The Skins need to rebuild the foundation of their team, and I believe their foundation should be two strong lines and a tough, aggressive defense. To get to that point, they must draft and develop young talent, rather than add older veterans via free agency, as they've done in the past. That obviously hasn't worked, and now they're near depletion. Reid makes all these points in his piece, and I disagree with only his next-to-last sentence, "So do yourself a favor, Mike: Use your top pick on a defensive player and draft a quarterback in the second round." No! Don't draft a quarterback in the second round! You still have waaaay too many holes all over the team to waste on a second round quarterback "project."
Here is what I'd do: With the #10 pick, take Alabama's stud defensive tackle Marcell Dareus. He can move well, and would vastly improve a defensive line in Washington's 3-4 scheme. A great addition if he falls to #10, which he is projected to do. Next, try and get a steady offensive lineman, outside linebacker, or safety with the second round pick. The second rounder is an important pick, because the Skins won't pick again until the fifth round, which means they need a productive player from that pick, not a quarterback project for the next 5 years.
With the fifth, sixth, and seventh round picks, I would target defensive linemen, cornerbacks, and wide receivers, all of which they need. I can't highlight the importance of the draft enough. For too many years the Redskins have traded away valuable picks (like the third and fourth rounders of this draft) for older players who haven't delivered (Donovan McNabb for example). It's time for that trend to end, beginning with this draft. Drafting and developing young talent sets the foundation for successful franchises, and Mike Shanahan should start that trend now.
I heard on ESPN they are talking about trading this years 1st and 2nd along with the 1st in 2012 and 2013 for Randy Moss and Kerry Collins
ReplyDeleteThey'd never do that! Moss and Collins both have too much left in the tank. They'll try and sign Joey Galloway again, he's only 54 (which is his forty time as well). And with the always stable Vince Young out there, why bring in Collins?
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