Skin Patrol's Question about the Draft

by TexSkins on Mar 25, 2008 2:48 PM EDT in Draft Comment 12 comments

He brought it up earlier, and I thought I'd just get everyone's input. The SBN's Mock Draft is fast approaching (as in less than a week folks) and the draft is less than a month away, so let's get it started.

What position do you feel needs to be addressed in the first few rounds? The SBN version is going 2 rounds, so what are your top 2 picks by position. I say by position because it will be very hard to predict who is on the board still at pick #51.

Anyway, hit up the poll, let us know what you think. Also, comments are always encouraged.

Poll

What position should the Skins draft in round 1?

DT

10 votes

DE

37 votes

OL

22 votes

WR

32 votes

CB

10 votes

S

6 votes

LB

0 votes

RB/FB

0 votes

QB

2 votes

Head Coach

9 votes

128 votes | Poll has closed

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Understand the question but

Ok,
I understand what you are saying about "what position" is needed but my opinion still falls to value not specifically one position.

If I'm picking my choice would be

DE for Long, Vernon Gholston, Phillip Merling
WR For Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly and James Hardy
CB for Mike Jenkins or Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
OG for Brandon Albert

One of them should be on the board at 21.
For the second round still need to look at overall value, removing the position which was selected at 21.

by dr WNC on Mar 25, 2008 5:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

agree to

all but I don't know about Devin Thomas before Kelly.

by CptChaosSidekick on Mar 25, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Have to agree

Yeah have to agree too much cutting and pasting without actually looking.

by dr WNC on Mar 25, 2008 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

happends

to a fan(s) when they try to get to much info to fast because although this has been a good offseason in reguards to how we went about it...it's also boring as hell lol

by CptChaosSidekick on Mar 26, 2008 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I see what you're saying...

but its hard to put up a poll question that has all of the players who might or might not be available at the 21st pick.

So who do we think will be there at these positions of need? Will Kelly and Sweed? Will Gholston, Merling or Harvey (I omitted Long because he definately won't be there)? What about Jenkins, Rogers-Cromartie, McKelvin or Talib? I actually like Talib, SP does not, but I'm throwing him in the mix anyway. Is there a DT worthy of the 21st pick?

So, the list:

WR - Kelly, Sweed, Hardy, Thomas
CB - any of the top 4
DE - Gholston, Merling, Harvey (who else?)
S - Kenny Phillips
OG - Brandon Albert
DT - ???

Who am I missing?

by TexSkins on Mar 25, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

New need at WR

We absolutely need a WR in the 1st round now. I think Zorn and Co. definitely believe that we need a 1st round talent in our WR corps. By parting with Lloyd and Caldwell, clearly Zorn wants to inject some youth and talent into our unit.

If Malcom Kelly is still around, I think we should take him... and then probably Limas Sweed 2nd. Then I guess Devin Thomas, although I'm not that impressed with him. When did DeSean Jackson become a top-15 pick? And what happened to Manningham?

If we draft Sweed/Kelly and get a Calais Campbell or a tough passrushing DE in the 2nd round, the Redskins are a much, much better team. I know people on this website are high on Anthony Mix, but we absolutely need to add depth at WR. Now I'm wondering if we should draft another WR later in the draft because we have no one proven beyond ARE and SM (I don't trust James Thrash anymore). Add a first round WR talent to our offense (assuming he's not Rod Gardner.. yeesh) and we will be excellent. Our passrushing DE needs to come too, but we at least have some pieces in place because of the development of Wilson in addition to Carter who I personally feel is about to become a Pro Bowler.

As far as CB goes, we have a need there as well but we can afford to draft that later. If we burn a 1st rounder on a CB, we'll have a very crowded backfield where we have a much more pressing need at WR and DE.

So here goes ... and I don't claim to know depth beyond the first round, so I'll say what positions we should take and move on:

Hopefully Malcolm Kelly, but WR
DE (Hopefully Campbell but I doubt he'll be there)
OL

(3 Compensatory pick if we get it) OL/CB
5) OL/CB if we didn't get compensatory pick, QB if we do

Rest of picks: (QB), FB, S, OL

by mmford10 on Mar 25, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We should've signed Caldwell

For 650K for one year? I'd have inked him.

Go Register. Or else.

by Skin Patrol on Mar 25, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A 4.5 happened to Manningham.

by TexSkins on Mar 25, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I voted for a new head coach

Thought I was being funny, but I guess everyone is done with the fun and games with the Skins... It's time to get cerial.

Write in for DE.

Talkin' Sports

by BlackOps on Mar 25, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OK...I DUNNO WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF

I coted CB. I decided after review, that Chris Wilson is our answer at DE. He's a little light at 250, but has only gotten better rushing the passer as time wore on. he still has a measure of youth and is a cheap option. CB needs help, and Springs is increasing in cost, and will inevitably decrease in value. Plus, who knows what will really happen with Rogers?

by JustinU804 on Mar 26, 2008 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So long as it isn't Talib!

I'm still down on him.

But if that's who you guys want, we'll go with him in the Mock Draft.

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by Skin Patrol on Mar 26, 2008 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Full disclosure:

I went DE, but contingent upon who is available. I really don't think that at 21 the best-player-available strategy will matter as much as it would in the top 10 picks, since there's diminishing certainty on professional production the deeper you get in the draft.

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by Skin Patrol on Mar 26, 2008 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs