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Best/Worst Case Scenarios for Redskins’ First Round Pick in NFL Draft
By Chris Mottram | April 28, 2011
Tonight is the night that we find out what the Skins will do with their 10th overall pick in the NFL Draft. There are countless ways they can screw this up, but hey, there’s always a chance they’ll do something productive with their first pick! Just look at the last two years, right? Those weren’t so bad! So, briefly, a look at the best and worst case scenarios for tonight’s festivites.
ABSOLUTE WORST CASE: The Skins trade up to select Blaine Gabbert. There’s been talk that they could move to No. 4 to get Gabbert. This would involve losing picks, which is why the Skins would be extra interested.
REALISTIC WORST CASE: They stay at 10 and pick either Jake Locker or Julio Jones.
ABSOLUTE BEST CASE: They trade back, get more picks and use them to fill needs on both sides of the line.
REALISTIC BEST CASE: They stay at 10 and pick the best available lineman. There are a lot of them.
With 10 minutes between picks, we should know who the newest Redskin is sometime around 9:45 tonight. Try your best to keep your mind occupied with happy thoughts until then.
Topics: Redskins | 45 Comments »
April 28th, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Why is Julio Jones a bad pick?
April 28th, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Whats wrong with Julio Jones again? Hes a beast and fills a need. Don’t see that as being a worst case scenario
April 28th, 2011 at 10:40 AM
julio jones fills a glaring need, i would rather a lineman too, but he is not a “realistic worst case.”
April 28th, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Taking a WR at No. 10 when you have much bigger needs on the line is why Jones is an awful pick. We can get skill position players in later rounds. Let us not forget lessons learned from Westbrook and Howard.
April 28th, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Would you rather have Julio Jones or a trade down for a QB like Ponder + filling one need?
April 28th, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Yes glaring need on the O-line but Julio is no Westbrook. Well, I don’t think he is. But yeah, I do not want to see Heyer ever on the field for us again.
April 28th, 2011 at 11:03 AM
I’d rather have Locker than Gabbert, even if Gabbert falls to 10. But we definitely shouldn’t draft a QB first.
April 28th, 2011 at 11:04 AM
I actually do like Locker more than Gabbert, as well. But like you said, I don’t want either at 10.
April 28th, 2011 at 11:19 AM
This draft is pretty deep at d-linemen, while I agree that if the Skins stay at 10 Jordan has to be the pick. If they can trade back to 14, I’d take Locker there, and than pick up a slipping Paea or Heyward w/ the 41st.
April 28th, 2011 at 11:21 AM
“We can get skill position players in later rounds.”
Well, if you mean 3rd or 4th rounds then the Skins are S-O-L because they don’t have any picks in either of these rounds (again).
How many #1 receivers have been drafted in the 5th, 6th or 7th rounds?
April 28th, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Well, really, I don’t care if they draft zero WRs.
April 28th, 2011 at 11:48 AM
Chris, how about a liveblog/chat for the draft? Will help give us an outlet for the anger that is sure to come.
April 28th, 2011 at 12:07 PM
“there’s always a chance they’ll do something productive with their first pick!”
Kind of surprised me when I looked at past drafts, but the Redskins first selections in first rounds have actually not been too terrible over the last ten years.
2010 – Trent Williams
2009 – Brian Orakpo
2008 – (pick traded)
2007 – LaRon Landry
2006 – (pick traded)
2005 – Carlos Rogers
2004 – Sean Taylor
2003 – (pick traded)
2002 – (pick traded/Patrick Ramsey at 32)
2001 – Rod Gardner
That’s only two duds – and they were 9/10 years ago. It’s not necessarily who they pick, it’s who they don’t get to pick because of moronic trades.
April 28th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
I hope the Skins draft a center with the 1st round pick or 41st pick. That should eliminate the Casey Rabach getting pushed back and stepping on the quarterback’s foot play.
April 28th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
“How many #1 receivers have been drafted in the 5th, 6th or 7th rounds?”
