Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Gibbs: Team May Opt For 'Best Athlete'April 24, 2006By By Gary FitzgeraldAfter a whirlwind of activity during free agency, the Redskins' approach to the April 29-30 NFL Draft is markedly different.Head coach Joe Gibbs said on Monday that team officials do not feel any pressure to add a rookie at a particular position in the draft. The Redskins do not have a first-round pick in the draft. The team's first pick is in the second round, at No. 53 overall."We feel pretty comfortable with our team and we don't feel any pressure to take any player at a particular spot right now," Gibbs said. "I think we can be kind of comfortable at 53 taking the best athlete. There are probably a couple of spots that we would be reluctant to take--wide receiver being one of them, as an example."Gibbs said the team would consider drafting a weak-side linebacker, but that it wasn't necessarily a priority.Joe GibbsWeak-side linebacker is perhaps the only spot on the team that is unsettled.LaVar Arrington, last year's starter, has signed with the New York Giants. The team re-signed veteran Warrick Holdman, who started seven games last year before yielding to LaVar Arrington, and has a group of young players led by Chris Clemons competing for a starting job."Where we're situated in the draft right now with the 53rd pick, we don't feel like, after signing Warrick, we have to do something at linebacker," Gibbs said. "Certainly it would be a consideration. We know that at 53, we'll have to calculate who we think will be there."We don't feel like we particularly have to do something at any position--that's why we worked so hard in free agency. We'll see how it plays out."The Redskins could seek to add depth at any number of positions, including cornerback, defensive line, tight end or offensive line.Regarding the No. 53 selection, Gibbs has said that the team is keeping its options open as to trading the pick.Gibbs reiterated those sentiments on Monday and added that the Redskins have had preliminary discussions with other teams about trades."I think you could always do [a trade]," Gibbs said. "It's just a matter of, when you get through all of your calculations, do you feel like it would be smart for us to do it? Obviously, it would depend on what kind of deals are out there."We've had teams talk to us about it already. It's something that remains a possibility, but right now we don't have anything that we're talking seriously about right now."Asked about the NFL prospects of former George Mason basketball player Jai Lewis, Gibbs replied: "I think you just cover all of your bases on that. So we did get a report on him and we factor that in. I think the coaches who have looked at him all feel like he's one of the guys who could play tight end in the NFL. I'm sure he's going to get consideration."</div>http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=16642Sounds good to me
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 I'm sure this 53rd pick will start in 2 years I just have a feeling.
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 I have a feeling we are going to trade up, this might be our second highest pick if we are lucky
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 With the 53rd pick the Redskins select Devin Hester, who still has no position.
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 We won't draft Hester cuz we already got Moss and Randle El who can do the same kinda stuff Hester can
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 Jimmy Williams won't be there by the time you pick
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Apr 26 2006, 07:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I have a feeling we are going to trade up, this might be our second highest pick if we are lucky</div>nevermind...<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Gibbs Says Draft Status Is Unlikely to ChangeBy Howard BryantWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, April 25, 2006; E04With the NFL draft five days away, Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs said yesterday that it was unlikely that the Redskins would attempt to move up from their spot in the second round.Currently, the Redskins will not pick until the 53rd spot on the first day of the draft Saturday and, thanks to a successful free agent signing period, do not approach the draft with many obvious holes. With the loss of LaVar Arrington, the Redskins have been in the market for a linebacker, but outside of re-signing Chris Clemons and Warrick Holdman the team did not make a deal for a front-line starter at the position."Obviously, when you're at 53, you need to calculate who will be there," Gibbs said. "I think you could always move up, and when you get through with your final calculations you have to decide if it's smart. We've had some people talk to us about it, but it is not very likely we'll be able to do something."Lloyd Signed, SealedWide receiver Brandon Lloyd accompanied Gibbs yesterday to officially announce the seven-year contract Lloyd signed last week with the Redskins. Lloyd was in the final year of his contract, but the Redskins had agreed after acquiring him in a trade with San Francisco last month to renegotiate his contract."Someone 24 years old will be playing with us for a long time," Gibbs said. "Long-term, [renegotiating]is good for us, if you can afford to do it. We've got very young guys, which means they'll be here for a while."Lamenting ArringtonTwo days after Arrington signed his incentive-laden seven-year, $49 million contract with the New York Giants, Gibbs said he lamented the way Arrington's career with Washington ended, and despite Arrington's clearly diminished role last season said Arrington still could have had a future with the Redskins."We wish LaVar the absolute best as long as he's not going against us," Gibbs said. "I don't like the fact that we have to play him twice. In his case, he had sound options. One was to stay here and be a Redskin. Another was to go on the open market. I wish our two years had gone a lot smoother. . . . He felt he needed a clean start."Upon signing the deal, Arrington called Redskins linebacker Marcus Washington, who now is most likely poised to replace Arrington as the most recognizable player on the Redskins' defense."It's a great move for him," Washington said. "That's what he wanted, to stay close to home and he gets to play us twice. He's going to be up there with Antonio [Pierce]. I'm very happy for him. I think it's great."Thomas ProgressingDuring the height of the free agent signing period, Gibbs said he wanted more depth on the offensive line but was happy with the progress made by right guard Randy Thomas, who broke his leg Dec. 18 against Dallas. He said Thomas was not ready for full contact but is hitting blocking sleds. . . . As much as Gibbs prefers full participation at offseason workouts, he said he had made an arrangement with safety Adam Archuleta, who has his own conditioning program but has agreed to alternate between Washington and his personal workout routine on the West Coast. . . .Quarterback Mark Brunell said he hoped to raise $100,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society yesterday during his first golf tournament in this area. Brunell, whose foundation was a major presence in the Jacksonville community when he played for the Jaguars, said he hopes to hold the event each year at the Lowes Island Club in Potomac Falls.Staff writer Jason La Canfora contributed to this report.? 2006 The Washington Post Company</div>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...2401716_pf.html
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 I'm glad we made this trade to get the 35th pick. Rocky is "athletic" alright... Great idea by the Skins trading up. We now have all the positions filled.
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 I was hoping they would draft Daryl Tapp, but went with another dude from the "U"
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Punisher @ Apr 29 2006, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm glad we made this trade to get the 35th pick. Rocky is "athletic" alright... Great idea by the Skins trading up. We now have all the positions filled.</div>Like I said in the other thread, you guys gave up too much in the trade up. We got a 2nd round pick in 2007 and a 6th rounder this year in return for trading down 18 picks. You guys probably coulda gotten it to happen for less then that. But hey, im not complaining. Just gotta root for Washington to go 0-16 now.
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 We're gonna have a better record than last year that's all I know
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 I'm happy with Rocky McIntosh, let's see how well he fits though.
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 He should fit as well as all the other players we have out of "The U"... like a freaken GLOVE baby
Re: Redskins Will Choose "Best Athlete" w/ Pick #53 If you watched a lot of Miami games (they're my team) you would've seen his style of play. He attacks anyone that has the ball. He doesn't wait for the RB to run towards him and make some moves, he attacks him as soon as he touches the ball. And he gets to the QB in less than 2 seconds, which is pretty good in my book.
