And so begins the new era of the Redskins. Resisting the urge to up the ante for Chad Johnson, the Redskins instead figured out that trading down for more picks was the way to go. I could quibble with the amount we got in the deal. Because essentially I felt like the 1st and 3rd we gave them is roughly equal to the two 2nds we got so the 4th for 5th swap was really our only net profit. But the key is that the Redskins did something smart teams do– They took advantage of market inefficiencies.
The difference in cost between the last pick in the 1st round and the 1st pick in the 2nd round is larger in price than it is in skill. By moving into the 2nd round we were able to get first round talent for a second round price tag. And we were able to get more of it.
Let’s face it, with three 2nd round picks, even the best teams will pick one star, one ok starter and one bust with those picks. By taking three big targets for JZ and Campbell, we insure that at least one of them is the target we need. These picks give us instant credibility all over the receiver corps. With the big targets underneath and Moss and Cooley stretching the field, the offense is now truly three dimensional.
I’m going to save my specific talk of the picks for my post tomorrow that breaks down the whole draft. But I couldn’t possibly have imagined it going any better. Even Mel Kiper liked what we did. Well, that scares me a bit. But it is so much nicer to read good things during draft reviews even if Mel Kiper is often an idiot.
More as the draft unfolds tomorrow.
-DW
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GFT, I'm Gehenna. I just changed my name to something more football oriented. Sorry for the confusion.
As for the Redskins I was relatively pleased by our draft. We got good value for our picks. I worry about our defense as we didn't address our defensive line or cornerback issues, but if we can hang on for one more year I think we added some much-needed offensive power to our team. We were desperate for some tall receivers who can jump up and catch the ball and we've got that now, for years to come we should have a great WR and TE group to draw upon. We just need to hope our defense can hold tough for one more year.
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