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Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:59 pm**

Are they thinking Helu is permanently damaged?

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:00 pm**

No idea...I just think we could have drafted him much later. was he even on anyones radar? I guess they'd know better than me

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:00 pm**

apparently this guy is on the shelf, thats why he went so late. Def high round ability from what i see

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:01 pm**

^Well... we do know that Shanahan knows running backs... and when to take them...

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:01 pm**

RB it is!

I am intrigued. He comes from a good conference but I did not watch him play. I only saw the impressive stats listed when we picked him.

As a Shanahan rb pick, we cannot go wrong.

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:03 pm**

Countertrey wrote:Are they thinking Helu is permanently damaged?

They must because Chris Thompson just tore his ACL and had broken 2 vertebrae in his back. They must think he's a 1st or 2nd round talent if not for the injuries. He's a Darren Sproles type. One thing we can't do is second guess Shanahan when it comes to running backs. This guy is 5 foot 8 and 195lbs. He's a change of pace guy. Apparently he's more talented than Barner in their eyes. We will see. HAIL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUV0_4ZB0g

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:03 pm**

he tore his acl in october... so its probably for the future. Dude is FAST

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:06 pm**

brad7686 wrote:he tore his acl in october... so its probably for the future. Dude is FAST

A pick for the 2014 season??????
:shock:

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:09 pm**

If you check out the clip above, the dude is sick if he's healthy. Get well soon Chris Thompson!! HAIL

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:10 pm**

Redskin in Canada wrote:
brad7686 wrote:he tore his acl in october... so its probably for the future. Dude is FAST

A pick for the 2014 season??????

Well, a torn ACL isn't what it used to be. He's probably going to be able to at least compete with Helu this year.

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:13 pm**

yea maybe hes superhuman like RG

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:17 pm**

Brandon Jenkins

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:17 pm**

two injured seminoles.

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:19 pm**

The Hogster wrote:
Countertrey wrote:Are they thinking Helu is permanently damaged?

They must because Chris Thompson just tore his ACL and had broken 2 vertebrae in his back. They must think he's a 1st or 2nd round talent if not for the injuries. He's a Darren Sproles type. One thing we can't do is second guess Shanahan when it comes to running backs. This guy is 5 foot 8 and 195lbs. He's a change of pace guy. Apparently he's more talented than Barner in their eyes. We will see. HAIL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUV0_4ZB0g

Stronger and a bit more bruising than sproles, but fast like him.

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:19 pm**

pass rushing depth

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:20 pm**

Not totally understanding why we're going with back to back damaged goods.

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:20 pm**

Apparently Brandon Jenkins was the man before suffering a Lis Franc injury. At this point in the draft, it looks like the team is opting for guys with 1st day talent but who got injured. It's a gamble either way, but if they are right on these guys, you get a more talented player when they return to being healthy.

Makes total sense for a team looking to get deeper.

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:28 pm**

Can someone wake me when they make a skins Rambo jersey?

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:32 pm**

Obviously, they did not find an OT they liked better at these two icks during the 5th round

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:36 pm**

Either they think Polumbus is still growing into the job or they must be thinking Compton is going to become the man. The 2 FA's are experienced depth at best. Only way I can make sense of the lack of urgency at the RT position.

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:37 pm**

PAPDOG67 wrote:Not totally understanding why we're going with back to back damaged goods.

Equally important to me is ... Whose job is this guy projected to compete for?

Orakpo? Kerrigan? :roll:

Nice depth though. :wink:

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:41 pm**

instead of taking guys with little upside at a position of need, we take guys with high upside at positions of strength. injuries happen people. Bruce > Vinny

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:44 pm**

Did everyone see RGIII at the draft party? He was doing jumping jacks. Looked great!

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:47 pm**

Deadskins wrote:Did everyone see RGIII at the draft party? He was doing jumping jacks.

+1

Showing off for the fans. HAIL

He did have on Mom Jeans though. But, Threesus can do no wrong.

Posted: **Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:06 pm**

Good article on our 5th Round Picks. Highlights include:

Chris Thompson is a 4.4 guy who was averaging 7.5 YPC before getting injured. Was on pace to be first FSU running back to hit 1,000 yards since Warrick Dunn. He also racked up 80 receiving yards versus Clemson before getting hurt.

Jenkins was the starter over Tank Carradine. He was once considered a 1st round pick after racking up 22 sacks in his Sophmore and Senior Years. He was pushed down due to his injury. But, is believed to be a stud.

The Redskins double-dipped in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft, and got themselves a pair of Florida State prospects.

The team needed a speedy change-of-pace complement in the backfield, and they may have just gotten one inFlorida State's Chris Thompson. The pick comes as a bit of a surprise with similar home-run threats on the board including Oregon's Kenjon Barner and Clemson's Andre Ellington.

Thompson was off to a promising start to the 2012 season before a torn ACL ended his year in October. Prior to that, Thompson logged 681 yards while averaging 7.5 yards per carry, a pace which would have made him the Seminoles first 1,000-yard rusher since Warrick Dunn in 1997. He was also heavily involved in the receiving game, as showcased by his eight-catch, 79-yard performance versus Clemson. He could be a nice checkdown option for Robert Griffin III as a speedy guy who can quickly leave yards behind him.

Thompson's injury forced him to sit out the combine and only took part in his pro day at a limited basis. Thompson participated in the vertical jump and posted a height of 35 inches. Prior to his injury, Thompson posted a 40-yard dash time of 4.42 according to nfldraftscout.com. He's a shorter, shiftier change of pace back, but plays bigger and more physical than his sub-190 pound frame suggests he should.

The Redskins second pick of the fifth round, Brandon Jenkins, is also not unfamiliar with season-ending injuries. Jenkins suffered a lisfranc injury his senior season's season opener, which sidelined him for the rest of the year.

Prior to that, Jenkins began generating buzz as a first-round prospect after logging 21.5 sacks between his sophomore and junior seasons. But since then, his injury and poor results at his combine and pro day saw his draft stock plummet while teammates Bjoern Werner and Tank Carradine rose up boards.

But despite falling off the radar, there is plenty of potential here. If Jenkins is healthy, he could push Rob Jackson for snaps as a situational pass rusher in sub packages behind Brian Orakpo and Ryan Kerrigan. He's a natural pass-rusher that could eventually thrive in an every down role at full health, but he'll be eased into the defense gradually as far as 2013 is concerned.

And with the guys ahead of Jenkins and Thompson on the depth chart, the Redskins have the flexibility to ease formerly injured, high-ceiling prospects into the system. In the fifth round, there's not a lot more you can ask for.

And if it matters to anyone. Both Kenjon Barner and Andre Ellington are still undrafted. Maybe the people paid to evaluate know something more than what we do--and that's not just the Skins scouts.

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