle talent will be sufficient even though not outstanding.

The two RBs taken are Darren Sproles-sized, so perhaps Shanahan has an idea for this already-dangerous offense? Morris' power and a small elusive back who can catch on the field together?

Bruce and Mike, geniuses again. All of our secondary picks were guys who graded MUCH higher than where they were picked and Reed was graded as the 3rd-best TE in the draft, and we grabbed in in Round 3. Well done again. We have not seen a bad draft from this regime yet.