Draft for D?

C'fieldSkin · Post by **C'fieldSkin** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:06 am

With the loss of Fred Smoot and Antonio Pierce, and the FA shore up of our offense I think it would be best for us to use our early picks to strengthen the D. Marcus Spears with the number 9 pick and either trade into the second or wait until the third to pick Corey Webster. The pass rush will be improved and that will help coverage and Webster is a tremendous talent that seems to only be suffering from confidence problems. Our experienced coaching staff should be able to help with that. I'm really dissapointed with losing both AP and Smoot but I think these moves would help alleviate the sting of the situation and in the long run improve the D. But, thats just what I think.

The Hogster · Post by **The Hogster** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:12 am

I kind of agree, just different players. I think we take Mike Williams at 9 if available, then take a corner in the 3rd. I think Chris Canty, DE from Virginia 6'7, 290 is the best end available, and with his senior season injury, he should be available in the 4th. Outside of that, take the best player available.

BTW check out Chris Canty's stats at www.virginiasports.com

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:10 pm

I think we'll simply take the best football player available in the first round. In later rounds - I think it'll be fine to focus on one side of the ball or the other. The defense played just fine without 5 starters last season- I'm not losing sleep over Pierce, nor Smoot. We still have Gregg 'The Best Damn Defensive Coach' Williams.

Countertrey · Post by **Countertrey** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:55 pm

Hogster:

I think we take Mike Williams at 9 if available

I have to agree. Last year, after picking Sean Taylor, Coach Gibbs commented that "This year, Coach Williams got the pick... next year, it's my turn". If the offensive player that Gibbs wants is there at 9, that's what it will be... and I suspect that Gibbs drools at the possibility of getting a ball hawking, big wideout.

If Williams is gone, it will be a CB, or we may trade down to get a DE and another pick.

air_hog · Post by **air_hog** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:23 pm

My vote as well goes to the best player available at number nine. I bet it will be hard to trade down unless one of the top QBs drops to us, then maybe we could trade down.

But my top four are:
1)Braylon Edwards
2)Mike Williams
3)Antrel Rolle
4)Erasmus James

If either of the WRs drop we should get them. And even though I think our CB situation is fine, we could always use depth. And even though Erasmus James has an injury history, he was unstoppable when healthy.

Redskins4Life · Post by **Redskins4Life** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:55 pm

air_hog wrote:My vote as well goes to the best player available at number nine. I bet it will be hard to trade down unless one of the top QBs drops to us, then maybe we could trade down.

But my top four are:
1)Braylon Edwards
2)Mike Williams
3)Antrel Rolle
4)Erasmus James

If either of the WRs drop we should get them. And even though I think our CB situation is fine, we could always use depth. And even though Erasmus James has an injury history, he was unstoppable when healthy.

If he cant stay healthy on the college level, even if he comes back his pure talent will allow him to dominate. However if he keeps getting injured in the pro level, he wont be able to make up for it with sheer talent because NFL players are much better than collegiate players. An injury prone player in the NFL is just a waste of a roster spot IMO

air_hog · Post by **air_hog** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:51 pm

What about Jeveon Kearse?

To me they are the same type of player; both big, strong, and athletic. And both are injury prone.

Now I agree that it would be risky taking such an injury plauged player, he has loads of upside.

Plus, half of the time injurys are just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. EX: Jon Jansen.

He hadn't missed a game in his carrer, and then on some random Pre-season play, he goes down for the season.

My 2 cents

Redskins4Life · Post by **Redskins4Life** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:42 pm

air_hog wrote:What about Jeveon Kearse?

To me they are the same type of player; both big, strong, and athletic. And both are injury prone.

Now I agree that it would be risky taking such an injury plauged player, he has loads of upside.

Plus, half of the time injurys are just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. EX: Jon Jansen.

He hadn't missed a game in his carrer, and then on some random Pre-season play, he goes down for the season.

Jevon Kearse is extremely fast, Erasmus is just fast. Kearse also did have injury problems on the college level, and believe me, Erasmus James is not another Jevon Kearse

hatsOFF2gibbs · Post by **hatsOFF2gibbs** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:17 pm

I say get one of the following:

MWilliams
ARolle

air_hog · Post by **air_hog** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:39 am

well i guess Mike Williams isnt falling to us anymore.
And I highly doubt Braylon Edwards or mayber even Troy Williamson (who now i believe we do not need at all because we already have 2 speedsters in Patten and Moss) will fall to us.
People always seem to underate the WRs in the draft. Last year they had like Larry Fitz and maybe Roy Williams going in the top 10. Then Larry, Roy, Reggie Williams, Lee Evans, Micheal Clayton, Micheal Jenkins all go in the first round.

Every day i change my mind but i today i think that if Antrel is there at 9, we should get him because you can alwayys use depth at the CB.

But then if a dominant DE is still there...