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If history dictated the Redskin’s 2011 draft plan

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:53:39 +0000

Discussing the Shanaplan

As all of us anxious football fans wait around to see whether our beloved teams will actually see the field next season the one thing that seems to keep us going is the (enter buzz word here) NFL Draft. From the day our team’s season is finished, whether it is 6 weeks into the season or the Monday after the Super Bowl, we ponder, predict, and analyze, what our team needs to do in next year’s draft. Draft “experts” do the same, and with the combine and pro-days galore the NFL draft becomes the NYSE, where some players rise to the top of draft boards from obscurity while others see their stock plummet to disheartening lows. Every year there are great picks, and there are terrible picks, and Redskins coach Mike Shanahan has made plenty of each in his day. Currently the Redskins hold the 10^th and 41^st picks, with needs across the board. Let’s take a look back at the history of Coach Shanahan’s early round selections and figure out which positions and players the Redskins should pick, based on the past.

In 14 drafts, with 12 first round picks and 15 second round picks coach Shanahan has picked 5 LBs, 6 DBs, 2 RBs, 1 QB, 1 TE, 5 DEs, 4WRs, 3 OL.

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Tandler: “Julio Jones would bring a little glitter to the offense”

Ryan John Estorninos — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:02:31 +0000

Better than your breakfast

Friday morning bites:

Rich Tandler, of CSN Washington, discusses whether Julio Jones would be considered a “luxury” pick for the Washington Redskins.

“When you have real needs like they do, a receiver is a luxury. But Julio Jones … would bring a little glitter to the offense. You could make a case for him.”

So, which is it? Would Jones be a luxury pick? Or can you make a case for some “glitter”?

There is no question the Redskins need to bolster their corps of wide receivers. The fact that Joey Galloway participated in 32 percent of the offensive snaps in 2010 and Roydell Williams played 25 percent tells you that the position is screaming for an upgrade.

Check out the entire article here.

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The Redskins NFL Draft splurge: If you could, you would….

Ryan John Estorninos — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:40:03 +0000

The Redskins are not in any position this year to take a skill position player to help bolster any type of defensive or offensive fireworks. I’ve recently changed my tune to the defensive line and away from the quarterback, but that doesn’t mean the Redskins wouldn’t get either. But if they could, who would you [...]

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