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[SkinsJock]

CBS Sports most recent look at holes we need to fill ... in order of importance

1 - Nose tackle
2 - Center
3 - Guard
4 - Running back
5 - Inside linebacker
6 - Offensive tackle
7 - Cornerback
Adding a big presence at nose tackle who can also get some penetration on passing downs would be huge for the Washington defense.
Chase Roullier is slated to take over at center, but the team should aim higher.
Adding talent at guard is a must as well
At running back, Chris Thompson isn't capable of carrying a heavy load, and the team's other options at the position leave much to be desired. With Alex Smith at quarterback, having a dangerous running game is going to be critical.
Zach Brown was retained at inside linebacker, but Washington could use an upgrade next to him.
Finding better depth at OT
Orlando Scandrick helps alleviate the team's cornerback need a bit, but he's nowhere near as talented as Kendall Fuller, so improving the depth chart at the position would be smart.

this team's depth issues have not been good for many years but that is mainly due to a poor/bad scouting department

[SkinsJock]

Could anyone see us trading up to 7-8 if Barkley falls?

anything that gets us more picks in the draft is a good idea - if we can trade up to get Barkley and get more picks it would be great

[El Mexican]

CBS Sports most recent look at holes we need to fill ... in order of importance

1 - Nose tackle
2 - Center
3 - Guard
4 - Running back
5 - Inside linebacker
6 - Offensive tackle
7 - Cornerback

So basically we have holes almost everywhere.

I'm with the "shotgun strategy" here: trade our 1st round pick to get additional selections
and pray some of them pan out.

[SkinsJock]

HOPEFULLY they take the player that is considered (by the media and others) to be the best player available whenever they pick ... when the time comes that this franchise has people in the FO that know what they are doing, we might have some players that we can build around

we're not a season or 2 away from contending for the playoffs - we're a mediocre franchise with 2 bozos making decisions

[Sonny9TD]

Redskins get 5th round pick for Cravens and swap 4th and 5th round picks with Broncos so to sum up they swap 4th and 5th round picks with Broncos plus an extra 5th round pick

[welch]

Redskins get 5th round pick for Cravens and swap 4th and 5th round picks with Broncos so to sum up they swap 4th and 5th round picks with Broncos plus an extra 5th round pick

I think the team should keep Cravens because he is better than any free agent available.

[welch]

Well...shows how much I know! Sonny9TD, where did you get the advanced information? Hats off and HTTR!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/foo ... 29e469e1c1

Washington will send Cravens to Denver in a swap of the teams’ fourth- and fifth-round draft picks, with the Broncos sending the Redskins an additional fifth-rounder, The Washington Post confirmed. The Redskins would also get the Broncos’ sixth-round pick in 2020 if Cravens plays in one playoff game for Denver.

[Burgundy&GoldForever]

CBS Sports most recent look at holes we need to fill ... in order of importance

1 - Nose tackle
2 - Center
3 - Guard
4 - Running back
5 - Inside linebacker
6 - Offensive tackle
7 - Cornerback

Is CBS high? We have Trent Williams, Morgan Moses, and Ty Nsekhe at tackle. Meanwhile they completely ignore safety, which has been a need for ten years now.

[Sonny9TD]

Well...shows how much I know! Sonny9TD, where did you get the advanced information? Hats off and HTTR!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/foo ... 29e469e1c1

Washington will send Cravens to Denver in a swap of the teams’ fourth- and fifth-round draft picks, with the Broncos sending the Redskins an additional fifth-rounder, The Washington Post confirmed. The Redskins would also get the Broncos’ sixth-round pick in 2020 if Cravens plays in one playoff game for Denver.

Thank you sir. I'm a Hog from way back when Larry Brown and Charley Hathaway were in the backfield. As a flashback I always thought the Redskins were going to win the Super Bowl in 71 until Sonny Jorgensen ruptured his Achilles tendon. Although i was just a piglet then.

[welch]

Well...shows how much I know! Sonny9TD, where did you get the advanced information? Hats off and HTTR!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/foo ... 29e469e1c1

Washington will send Cravens to Denver in a swap of the teams’ fourth- and fifth-round draft picks, with the Broncos sending the Redskins an additional fifth-rounder, The Washington Post confirmed. The Redskins would also get the Broncos’ sixth-round pick in 2020 if Cravens plays in one playoff game for Denver.

