{"id":8909,"date":"2016-05-10T11:02:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T15:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=8909"},"modified":"2025-05-03T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:14:00","slug":"mind-reading-a-too-early-guess-at-the-2016-washington-redskins-final-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2016\/05\/10\/mind-reading-a-too-early-guess-at-the-2016-washington-redskins-final-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Mind Reading: A (Too Early) Guess At The 2016 Washington Redskins Final Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it&#8217;s early.\u00a0 Too early.\u00a0 The FNGs haven&#8217;t even been dragged through the week that is rookie camp yet.\u00a0 Furthermore, anyone who witnessed the last two Washington Redskins drafts knows it&#8217;s impossible to read the mind of Scot McCloughan.\u00a0 The first person who says they saw the Brandon Scherff pick last season or the Josh Doctson pick this season coming before it happened is the first liar.\u00a0 So, admittedly, this is spitting into the wind.\u00a0 Nevertheless, it&#8217;s the off-season and a) a Skins fan always needs something Skins to talk about, and b) trying to break in and get a feel for what draws interest during the season seems like a would-be exercise in futility.\u00a0 With that in mind &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Quarterbacks (3) &#8211; 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