2013 NFL draft- First Look

Not to hijack this thread, but how active do you all think we'll be in Free Agency this year?
I'd like to see us cut/restructure some contracts and free up some cash. I fear some guys I like will be gone next year (Moss, Fletch, Cooley...), but with many of them it's probably time to move on. Others, like Banks, Doughty and Brown, I wouldn't mind seeing go.

I read somewhere that Releasing Moss, Cooley, and Hall on March 1 would save the Redskins $16.1 million on the salary cap for 2013 and we can free up quite a bit of money by cutting/restructuring other contracts as well.

If we do this, I'm hoping we can pick up 2 or 3 quality free agents and hit the rest of our needs in the draft.

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Originally Posted by pjyancy

Not to hijack this thread, but how active do you all think we'll be in Free Agency this year?
I'd like to see us cut/restructure some contracts and free up some cash. I fear some guys I like will be gone next year (Moss, Fletch, Cooley...), but with many of them it's probably time to move on. Others, like Banks, Doughty and Brown, I wouldn't mind seeing go.

I read somewhere that Releasing Moss, Cooley, and Hall on March 1 would save the Redskins $16.1 million on the salary cap for 2013 and we can free up quite a bit of money by cutting/restructuring other contracts as well.

If we do this, I'm hoping we can pick up 2 or 3 quality free agents and hit the rest of our needs in the draft.

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as long as they are smart, absolutely . . . young, on the up swing players in the secondary would be fantastic . . .

The team clearly needs to address both safety positions, cornerback and right tackle. They also need to figure out what they want to do at tight end. They can bring back Fred Davis, but at what price? He will be an unrestricted free agent coming off a drug suspension in 2011 and a bad Achilles Tendon tear [no such thing as a good one] in 2012. Do they franchise him again, thus giving him a raise over this year that he hasn't earned? That seems far-fetched to me. Or do they let him test the free agent market and see what offers there are for a damaged product? I think that's what will wind up happening.

We can't go into next year with Logan Paulsen as our starting tight end. I like the kid, he's smart and a hard worker. He's a great success story considering pretty much nobody wanted him coming out of UCLA. But he's got to be your backup tight end, not your starter. A quality receiving tight end who can handle himself as a blocker on the edge in those read option plays would make this offense scary as hell. We need one pretty urgently. Paulsen blocks well enough, but he's not the downfield threat we need at that position.

I think the Shanahans were hoping Niles Paul would turn into that player, but I don't see any evidence that is happening. His transition to tight end has been pretty difficult to watch at times.

Some great opinions here, great to see college football getting alot of love, obviously many members watch alot!

Here is another one, this time using draftsite.com as the guide.

Again, I use their picks to gague who I am allowed to pick as the Redskins turn comes up.

They project the Skins to be picking 20th and have the Rams taking one of RG3's former teammates in the 1st round!

1- TRADED (20) Terrance Williams Baylor WR
2- DJ Fluker RT Alabama 6-6 340
3- Blindi Wreh-Wilson CB Connecticut 6-2 190
4- DeVonte Holloman S South Carolina 6-2 241
5- Rod Sweeting CB Georgia Tech 5-11 185
5- Marcus Green TE Mississippi State 6-1 240
6- Chris McDonald G Michigan State 6-5 300
6- Greg Blair ILB Cincinnati 6-1 255
7- Margus Hunt DE SMU 6-7 280

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Originally Posted by pjyancy

Not to hijack this thread, but how active do you all think we'll be in Free Agency this year?
I'd like to see us cut/restructure some contracts and free up some cash. I fear some guys I like will be gone next year (Moss, Fletch, Cooley...), but with many of them it's probably time to move on. Others, like Banks, Doughty and Brown, I wouldn't mind seeing go.

I read somewhere that Releasing Moss, Cooley, and Hall on March 1 would save the Redskins $16.1 million on the salary cap for 2013 and we can free up quite a bit of money by cutting/restructuring other contracts as well.

If we do this, I'm hoping we can pick up 2 or 3 quality free agents and hit the rest of our needs in the draft.

