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Jason Campbell is completely unproven and unless he transforms this year, I think he will be a thing of the past. Zorn, however, needs to stay to implement his system and Snyder should let him grow. Zorn does have the "it" factor as a coach as he did as a player.

Campbell's got to be on on the ...

Oh Jeez, I'm tired of people talking about Vick like he's Satan incarnate.



Dogfighting aside, he's still Michael Vick and has mad skills. And he's not OJ Simpson-- he didn't kill his wife and he certainly didn't skate free for what he did. He was crucified for animal cruelty and he lied ...

Bottom line is that all three receivers we took in the 2008 draft need to blossom or we'll be kicking ourselves for years about the guys at other positions we could have taken.

I generally liked the move to drop down for more picks, but at the time didn't think Fred Davis was a need or a big ...

Guys,

I said Malcom Kelly appears to be a wasted pick. I didn't say he was one-- yet. Once you have a bum knee, it's usually down hill from there on.

Maybe Kelly will be an exception to the rule like Terry Allen was. I think we'll know this year and maybe as soon as the first preseason game ...

I have lots of hope for this guy and Mitchell is a name that has been good to the Redskins (Brian Mitchell, Bobby Mitchell). Malcom Kelly has spent more time on the operating table than the playing field and it's appearing that he was a wasted pick. I liked the thinking at the time though of the ...

I like this Kevin Barnes guy already. Should bring out the best in our group of CBs which I think is pretty good.

The first thing I looked at after the Skins' picks were our division rivals. I think the Eagles and the Giants made smart picks and of course they both had more picks to work with so they had more flexibility to upgrade their draft.

I thought Maclin was the best WR I've seen in years, better ...

On Jaisson Williams conversion to TE:

This tells me that the front office is regretting the "best available" pick of Fred Davis of USC last year. I had a couple of other people in mind with our 2nd pick in the 2nd round last year, including Chad Henne QB Michigan.

What's up with Davis? This ...

Why re-hash the Taylor deal? geez - I am not defending the team at all but we were in a bind on the defensive line and had to do something - who knows how that might have worked out if Taylor had been used properly and if he had not been a little dinged up. I am not sure that Blache and the ...

I think Orakpo slid because of his knee sprain in college and before and simply offensive needs of the other teams in the top 12.

Rak is a workout warrior but I'm concerned about a guy whose squatting 600 lbs and benching 550 lbs (or whatever). Too much stress on the bone structure. I'd like to ...

Yeah, I noticed Charley Casserly botching this name badly on Path To The Draft, calling him ORAPKO instead of ORAKPO. No other commentator (e.g., Davis, Mayock) dared to correct him.

I love the term ORAKPO-Phobia. Hope he pans out for us.

Going for quality Free agents is fine, but who can we purge to lessen the hit on our pocketbook? And, I'm not sure if any of these guys would make that much of a difference for us without hurting us financially with the cap.

Carter and Suggs both play RDE, correct? Not a good fit unless Carter's ...

Tampa Bay's uniform change helped but so did drafting Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks on their defense (and Lynch, Barber, etc). So, let's draft two dudes just like that and then change our uniforms. Sound like a plan?

I'd like to see them go back to gold pants but not yellow-gold. I think a ...

Trade back for picks and take Phil LoadHolt and a massive guard(350ish) and a late linebacker(this draft is deep in LB)

I like this kind of thinking. We have too many holes to fill and no one jumps off the board at me by what #13? We ought to trade down. If we can deal a vet or two for some ...

Just have some faith in Cerrato-- oooooohhhmmmm.... Positive thoughts.

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This topic is pretty much dead now but yes, I think the Skins are the only team on the rise for next year. Maybe I'm just an optimist but here's my reasoning:

Eagles are on their last gasp to win an SB (and doing quite nicely). If they don't, I'm thinking McNabb is history, maybe Reid. It's ...

Despite the negativity, I think the Skins are on the right track and I believe we're the only team in the NFC East who isn't on the decline. Cerrato is no genius but if last year was truly his first year at the helm of personnel decisions, I liked what he did in the draft with the exception of the ...

I'm from Eagles Country and have been a Redskins fan since 1974. I've often gone to the Vet and one game at the Linc and I know one thing, there are no Redskin-friendly places in Philly-- ANYWHERE!

I never wear my jersey to a game in Philly because you get harrassed. Also, once we had Big Daddy ...

Did anyone else notice just how lame the pass rush was yesterday? If Taylor isn't 100 percent, I'd rather see Evans in there. He always does a good job. Also, there were relatively few blitzes and none of them reached Bulger. When you see what the Eagles did to St Louis, you wonder why they didn't ...

I think Cornelius Griffin is the most important, then Springs.

I'd like to see Malcom Kelly get better soon. He can add a new dimension to the offense, stretch the field and challenge for jump balls.

What amazes me is that every one of the 10 picks is on the roster and the only guy I'm wondering about right now (as a contributor) is Malcolm Kelly. When has every pick ever made the team before? This draft was a huge success from that standpoint alone. I think there easily could be five, even six ...

It's mostly about stats, not rings but a Super Bowl ring will help the argument. If his career is cut short, this thread will be null and void. He certainly has the talent but I'd like to see more long TD runs if I'm a voter, sort of like the "signature catch" argument for Monk.

Monk, however ...

Quote from Donovan McNabb after loss to Redskins:

"Not to take anything away from them, but there is no way this team is better than us."

Ridiculous statement. This is a team sport and it's obvious who the better team is at this point. I'd take inspiration from this for when the Eagles come ...

I like the fact that the Skins are flat out beating teams and they are still getting no respect from opponents. It should keep them hungry and leave that chip on their shoulder.

You see it in the stupid Power Rankings and from what people say. They are playing very disciplined football as a team ...

I'm not saying our beloved Redskins will win, but I like how we've defensed Romo and Barber in past years. Question is really will our guys BELIEVE that they can beat Dallas, especially in Dallas. They played well there last season and made a good game of it I thought.

Also, pressuring Romo ...