Thank you sir. I'm a Hog from way back when Larry Brown and Charley Hathaway were in the backfield. As a flashback I always thought the Redskins were going to win the Super Bowl in 71 until Sonny Jorgensen ruptured his Achilles tendon. Although i was just a piglet then.

I'm sure the Redskins would have won SB 7 if Sonny had been able to play. Billy was a tough QB, but Sonny was among the greatest passers of all time. Vince Lombardi said, when he became coach in Washington, "If we had had Sonny in Green Bay, we would never have lost a game".

[Sonny9TD]

You damn right. Sonny was a freak . On a different subject of running back i have been studying the candidates and we need one of these 3. Guice, Penney, or Chubb. In that order. Guise can go it all as can Penney. Chubb is Alfred Morris but a tenth quicker in the 40. Penny can run catch and block. He has strength and speed combined. The same for Guice who is a bit stronger but a slight bit slower than Penney. (4.49 for Guice and 4.46 for Penney). Chubb 4.53 who is my third choice but only by a line that is fine as frog hair is not quite as athletic as Penney or Guice. Penney is the most athletic. If we can't get Guice then Penney should be the pick. Then Chubb. If i had to grade these runners on a relative scale say so many out of a 100 then this would be the grade

Guise - 96
Penney - 95.5
Chubb - 95

The only reason i like Guice better than Penney is that is is so hard to bring down. He runs pizzed off. Any of those 3 would be an instant upgrade. If i were drafting for the Hogs then Vita Vea at 13, Penney in the second if Guice is gone and i would trade, swap, move up or anything i could do to get an elite guard like Isaiah Wynn. Those 3 players would make the Redskins playoff bound. I would rather have those 3 than a handful of hopefuls in the 5th 6th and 7th rounds unless of course i knew they would find gems in those rounds but those 3 players or another guard of equal talent would improve the last ranked defense against the run to one of the best and improve the running game of our own to one of the best with just those 3 players.

[El Mexican]

Seems right. Vita Vea would be a great fit right off the bat.

Having said that, with the recent luck we've had drafting RBs I would go for two of them in the higher rounds.
Two really good ones, not some Spring fodder.

[Burgundy&GoldForever]

You damn right. Sonny was a freak . On a different subject of running back i have been studying the candidates and we need one of these 3. Guice, Penney, or Chubb. In that order. Guise can go it all as can Penney. Chubb is Alfred Morris but a tenth quicker in the 40. Penny can run catch and block. He has strength and speed combined. The same for Guice who is a bit stronger but a slight bit slower than Penney. (4.49 for Guice and 4.46 for Penney). Chubb 4.53 who is my third choice but only by a line that is fine as frog hair is not quite as athletic as Penney or Guice. Penney is the most athletic. If we can't get Guice then Penney should be the pick. Then Chubb. If i had to grade these runners on a relative scale say so many out of a 100 then this would be the grade

Guise - 96
Penney - 95.5
Chubb - 95

The only reason i like Guice better than Penney is that is is so hard to bring down. He runs pizzed off. Any of those 3 would be an instant upgrade. If i were drafting for the Hogs then Vita Vea at 13, Penney in the second if Guice is gone and i would trade, swap, move up or anything i could do to get an elite guard like Isaiah Wynn. Those 3 players would make the Redskins playoff bound. I would rather have those 3 than a handful of hopefuls in the 5th 6th and 7th rounds unless of course i knew they would find gems in those rounds but those 3 players or another guard of equal talent would improve the last ranked defense against the run to one of the best and improve the running game of our own to one of the best with just those 3 players.

It's awfully peculiar how your study and John Keim's blog saying exactly the same thing came out almost simultaneously. I think you were studying Keim's blog.

