Redskins Lose to Chargers; Win Better 2010 Draft Pick

The people over at ExtremeSkins say that the reports of a coin flip are wrong and that it’s based on strength of schedule… and the Skins have the 4th pick.

Comcast Post Game Live brought up a great stat: Only 2 of the current 6 Pro Bowl quarterbacks are top 10 draft picks (Philip Rivers and Peyton Manning).

Aaron Rodgers was a 1st rounder, so it’s really half of the Pro Bowl QBs.

Yeah, it’s got nothing to do with coins or luck. The fact that we played a super super crappy schedule is enough to get the higher pick.

the standard rule in the nfl per nfl network and everybody is you dont pass on a franchise qb——so if clausson or bradford and by the way we could use a more acccurare passer which bradford is rates aut as such then that is the right pick—-then the rest of the draft o line

i think jason could b good i dont think we should give a rookie 50 million dollars we should keep jason and get him some protection so he can prove hes not a bad QB he finally got some tall WR i think they need OL and a RB i think clinton portis is done.

Okung, Berry or trade down.

If the Rams take Suh, there is no question in my mind that Clausen is on the board. If I were the Rams, I’d take the franchise QB, and if I were the Redskins, I’d take Clausen as the franchise QB. Bradford is not a franchise QB, and he’s not worth taking up there. Clausen is well underrated while Bradford is way overrated especially coming off of a major injury. In either case, teams will want to trade up for him, and I’d say you want to bite on that.

Eric Berry is another amazing talent, and it’s hard to pass up on someone like him when we’re so desperately lacking at FS. The problem is, he’s an SS, which we don’t need on this team, and ultimately there could be 1 or 2 teams dying to trade up for him.

Russell Okung will be gone at that pick, no question, as will Gerald McCoy and Suh, and if Okung somehow is there you have to snatch him just as you must snatch Suh if somehow he’s there.

I think you trade down with a team like the Bills, Raiders, 49ers (2 first-rounders this year), or Dolphins for more picks. All 4 are looking for a QB like Jimmy Clausen to fill a serious hole in their teams (49ers maybe not as much and likewise with the Bills, but with the Bills it’s a new regime and they will need a QB badly). Bruce Campbell, Anthony Davis, Bryan Bulaga, and Mike Iupati are a bit early to pick here, despite all looking to be very solid OL prospects in their own right. If you can make a trade with the 49ers to let them take Clausen and take their two 1st-rounders for 2 OLs, you have to do it here, because that is our biggest hole on the team.

Oh, and don’t take Colt McCoy before the 5th or 6th round. That’s his talent level. Take a Tony Pike or even Jonathan Crompton late instead of blowing a 1st or 2nd rounder on a QB.

Shanahan will bring in his son, Kyle, to be offensive coordinator from the Texans. They run a spread formation wide open attack offense. Sam Bradford won a Heisman Trophy running that offense and will surely be their top priority. As I see it, they only need 2 lineman, a LT and a RG, we can draft 1 with our 2nd pick, and sign the other thru FA.

I agree with many ppl’s assessments: Suh and Okung are guaranteed to be gone so the Skins should try to trade down. But the problem is that, since the Skins are picking at #4, this scenario guarantees that Clausen or Bradford will be available and that, to me, guarantees that the Skins draft a QB next April.

The other offensive lineman I always hear about along Okung is Trent Willams. What do you all think about him?

I’d like to see the skins do the following…

1. Left Tackle
2. Right Tackle (I’d be open to a RB here if they were spectacular)
3. RB
4. Cover Safety
5. QB or other

Re-sign Campbell for 2/3 year deal.

LT is a priority and Okung is the guy to get
I would resign Heyer
A decent back can be had with the 4th rd pick
Cover Safety is a need, there are several available in FA
Need a new QB

Campbell wants at least a 6 yr/50M deal. Skins could franchise him or restrict him to a 1 yr deal. That would be counter productive, 1st you would have a very upset QB, and 2nd, when he leaves after a year you have to bring in a new QB and start from scratch again in a new complex system.

Next year, we might get a 15th or 20th pick, certainly not a 4th or 5th. We can grab a premier Qb now, and build around him. With a later pick next year, you get Jason Campbell again. Take the stud QB now.