Marques Colston was the 252nd pick
Patrick Crayton – 7th round
T. J. Houshmandzadeh – 7th round
David Tyree – 6th round
Otherwise, pretty slim pickens
April 28th, 2011 at 1:30 PM
@Kev only 1 of those guys, Colston, is a legit #1.
I also can’t believe that no one has mentioned the biggest benefit of drafting Julio Jones: getting to blast ‘Me and Julio down by the Schoolyard’ every time he catches a TD
April 28th, 2011 at 1:46 PM
Best case: trade back and get a OL, DL or OLB plus more picks. Parley on of those picks plus #41 to move in position late 1st to get Locker.
Julio Jones does nothing for us without a OL and QB. See Larry Fitzgerald and the Cards this season.
April 28th, 2011 at 1:56 PM
I agree. We could have a ten foot tall, three hundred pound olympic sprinter out there and it will get us nowhere without OL. We could have Peyton Manning too and it wouldn’t mean anything with our current OL.
April 28th, 2011 at 3:02 PM
I will not speak ill of Westbrook for fear that he will find me and beat my ass.
Best case or hope is they trade with New England to move down and get a mid rounder as well. Picks are worth more than players at this point in time with the organization.
April 28th, 2011 at 3:03 PM
oh and Locker looks too much like Ryan Seacrest, so no on him.
April 28th, 2011 at 3:07 PM
Draft Julio Jones? That does not make and sense what so ever. We just drafted Malcolm Kelly and Devin Thomas a couple of…….er…..nevermind
April 28th, 2011 at 8:42 PM
Well, someone else made a dumb pick for Julio Jones.
April 28th, 2011 at 8:46 PM
Locker to the Titans….hmmmm
April 28th, 2011 at 8:46 PM
And now someone made bad pick for Locker.
WWOWOWOWOWOWOWWWWW
April 28th, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Titans fantasy name…the hurt locker.
April 28th, 2011 at 8:52 PM
Oh fuck. Are we gonna pick Gabbert?
April 28th, 2011 at 8:53 PM
I will boo. This is gonna hurt.
April 28th, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Dammit!!!
April 28th, 2011 at 8:56 PM
i say they are going to take dequann bowers
April 28th, 2011 at 8:56 PM
I wanted me some Tyron.
April 28th, 2011 at 8:58 PM
No no no…..big lineman. No QB’s with Jcrew haircuts.
April 28th, 2011 at 9:01 PM
So glad they traded back. Now let’s what we got.
April 28th, 2011 at 9:02 PM
Ok now who will they take with #16?
April 28th, 2011 at 9:03 PM
They actually did it!
April 28th, 2011 at 9:12 PM
YES! This trade is tangible proof Vinny is gone!
April 28th, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Well that still sucked somehow.
April 28th, 2011 at 9:43 PM
I’m fine with it.
April 28th, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Yeah, was just hoping for Prince. But in retrospect that is a good pick. Big DE with speed takes pressure off of Orakpo and hopefully give us a pass rush. Good pick. And his name is not Blaine
April 28th, 2011 at 10:40 PM
Kerrigan is a rock solid pick. Maybe the Nevada QB is there at 41 then best available lineman.
April 28th, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Another defensive player the Redskins are asking to play a different position.
April 28th, 2011 at 11:49 PM
You do realize not many college teams have a 3-4 defense right? You are going to have to convert players to run this d.
April 29th, 2011 at 1:11 AM
Great pick. Kerrigan was a fucking monster in the Big 10. Worst case scenario he’s a solid starter for years to come and makes Orakpo better. Best case scenario he becomes a Pro Bowler in his own right.
April 29th, 2011 at 1:21 AM
College overachiever asked to play a new position? We could have made a safer pick. I like that we added another pick though.
April 29th, 2011 at 8:37 AM
Cam Jordan was available and I believe he played in a 3-4 system with the Cal Bears.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:09 AM
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