[Sonny9TD]

Yes I was reading the internet about RB and i put that together from it. So what? Just checked Keims" blog you mention and i think he likes Sony Micheal instead of
Penney So the the Albert Morris comparison i found is what got you going i guess? lol Yea i got that from someone on the net. But not the order of backs i like or the draft picks i would take first although maybe you can find someone who does. Does Keim like Penney as much as i do? Not sure. Yea i had to use the net to make my evaluation. Couldn't get to the combine this year. Geesh

[Sonny9TD]

There is another draft scenario I also like. In round one Vita Vea. Got to have him with Ezekiel Elliot and maybe the Giants with Barkeley. Round 2 the best offensive guard or center on the board. Get both line of scrimmages set and win the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Round 4 best pl;ayer on the board be it CB, WR, Safety or linebacker. Round 5 now its time to get a RB. Bo Scarborough from Alabama. He is a hoss and ran a 4.5 forty. If he can be taught to run with his pads down instead of standing up straight he could be a steal. Have him on 1st and 2nd downs behind the upgraded OL and bring Chris Thompson on 3rd down would work just fine.

I do like Chubb and Penney at RB and if we went that way that would be fine but getting the line of scrimmage worked out on the offensive and defensive side of the ball in the first two rounds and maybe a linebacker CB or WR in round 4 and then get Scarborough in round 5 hopefully he is still there could also work just fine. Can't wait until the draft. With the other 5th round pick QB Mile White from Western Kentucky can come in and learn from Smith. Mike White is accurate and he can throw. May be gone though by 5th round. If he is still there though i would bring him in

[welch]

Will Comstock signs with Titans.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/r ... de5ae6de50

The official departure of inside linebacker Will Compton was a reminder that the Washington Redskins remain in the market for linebacking help despite the recent signing of outside linebacker Pernell McPhee.

The defense has lost Compton and Trent Murphy, and Junior Galette was told the team was no longer interested in his services. The starting lineup of Ryan Kerrigan, Mason Foster, Zach Brown and Preston Smith remains intact with McPhee rotating in. Ryan Anderson figures to be more in the mix as well. But that’s not enough for a 16-game NFL season.

Murphy signed a three-year, $21 million deal with the Buffalo Bills to end his three-year stint with Washington after being selected in the second round of the 2014 draft. Compton signed with the Tennessee Titans on Monday.

[fredp45]

Not sure who put that list together at CBSsports but I sure don't agree...I'd say:

1) Running back -- while we have a 3rd down back, we don't have a NFL starting rb on the team. Alex Smith and the offense will be a lot more effective with a stud rb.
2) Cornerback -- this is because I believe we will trade or cut Norman next year for cap reasons and we need to have someone ready. This player can play nickel and dime this year, or maybe start across from Norman.
3) Left guard -- we could play Ty there, we could resign Lauvo but we need a young LG.
4) Tight End -- if Jordan Reed misses 1/2 the season again, we need to let him go. I'm not thinking he will stay healthy. Davis is in his 30's and is a good backup. Sprinkle is a blocker and not dynamic.
5) Nosetackle -- while hopeful, but maybe delirious, I want to think Taylor and Hood can hold that position down. I know Taylor is injury prone but we have to have some good luck this year with injuries. Hood is a tad undersized but if Allen and Matt I. play, we'll be fine.
6) Inside Linebacker -- I like Brown, fine with Foster. An upgrade would be nice. Spaight is a good backup need another young guy here that can play STs or start if picked early on.
7) Safety - I'm not 100% in on Swearinger and haven't seen Nicholson enough to declare him Pro bowl player yet. If we picked James from Fl St at 13, I'd be way okay with that move. Swearinger played FS last year at times and he wasn't good. He must play SS, closer to the LOS.

While these might be MY thoughts on the Skins need positions in order -- it sure doesn't mean we draft this way. Meaning, RB doesn't have to be the 13th pick, it could be CB. Rb might be a 2nd rounder, 3rd rounder (if we get one) or even a trade.

Most don't have Tight End as high as me but I am very concerned about Reed's ability to stay on the field. He takes up a lot of cap for a player who gives us 8 games a year. I also believe a stud TE makes a lot of difference now in the NFL. Controlling the middle of the field with a dynamic TE is a must.

I see Center and tackle as need positions from a depth perspective only. If they pick them later in the draft, great.

[cowboykillerzRGiii]

Dez Bryant released.. Tells the pukes he will see them twice a year.. Vengeance?

Worked out with Djax!