DRAFT
What the 2013 Draft Says About the 2011 Draft
Maybe it says nothing. But the picks we made over the weekend have me reflecting on the picks we made in 2011. And I can’t help but wonder if my excitement over the latest additions to the Redskins roster should be tempered when I look back at 2011. In my opinion we stole Jawan Jamison in [...]
Swing For The Fences; With Foundation Set, Redskins Take Risks Looking for Game Changers
Welp, throw out everything I ever wrote about what the Redskins did and didn’t draft. The Washington Redskins took one look at that list, laughed at it, and then proceeded to break basically every convention they had created in the years prior. If 2010, 2011 and 2012 were about setting the foundation for the football team, [...]
Is the locker room strong enough to risk drafting Tyrann Mathieu?
Just recently I was quick to dismiss the idea that the Redskins would use a high pick drafting a player like LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu. The team has stuck closely to the strategy of drafting high-character, senior classmen prospects and Mathieu fits neither criteria. What I did not take into account was who will be joining [...]
Unveiling The Hogs Haven/HTTR24-7.Com Redskins Draft Board
Last year, the guys over at Hogs Haven made up their own Redskins draft board, ranking almost every player not just based on their talent and ability, but also on their fit in the Redskins scheme. This year, those guys let me, Kevin and Justin in on the fold to collaborate on this draft board [...]
A Lighter Look At Shanny’s Draft Philosophy
So KC already took us through the main factors Mike Shanahan has looked for when drafting players during his Redskins regime-senior, team leader, individual accolades. And now you’ve probably gone through thousands of mock drafts filtering out all the juniors and sophomores from your list. But you’ve still got several dozen names floating in your [...]
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