Think about the options: spread the field with Kelly and Moss on one side, with ARE and Thomas on the other. Hell, go five wide with Cooley out there. The perfect combination of speed and size. And then when that turns into a first down, the next play you could have a 3 TE set with Cooley, Davis, and Yoder. Power running. Zorn’s got options and options are always good.

The opportunity to spread the field where teams have been passing and running, but now the obvious 3TE 1 WR 1 back set an obvious run but the Redskins will now have possibly the two top recieving TEs making this a potential passing formation too. Cooley and Davis as a 2 TE set with 2 WR or 1WR & 2 backs makes the passing game open and dangerous with any formation at any time…”sneeky”
Maybe this is the “twist” the the WCO which makes Zorn’s WCO a little different as all WCO schemes are the same but different.

I’m not sure if I trying to sell myself on the turn of events to stay of the edge but…time will tell.
You can’t really go wrong with value, and value wise the Redskins had an excellent day one.

And I still have not figured out this new formatting, why is the entire comment highlighted???

As quoted by Fox sports and ESPN

Cerrato closed the door on the pursuit of Johnson by saying the Redskins will no longer be seeking a trade for a big receiver

Davis essentially saved SC’s season in 07 when most of the wide receivers decided that they didn’t want to catch the ball. He came pretty close to several TE records for the team because they were leaning on him so much. IIRC, he actually started out at SC as playing at both WR and TE, but they moved him to TE because of his size and decent blocking. He’s not a precision route runner like Steve Smith is, but it was very unusual to see him off the pace… again, unlike some of the WRs.

I don’t know how he’ll fit into the new coach’s scheme for all of you, but he’s a good player and stood out on a team full of them. Good luck to him.

check out this post from Behind the Steel Curtain. Between the article and the comments, there’s a little about almost all of the potential 3rd round DL left. Good stuff.

was still on the board when we grabbed Kelly…I don’t know about picking two WR’s Moss & ARE are getting paid a lot. TextSkins makes me feel better with his post but i’m still very surprised.

From what I’ve read this morning it appears the Redskins feel they obtained 3 1st round level players in the second round. Defensive Lineman are still available with good value,Dre Moore
My biggest concern is with Offensive Lineman. A need to get younger, players are still availabe but a few offensive linemen were reaches where they got drafted, it would not suprise me to see all 3 seventh round picks used on the offensive line.

another day starts.

Mel Keiper’s take on our draft

3. Redskins go on the offensive
On Saturday, Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell got what Tennessee’s Vince Young didn’t (see below). With three second-round picks, the Redskins were able to get two wide receivers (Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly) and USC tight end Fred Davis. The Redskins still have several needs to address on the defensive side of the ball on Day 2, but they gave their quarterback some much-needed weapons in the passing game.

Also check out the vids on redskins.com, Zorn made me a stong believer in what he’s trying to do.

Carolina gets Dan Conner in the third round
Kansas is having a great drafts based on the players that I liked
I can’t get excited about the Redskins since so far it is one dimensional, the next two picks will hopefully help round out the first 5 picks but with all the defensive players being picked early in the 3rd it’s not looking too good unless a value pick is being missed. Dre Moore is still available another Carolina kid and local Maryland candidate. He’s really raw and see him more as a 5th or 6th rounder. The Redskins have no 5th round pick now…

Vince Young and the Titans wished they had our draft. I spent the morning with a Titans fan, and he was flipping shit.

My take is that the Redskins had to trade down because of the way the draft went early – not leaving any valued DE, DT on the board. As it went, the Redskins got the big, fast, great hands WR everyone has been asking for – but in doubles. The interesting thing is Thomas was rated #1 Wr by some. Some thought, with the exception of the injury and hullaboo about speed for Kelly, he may be one the best when it is game time. The Redskins got two WR’s for a relatively inexpensive price (2nd rounders vs first rounders). Competition is healthy. The Redskins will have it plus this spring. If both Thomas and Kelly turn out to be very good WR’s, then the offense will have tremendous weapons and with many different potential plays that will keep many defenses on the defensive vs firing off the line at us like last year.

The TE pick was a real surprise. Some considered him the best TE in the draft. His evaluations even said he is most like Chris Cooley. While picking up the number one rated TE this late in the draft (or taking best player on the board), this pick has me scratching my head considering other critical needs – especially 0-line and d-line.

I would not be surprised to find Kelly turning into an all-pro. He has all the tangibles, maybe moreso than Thomas.

Now, if the O-line can stay healthy, Bugel coach up Heyer some more, and maybe get Alexander to the o-line side, the Redskins should be able to put more points on the board, move the ball more consistently and for longer stretches. All this helps our defense stay fresher. We lost a few games by slim margins last year. Maybe the front office and coaching staff picked the best they could get and a couple of them were at a critical position, as well. In addition, 2nd rounders cost a lot less.

All in all, getting two top rated receivers (one not far behind) in the second round helps the offense and does not hurt the budget either. A very good day – for the Redskins, in my opinion.

Day 2, I am still trying to figure it out. That will be a later post.