Mel Kiper's 2nd Mock Draft Has Redskins Taking Morris Claiborne

trade this pick to the pats or another needy team

He moved to corner during training camp as a true freshman and was an immediate contributor, and then was a complete lockdown corner the next two years. This past year, nobody (and I mean nobody) threw on him. When they threw near him, it was an almost guaranteed pick. He’s not the pure athlete Patrick Peterson is, but nobody is. He’s one of the most fluid and natural cover corners I’ve ever seen.

On top of all that he made plays all year in the kicking and interception return game all year, and can be a game-changer at that spot immediately.

I’d rather trade up or down, but if we’re at six and he’s available, I’d take him in a heartbeat. He could be a mainstay in our defensive backfield for the next 10 years.

Claiborne and Blackmon are very worthy of the #6 pick, it’s just that neither position is an urgent need for us, IMO, the way OL & QB is.

I think it would made because we were forced to settle after striking out other fronts. Not that I would MIND having a good corner, but I am tired of drafting secondary players this high. It just hasn’t worked out for us, for many reasons. I also think that, while our CB situation isn’t perfect, it is still far from our biggest need. Not to mention the fact that great corners are over rated. A good pass rush trumps great CB play anyway of the week, and about 15 times on Sundays.

but I think we have several other positions that need to be filled with the 6th pick more then CB. I would rather move back and grab more picks then go this route.

Then I’d stalk him on facebook.

Wouldn’t mind it at all.

a shutdown corner. I’d take Claiborne in a heartbeat.

I personally don’t think Blackmon is drafted in the top 3, JUST ME, and it’s not because I think someone could trade up to 2. Easy to go with team needs in mocks, but if AJ Green can fall to 4, who’s a better prospect than Blackmon, I don’t know if he’s valued as high as 2. If the Rams stay put, there’s no way they pass on Kalil for Blackmon. A shiny receiver is nice and all, but if Bradford remains behind that line, it doesn’t matter who he’s throwing to. I also don’t see the Vikings taking Blackmon, I think that’s where Claiborne lands. Minnesota’s offense wasn’t dreadful, and this draft is deep at receiver. Where they sucked was in their secondary, I can easily see Blackmon falling to Washington, and even there, I don’t think I’d prefer us taking him.

I personally am surprised that everyone’s so quick to say that the Rams will trade out of two. They’d be crazy not to take Kalil, as LT is probably their biggest need. I think Minnesota at 3 is the more likely trading partner for teams looking to move up, because they can maybe still get a Blackmon, Kirkpatrick, Reiff or maybe even Claiborne at 6, if we were the trading partner.

I’m not a fan over average sized WRs with average speed. He’ll have problems seperating from CBs in the NFL.

I’d like the pick, but have some regret at not being able to get RG3. On the flip side, if we traded up for RG3, I’d have some regret at the picks we traded away. I’m just not going to get too carried away one way or the other. Cautiously pleased is better than blindly ecstatic. That’s what she said.

Who did he give to GB?

I really feel like that would be a waste, and a repeat of so many mistakes of old drafts.

But I still want us to trade up for RG3.