Sure, I would have loved to have Mark Sanchez on our team, but had we traded the players or draft picks necessary to move up to draft him, boy would we have been bad this season. By sticking with our few draft picks and selecting players that will fill very real needs on our team, we have a much better chance of winning this year.
BRIAN ORAKPO is obviously a great talent and an enormous boost to our defense. However, there is one mild concern. We desperately need Brian at DE and there are already rumors circulating that he may be playing SLB for us. We have great potential to use Brian as a flex player playing mainly DE and occasionally SLB, but we need him much more at DE. Either way, getting him on the field is a big upgrade. Philip Daniels will be a great mentor for him this year, not to mention Renaldo Wynn.
KEVIN BARNES has potential to be a starting CB for the team and with oft-injured Carlos Rogers and Fred Smoot manning the position, we need as many bodies as possible. However, it is disappointing that we did not use this pick to draft a second DE, SLB or OT. If the team expects Brian Orakpo to play SLB, they should have selected another DE to sure up the front seven on defence. Likewise, if he does play DE, they should have drafted some badly needed depth at SLB or at least at OT.
The CODY GLENN and ROBERT HENSON picks in the 5th and 6th rounds were wasted picks. Cody Glenn may have some potential upside because he only played OLB for one year at Nebraska and may develop. With that said, has anyone ever said the words "Daniel Snyder" and "player development" in the same sentence before? There were better options available at LB and OG/OT available.
EDDIE WILLIAMS is a decent pick and a guy who could fill a need as a pass catching FB, but again, this is not a big need for us. Anyone who loves the Redskins, loves FB Mike Sellers. Truth be told, he is probably due for some competition this offseason. May the best man win.
MARKO MITCHELL is a darkhorse WR and was a good final draft pick for us. He is a big target at 6'3" and he should send a clear message to WR Malcolm Kelly, who appears to be unable to get out of the trainers office and on to the field for the second straight season since being drafted. Malcolm better find a way to get healthy and on the field fast or Marko could be moving into his locker in a couple months from now.
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