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Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 2:13 pm
by riggofan
Countertrey wrote:Last year was just a taste. This year, McCloughan established that he is a very different kind of draft manager. I bet we get even better results this year than last.
There is not a single mock that got a damned thing right, but, once done, the experts are, like, "yeah... that makes sense"... Next year, the challenge for these mocks will be "who is best available on Scot's board". Let's see who rises to the occasion.
They're just too damned lazy, man. Next year as soon as I read the words "The Redskins need..." I won't read another sentence.
Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 2:33 pm
by Countertrey
riggofan wrote:Countertrey wrote:Last year was just a taste. This year, McCloughan established that he is a very different kind of draft manager. I bet we get even better results this year than last.
There is not a single mock that got a damned thing right, but, once done, the experts are, like, "yeah... that makes sense"... Next year, the challenge for these mocks will be "who is best available on Scot's board". Let's see who rises to the occasion.
They're just too damned lazy, man. Next year as soon as I read the words "The Redskins need..." I won't read another sentence.
Very reasonable solution!
Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:50 pm
by Irn-Bru
riggofan wrote:Countertrey wrote:Last year was just a taste. This year, McCloughan established that he is a very different kind of draft manager. I bet we get even better results this year than last.
There is not a single mock that got a damned thing right, but, once done, the experts are, like, "yeah... that makes sense"... Next year, the challenge for these mocks will be "who is best available on Scot's board". Let's see who rises to the occasion.
They're just too damned lazy, man. Next year as soon as I read the words "The Redskins need..." I won't read another sentence.
I had no fun looking at (hardly) any mock drafts this year for this very reason. The fact that we were picking relatively late in the first round, plus everyone's assumption that we'd be drafting someone on the DL. I knew there was an even better chance it would be something that surprised people like a CB, WR, MLB, G, or C . . .
Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 8:02 pm
by SkinsJock
Considering how really bad this franchise was at the end of 2014 and understanding that there was no way that things would or even could improve with the players and coaches that we had, this turnaround is just amazing
As Scot and this FO make it very apparent that they have a plan and the people in place to make that plan work, this franchise has a very good chance of being able to attract the very best of the NFL at all levels
this is going to be fun and really good players are going to have success here and be rewarded for it
as the saying goes ... "these guys are good ..."
Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 8:13 am
by riggofan
SkinsJock wrote:Considering how really bad this franchise was at the end of 2014 and understanding that there was no way that things would or even could improve with the players and coaches that we had, this turnaround is just amazing
Firing Haz and benching RG3 really seemed to pay off well last year.
Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 8:14 am
by riggofan
Keim gets it:
They stuck to their board, yes. They also stuck to their belief in drafting guys with a certain mindset.
It’s not about being a saint, but it is about having a certain approach and, of course, loving the game. The Redskins are building a defense with more energetic, passionate players than they’ve had in the past. It matters.
And if you want a tough team, it’s real simple: add tough players. A few years ago, the Redskins drafted ball-hawking defensive backs, but they weren’t considered “tough” players. Yet they were also then asked to play that way. It wasn’t in their DNA. You can’t take guys who don’t have a certain mindset and ask them to adopt one.
So the Redskins now take guys with a certain mindset and ask them to be who they are on the field. Maybe they change their roles on the field and maybe they won’t be successful. But it seems they have the right attitude about the game.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/ ... ng-mindset
Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 10:05 am
by Irn-Bru
riggofan wrote:Keim gets it:
They stuck to their board, yes. They also stuck to their belief in drafting guys with a certain mindset.
It’s not about being a saint, but it is about having a certain approach and, of course, loving the game. The Redskins are building a defense with more energetic, passionate players than they’ve had in the past. It matters.
And if you want a tough team, it’s real simple: add tough players. A few years ago, the Redskins drafted ball-hawking defensive backs, but they weren’t considered “tough” players. Yet they were also then asked to play that way. It wasn’t in their DNA. You can’t take guys who don’t have a certain mindset and ask them to adopt one.
So the Redskins now take guys with a certain mindset and ask them to be who they are on the field. Maybe they change their roles on the field and maybe they won’t be successful. But it seems they have the right attitude about the game.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/ ... ng-mindset
I'm drooling. Can't wait to see what the past two draft classes are doing on the field for us in another two years.
Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 10:39 am
by SkinsJock
riggofan wrote:SkinsJock wrote:Considering how really bad this franchise was at the end of 2014 and understanding that there was no way that things would or even could improve with the players and coaches that we had, this turnaround is just amazing
Firing Haz and benching RG3 really seemed to pay off well last year.
Scot and the FO would not have had much to do with either of those decisions but the change in attitude, implementing the plan and making sure that Dan Snyder stays away from meddling with players and coaches would certainly be a part of what they did
we were going nowhere and had absolutely no chance of success under Snyder and Allen
I have a lot more confidence in the direction this franchise is heading under Scot and this FO
a lot of other franchises are watching this franchise very closely based on what has happened here over 2 drafts + a little more than 12 months
Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 11:49 am
by riggofan
SkinsJock wrote:we were going nowhere and had absolutely no chance of success under Snyder and Allen
I have a lot more confidence in the direction this franchise is heading under Scot and this FO
Amen to that.
Re: THN 2016 NFL Draft Thread
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 3:17 pm
by DarthMonk
riggofan wrote:Keim gets it:
They stuck to their board, yes. They also stuck to their belief in drafting guys with a certain mindset.
It’s not about being a saint, but it is about having a certain approach and, of course, loving the game. The Redskins are building a defense with more energetic, passionate players than they’ve had in the past. It matters.
And if you want a tough team, it’s real simple: add tough players. A few years ago, the Redskins drafted ball-hawking defensive backs, but they weren’t considered “tough” players. Yet they were also then asked to play that way. It wasn’t in their DNA. You can’t take guys who don’t have a certain mindset and ask them to adopt one.
So the Redskins now take guys with a certain mindset and ask them to be who they are on the field. Maybe they change their roles on the field and maybe they won’t be successful. But it seems they have the right attitude about the game.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/ ... ng-mindset
Yes! And the money will make them even more so.