My esteemed blogging colleague Ben at The Curly R ran part one in what promises to be a 7 part series (with references; his blog posts are well-written and researched, what a nice contrast from my own hastily produced and frequently illogical/factually inaccurate writings) that I'll be eagerly anticipating. Treat this as encouragement to reader(s) that part 1 is worth reading as will the rest of the series, scheduled thusly:

I draw attention to part one, and titled the post after an Alphonso Karr quote, notable here for accuracy. Without giving credence to either this view or that, one frequent criticism of Your Washington Redskins repeated in popular media as well as by flustered fans is that we've failed to practice a draft-centric strategy that draws enough young players contributing on the roster. That we have fewer draft picks than other teams is not the controversial part of that argument; the data is clear on that point, and it is true. Since 2002 the Redskins have had 29 picks in the draft, fewer than any other team.

I bring that up only because it struck me in Ben's post that there was a time long forgotten when one coach's insistence on utilizing veterans instead of rookies was contentious enough to lead to firings. Ben says, with my emphasis:

Sound familiar? Except the part about the owner/management growing weary of said strategy, of course, as all accounts suggest that Dan Snyder is eager to trade picks for veterans. No comment here on that strategy (though please leave your own below). Perhaps history can tell us something: Draw your own conclusions below, or head on over to The Curly R and offer Ben the benefit of your thoughts. Reader(s) strongly encouraged to also keep an eye there periodically this week, to catch the whole series.