There are about 48 hours left until the NFL Draft..........
And some interesting things have happened since yesterday.
One really interesting thing to me is that the NY Jets traded out of the 26th pick and added Oakland Raiders TE Doug Jolley. What interests me is that the Jets were looking at CB and TE at 26. And they made a move to address their TE need by trading out of the 26th pick and back into the middle of the 2nd round less than 24 hours after the Redskins traded into the 25th pick.
Do the Jets feel like the Redskins would take TE Heath Miller if he were there at 25? That's one theory that jumped into my mind.
One thing that does scare me a bit is that it appears that the Jets don't like the CBs that are likely to be there at 26. Either that or they are really close to a deal with FA CB Andre Dyson.
Now back to what the Redskins might do
It's a day later and I'm still not buying the talk that the Redskins want Auburn QB Jason Campbell at 25.
Joe Gibbs, Vinny Cerrato, and Dan Snyder held a press conference yesterday to debunk the whole talk of a rift between Gibbs and Cerrato and to talk about where they intend to go from here.
Right now, I'm of the opinion that the likely approach that they will take is to wait and see what happens with the top 8 picks. They have called the teams in the top 5 and gauged their interest in trading down, but in the end, I think they'll opt to wait it out as it will be too expensive to move up.
So they'll wait and see if Mike Williams falls to 9. The only way I see that happening is if Tampa Bay trades up to get Alex Smith at 1, Minnesota trades up to get Braylon Edwards at 2, and Chicago and Cleveland pass on Williams at 3 and 4. Tennessee and Norm Chow would have to pass on Williams as well, but I think that will happen given all of their needs on the defensive side of the ball.
It's a long shot, but it could happen.
If Williams is there at 9, then I think the Redskins will take him and it would be a great pick.
Then I'd expect the Redskins to look at CB and possibly DE at 25.
The more likely option will be that the Redskins go on the clock at 9 and start fielding calls from teams like Houston and San Diego that might want to jump up ahead of Detroit and Dallas to get some help on defense.
San Diego would be the best option for the Redskins to deal with because they don't own a 3rd round pick and might be forced to give up their late 2nd round pick to trade up 3 spots to secure the edge pass rusher that they really need. If Shawne Merriman is there at 9, then the Chargers very well might be willing to pay that price.
If the Redskins do indeed trade back to around the 12th or 13th pick, then I'd expect that Auburn CB Carlos Rogers to be the Redskins pick.
They would then look at adding a pass catching weapon at 25 either with Virginia TE Heath Miller or a WR such as UAB's Roddy White, Oklahoma's Mark Clayton, or perhaps Arkansas QB Matt Jones who is attempting to switch to WR in the pros.
Jones would be an intriguing pick because of his freakish athletic ability. One interesting tie in is the fact that Jones one of his agents is the brother of former Redskins DT Dave Butz.
Plus, the Philadelphia Eagles are reportedly hot for Jones. And you can't turn down a chance to tick off a division rival, right?
One really interesting thing to me is that the NY Jets traded out of the 26th pick and added Oakland Raiders TE Doug Jolley. What interests me is that the Jets were looking at CB and TE at 26. And they made a move to address their TE need by trading out of the 26th pick and back into the middle of the 2nd round less than 24 hours after the Redskins traded into the 25th pick.
Do the Jets feel like the Redskins would take TE Heath Miller if he were there at 25? That's one theory that jumped into my mind.
One thing that does scare me a bit is that it appears that the Jets don't like the CBs that are likely to be there at 26. Either that or they are really close to a deal with FA CB Andre Dyson.
Now back to what the Redskins might do
It's a day later and I'm still not buying the talk that the Redskins want Auburn QB Jason Campbell at 25.
Joe Gibbs, Vinny Cerrato, and Dan Snyder held a press conference yesterday to debunk the whole talk of a rift between Gibbs and Cerrato and to talk about where they intend to go from here.
Right now, I'm of the opinion that the likely approach that they will take is to wait and see what happens with the top 8 picks. They have called the teams in the top 5 and gauged their interest in trading down, but in the end, I think they'll opt to wait it out as it will be too expensive to move up.
So they'll wait and see if Mike Williams falls to 9. The only way I see that happening is if Tampa Bay trades up to get Alex Smith at 1, Minnesota trades up to get Braylon Edwards at 2, and Chicago and Cleveland pass on Williams at 3 and 4. Tennessee and Norm Chow would have to pass on Williams as well, but I think that will happen given all of their needs on the defensive side of the ball.
It's a long shot, but it could happen.
If Williams is there at 9, then I think the Redskins will take him and it would be a great pick.
Then I'd expect the Redskins to look at CB and possibly DE at 25.
The more likely option will be that the Redskins go on the clock at 9 and start fielding calls from teams like Houston and San Diego that might want to jump up ahead of Detroit and Dallas to get some help on defense.
San Diego would be the best option for the Redskins to deal with because they don't own a 3rd round pick and might be forced to give up their late 2nd round pick to trade up 3 spots to secure the edge pass rusher that they really need. If Shawne Merriman is there at 9, then the Chargers very well might be willing to pay that price.
If the Redskins do indeed trade back to around the 12th or 13th pick, then I'd expect that Auburn CB Carlos Rogers to be the Redskins pick.
They would then look at adding a pass catching weapon at 25 either with Virginia TE Heath Miller or a WR such as UAB's Roddy White, Oklahoma's Mark Clayton, or perhaps Arkansas QB Matt Jones who is attempting to switch to WR in the pros.
Jones would be an intriguing pick because of his freakish athletic ability. One interesting tie in is the fact that Jones one of his agents is the brother of former Redskins DT Dave Butz.
Plus, the Philadelphia Eagles are reportedly hot for Jones. And you can't turn down a chance to tick off a division rival, right?
posted by James W at 7:55 AM
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