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Redskins 7-round mock: What if they embraced the tank?

By Ian Cummings

CHESTNUT HILL, MA - OCTOBER 13: Chris Lindstrom #75 of the Boston College Eagles leads the Boston College Eagles out of the tunnel before the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Alumni Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - OCTOBER 13: Chris Lindstrom #75 of the Boston College Eagles leads the Boston College Eagles out of the tunnel before the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Alumni Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 9: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the field prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on October 9, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 9: A Washington Redskins helmet sits on the field prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on October 9, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images) /

We’ve long established the reality that the 2019 crop of quarterbacks is relatively weak. It’s the kind of class that lulls teams into forcing a solution, and they may pay the price.

Granted, many of the draft’s top signal callers have their redeeming qualities that could turn them into franchise passers. While Dwayne Haskins lacks mobility and consistent accuracy, he’s a quarterback smarter than his years who broke records in the Big Ten. While Drew Lock has major footwork issues, his athleticism and leadership qualities make him a desirable signal caller for NFL suitors. Then there’s Kyler Murray, who, for all the risk he provides, possesses elite arm talent and speed, two franchise traits that can’t be taught.

Teams can convince themselves that their guy at quarterback is in the 2019 NFL Draft, and their confidence could prove to be a smart investment, in time. But the evaluations, if they’re done right, are always fairly honest. And right now, 2019’s quarterback class, no matter how one might butter it up, has a lot of question marks.

For the Washington Redskins, who have a uniquely bad quarterback situation and a pick squarely in the middle of the first round, trading up for a passer could be a death knell, as could waiting for the crumbs that are left. Thus, while the Redskins are rumored to be one of the teams scouting early-round quarterbacks in 2019, it might be better for them to sit this one out, and use their early picks to stock up on much-needed skill position talent instead.

The Redskins would ultimately roll with Josh Johnson or Colt McCoy for a year, but they would benefit from a developmental year in 2020. With an early pick in 2020, they’d be able to cash in on what appears to be a stronger quarterback class, with names such as Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa, Jake Fromm, Jacob Eason, and other possible risers.

So how would the 2019 NFL Draft shake out for the Redskins if they decided to “embrace the tank”? That’s the question we’ll look to answer in the coming slides.

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