From The Washington Post:
The end of the Super Bowl marks the beginning of the NFL's offseason, which figures to be a busy time for the Redskins' new management team.
Coach Mike Shanahan and General Manager Bruce Allen have revealed little publicly about their plans for a team coming off consecutive last-place finishes in the NFC East. But it seems obvious the roster needs to be improved after last season's 4-12 debacle in which the Redskins had one of the league's least effective offensive lines, no running backs with "home run" potential and gave up too many big passing plays because of breakdowns in the secondary.
The Redskins currently hold the No. 4 overall pick in the three-day draft (April 22-24). In addition to Washington's No. 1 pick, it also has selections in the second, fourth, fifth and seventh rounds. In order to select defensive lineman Jeremy Jarmon in the previous supplemental draft, the Redskins surrendered their third-round pick. Their sixth-round pick went to the Miami Dolphins in the Jason Taylor trade.
The offensive line would seem to be an obvious place to start for Allen and Shanahan, especially with the expected retirement of Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels because of a severe neck injury. But Shanahan is eager to draft and develop a young quarterback, a league source familiar with his thinking said recently, and former Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford has been linked with the Redskins in most early mock drafts. Former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen also often has been listed as a possible top pick of the Redskins.
A Redskins contingent will be in Indianapolis for the combine that begins Feb. 24, and free agency and the trading period begin March 5. Regardless how they attempt to fill needs, the Redskins appear to have glaring deficiencies along the offensive line and at cornerback behind top corner DeAngelo Hall.
Well, if a slow footed, slow release, holds the ball too long and can't make good decisions QB is better than that line, you've got real problems. Shanahan goes through QBs like tp until he finds the one he likes. Like Gruden, he'll bring them in bunches. How many guys did he go through until he got Cutler?
I'd say Jason's days are numbered, as they should be. Nice backup though.
Campell is ranked mid teens in most categories on one of the worst teams in the NFL, both talent-wise and management-wise. He's no elite QB but he's pretty good. There isn't a QB in this draft capable of doing any better in WAS right now,so why waste alot of money and a high pick on one?
Once Campbell gets into a solid situation instead of having to start over every year due to Snyder's incompetence he should turn out pretty well.
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Feb 09, 2010
05:51 PM
If the Skins take a QB with their first pick it means Snyder is still running the draft. While Jason Campbell is not the answer, his level of play is light years ahead of most of the guys on the OL.