Five Redskins players who received votes of confidence in the draft
By Ian Cummings
The 2019 NFL Draft is a very complex event, not only with the constant chess match churning between thirty-two teams, but with the underlying messages that each pick brings.
A pick can be an indictment for a player, and at the same time, a vote of confidence for another. The NFL Draft is where teams make their intentions known, to both their opponents, and their own players.
Broncos general manager John Elway, for example, said he believed Joe Flacco was “still in his prime” not long ago. But in the NFL Draft, he traded up to nab Drew Lock in Round 2. And all of a sudden, Flacco’s prime in Denver has a one-year cap.
Teams speak with actions, and their actions go a long way toward implying how the roster might look on opening day. The Washington Redskins engaged in this implied language last week. Every team did. It’s unavoidable, no matter the intentions.
With all this in mind, what did the Redskins say with their actions in the 2019 NFL Draft? We have a good idea of who they intend to replace with earlier picks. But which players received subtle votes of confidence, not just from what the Redskins did, but what they didn’t do? Let’s take a look.