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I understand that the Skins are effectively putting together a case to fight the cap space lost a season ago. Obviously, it was split over two seasons, I read an article that projects the Skins might not only get to keep the half that is expected to be taken away this off-season, but also recoup some of last season's penalty! How about that!

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Originally Posted by pjyancy

Over on Bleacher Report there's a link to Matt Miller's 7-Round 2013 draft.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...to-bowl-season
Here's what he has:
Round 1 No pick
Round 2 Pick 15 Xavier Rhodes CB FSU
Round 3 Pick 15 D.J. Swearinger FS South Carolina
Round 4 Pick 15 Kevin Reddick ILB North Carolina
Round 5 Pick 15 Omoregie Uzzi OG Georgia Tech
Round 5 Pick 30 Lavar Edwards OLB LSU
Round 6 Pick 15 Cory Grissom NT South Florida
Round 7 Pick 15 Bruce Taylor ILB Virginia Tech

What do you think?

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I had propjected picks based on the Bleacher Report article you referenced, since I had already done it, I will go ahead and post who I picked in a quick one time glance.

1) Sheldon Richardson Missouri DT (Rams pick via RG3 trade)
2) Brennan Williams UNC RT
3) D.J. Swearinger South Carolina FS
4) Tyrann Mathieu LSU CB
5) E.J. Gaines Missouri CB
5) Cory Grissom South Florida NT
6) Dalton Freeman Clemson C
6) Chris Gragg Arkansas TE
7) Bruce Taylor Virginia Tech ILB

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Originally Posted by AubieTom

I had propjected picks based on the Bleacher Report article you referenced, since I had already done it, I will go ahead and post who I picked in a quick one time glance.

1) Sheldon Richardson Missouri DT (Rams pick via RG3 trade)
2) Brennan Williams UNC RT
3) D.J. Swearinger South Carolina FS
4) Tyrann Mathieu LSU CB
5) E.J. Gaines Missouri CB
5) Cory Grissom South Florida NT
6) Dalton Freeman Clemson C
6) Chris Gragg Arkansas TE
7) Bruce Taylor Virginia Tech ILB

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now thats a draft i could get behind!! . . . not sure of all the names, but love the position spread . . .

I like that draft, positions of need and some really good guys.
I wasn't sure on some of the later round guys so I looked them up. While I was there I thought, "what the heck" I'll post them all for everyone to see (info from nfldraftscout.com). I've attached them at the end of this post. I don't think Gragg will be available in the 6th round, but I've been wrong before (see Minnifield). I also can't see Tyrann going un-drafted until the 4th round even with all of his "issues" unfortunately, sometimes, it seems talent outweighs reason with some teams. If it works out though, I'd be happy giving him a shot. Especially if the draft pans out like you have listed :-)
Somehow, I think Shannahan will throw a RB or WR in there (possibly late round) just to throw us all for a loop.

2) Brennan Williams UNC RT
Height: 6-7
Weight: 315
40 Low: 5.02
Rated number 7 out of 149 OT's

3) D.J. Swearinger South Carolina FS
Height: 5-11
Weight: 210
40 Low: 4.43
Rated number 5 out of 131 FS's

4) Tyrann Mathieu LSU CB (Junior & suspended 2012)
Height: 5-09
Weight: 178
40 Time: 4.54
Rated number 6 out of 191 CB's

5) E.J. Gaines Missouri CB (Junior)
Height: 5-10
Weight: 190
40 Low: 4.42
Rated number 21 out of 248 CB's

5) Cory Grissom South Florida NT
Height: 6-2
Weight: 316
40 Low: 5.02
Rated number 12 out of 198 DT's

6) Dalton Freeman Clemson C
Height: 6-4
Weight: 286
40 Low: 4.97
Rated number 5 out of 95 C's

6) Chris Gragg Arkansas TE
Height: 6-3
Weight: 236
40 Low: 4.50
Rated number 1 out of 97 TE's

7) Bruce Taylor Virginia Tech ILB
Height: 6-2
Weight: 244
40 Low: 4.70
Rated number 8 out of 141 ILB's

Plz say heck no to Mathieu. He is not a good CB. He is a playmaker but only at stripping the ball and PR. Plus can't stay away from weed. Other than that not to bad a draft. I will try to put together a draft later.