Let’s break them down with just a surface glance, shall we?

Bradford – injury concerns, huge red flags right there. What has been the primary Redskin deficiency this year, healthy offensive linemen. So while Bradford may be the “best” QB in the draft, it’s hard to throw the ball when you are on your back. So we have a good QB who has had two shoulder injuries in the last year and you want to pop a #4 pick on him? Doesn’t appear to be a wise investment in him considering our OL situation situation. For similar results, see Stafford – Detroit.

McCoy – good wheels, arm is a bit spotty, the knock is that he’s not as polished a passer as Bradford is, but he hasn’t been nicked. No one has him rated as a top 5 pick. NO ONE.

Claussen – Was the top QB in HS, went to play with Charlie Weis and the pro offense and a heralded recruiting class. Notre Dame wasn’t even bowl eligible this year. The guy may have the skillset, but he’s coming out early and while the potential may be there, the experience certainly isn’t. Hard to sell me that the guy is a top 5 pick when his best win was against Michigan St.

Tebow – the hybrid, not exactly accurate but he gets the job done. He could be a first rounder or may even be around in the 4th, but he’s aggressive, competent, and competitive but he’s not the 4th pick in the draft.

Not saying that there isn’t quality in the draft at the QB position. I like what I’ve seen from Pike (Cinn) and Canfield (Ore. St.). Others are enamored with Mallett (Ark), others are hopeful that Keenum out of Houston will declare too. Heck I like LeFevour out of C. Mich myself.

I would be more in favor of a QB in round one if we had a 3rd rounder this year, but we don’t, that would leave us to try and get a quality OL at the top of round 2, but I’m not sure that we can rebuild the line through FA without at least two quality big bodies in there via the draft. Remember, Samuals is most likely gone, Thomas could be as well, if Shanahan is the guy getting hired, then we will be converting our OL philosophy to lighter, more nimble linemen to implement the new offensive scheme, I would not wish to stick a rookie back there while the pieces get put into place.

Bradford is the guy on top of their draft board, make no mistake about it. Dr. James Andrews performed his shoulder surgery(The best in the world),and he just happens to be the Redskins team physician. They have the inside track on Bradford , his recovery and the outlook for his future. If Andrews clears him, then you know he is sound, and the skins will target him with their pick. The skins should get an extra draft pick when Campbell signs elsewhere. The O-line will be much better next year…guaranteed!

but if no one signs campbell which i dought anyone will then u loose the pick ur planning and a rookie that will probably suck with out the line look at sanchez not saying hes real good but they have a great line and he wasnt good campbell wasnt much worse with a bad line imagin what he could do with a good line and a decent RB i think we should keep him and help him out.

As of 7:11 am, Zorn has been fired. The man never had a chance!

I also share the sentiment that we should try to trade down in the draft in order to snag Trent Williams, and the next best OL available. Re-sign Campbell, but not for anymore than 3 years, and we always have Colt to fall back on (although I just don’t see him working out).

I think we need to shore up the OL to effectively see what we can get from Campbell/Colt and Ganther/Betts/Cartwright before we start to address those concerns.

I’d also like to see some additions that would move Landry and Orakpo to their natural positions, but it’s not like we can realistically address all of that in the draft, or without another ill advised Snyder FA signing.

Draft FS Eric Berry with our 4th overall pick
-the dude is being heralded as the second coming of ed reed
-played under legendary def coord Monte Kiffin (known for creating the TAMPA 2 defense), so you know he is NFL ready
-FS that can go sideline to sideline and play centerfield like ST21 (RIP) did
-hits as hard as anyone
-actually gets picks and is known for ridiculous run backs (set school and NCAA records in INT return yards)
-allows Landry to move to SS, his natural and most effective position
-completely solidifies our defense outside of moving osackpo to DE permanently, finding a replacement at OLB, and signing a couple more corners to give us depth and replace rogers which we should let go
Draft RB Jahvid Best in the 2nd round
-allows us to get rid of portis, even cartwright or betts if we really want to
-gives us the first home run threat at the position since portis first came here and wasnt all beefed up
Then with every other pick we go OL or CB.
We can address the O Line in free agency and trades as well (how do you think we got dockery and rabach?).