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Now come the fans of the teams whose draft slots are close behind the Redskins. The Jags, Dolphins, Panthers, Bills, Chiefs and Seahawks. Picks 7 through 12-these are the ones who might want to trade-up for RG3, or Luck, or maybe join the contest to grab Matt Flynn or possibly somebody else.
It would be more expensive for these teams to move up high enough to go after RG3, for example, but how desperate are their fans?
And are any of them looking at the Redskins?
There is one apparently seriously desperate group of fans but we'll have to work down the list first-and you'll see why I went to the #12 slot.
Starting with the Jaguars who just hired a new HC, Mike Mularkey former OC of the Falcons.
He's what they're talking about. Not the draft. Nothing about pick-trades or anything-not yet anyway.
(An aside; I found a thread in a Jags fan forum about how they'd love to have former Redskins WR coach Keenan McCardell as their WR coach. Interesting.)
The Dolphins at #8/#9 depending on a coin toss are talking about the draft and a few are looking at RG3 with a hint of longing but the realization that he's going to command a heavy price. The Redskins are seen as an obstacle.
There's some Matt Flynn talk but mostly they're looking at the second and third round-doesn't look like they'll care much what the Redskins do. The rest of the talk is about the Dolphins HC search.
The Carolina Panthers definitely aren't in the QB hunt. And the talk on their fan forums is centered around trading down to get more picks not up to reach for a "superstar". Probably a smart way for them to go too.
The Bills fans at #10 are in a state of frustrated confusion. A lot are mad at Fitzpatrick, but only one or two even mention the possibility of a trade-up for Luck or RG3-and they're pretty much ignored. They're still debating what to do with no consensus on anything right at the moment.
The Kansas City Chiefs are at #11 (or #12, again, coin toss) and they aren't too thrilled with Cassel, or Palko. The Redskins do get mentioned in a conversation about an...unusual...trade scenario involving Cassel one fan posted.
Uh....yeah...
There is trade-up talk but the probable price is scaring some-but not all.
Once again the Redskins are seen as the spoiler.
Desperation time.
Remember I told you I had found the most QB desparate group of fans yet? Well, here they are-fans of the Seattle Seahawks.
Jackson/Whitehurst. Almost as lovely as Grossman/Beck in terms of driving fans crazy.
Seattle fans are ready to do just about anything to get a different QB under center. Threads about trading up?
How about a poll about which trade-up scenario to use? Or whether to grab Matt Flynn from the Packers?
Four #1s for Luck? Wow.
There were a few posts indicating an interest in Kellen Moore the Boise State QB. His size is an issue-he's listed at 6' 1" 191lbs but I've read that that's an exaggeration by an inch or two.
They don't mention the Redskins anywhere in their speculations but they sure are anxious to have somebody else taking snaps.
Redskins fans can relate I think.
In the next edition of Redskins Recon: The Offseason I'll be perusing other teams fan forums for their take on the two most discussed names we've seen; Robert Griffin III and Matt Flynn. It may be interesting to read what other teams fans have to say. There's a lot of chatter about these two almost everywhere so this may take a few days to sort through and I may have to split it into two editions-one for each. I haven't hopped either guys bandwagon so I'll try to be as "disinterested" as possible and give a fairly representative sample of non-Burgundy and Gold opinions.
One more thing, among the areas of interest I plan on looking at are free agency and a special NFCE edition looking at what Dallas, Philly and Giants fans are hoping to acquire through the draft and FA. If there's an area of interest or something special going on in the offseason or some breaking news that you'd like to hear other teams fans opinions on just mention it in a reply to one of these Redskins Recon posts and I'll try and see if there's enough "NFL fan talk" to either include it in a "potpourri" multi-topic edition or its own separate one if the posts are popping up all over the place.
Once again...stay tuned, this is going to be one wild offseason to watch, IMO.
It would be more expensive for these teams to move up high enough to go after RG3, for example, but how desperate are their fans?
And are any of them looking at the Redskins?
There is one apparently seriously desperate group of fans but we'll have to work down the list first-and you'll see why I went to the #12 slot.
Starting with the Jaguars who just hired a new HC, Mike Mularkey former OC of the Falcons.
He's what they're talking about. Not the draft. Nothing about pick-trades or anything-not yet anyway.
(An aside; I found a thread in a Jags fan forum about how they'd love to have former Redskins WR coach Keenan McCardell as their WR coach. Interesting.)
The Dolphins at #8/#9 depending on a coin toss are talking about the draft and a few are looking at RG3 with a hint of longing but the realization that he's going to command a heavy price. The Redskins are seen as an obstacle.
There's some Matt Flynn talk but mostly they're looking at the second and third round-doesn't look like they'll care much what the Redskins do. The rest of the talk is about the Dolphins HC search.
The Carolina Panthers definitely aren't in the QB hunt. And the talk on their fan forums is centered around trading down to get more picks not up to reach for a "superstar". Probably a smart way for them to go too.
The Bills fans at #10 are in a state of frustrated confusion. A lot are mad at Fitzpatrick, but only one or two even mention the possibility of a trade-up for Luck or RG3-and they're pretty much ignored. They're still debating what to do with no consensus on anything right at the moment.
The Kansas City Chiefs are at #11 (or #12, again, coin toss) and they aren't too thrilled with Cassel, or Palko. The Redskins do get mentioned in a conversation about an...unusual...trade scenario involving Cassel one fan posted.
Uh....yeah...
There is trade-up talk but the probable price is scaring some-but not all.
Once again the Redskins are seen as the spoiler.
Desperation time.
Remember I told you I had found the most QB desparate group of fans yet? Well, here they are-fans of the Seattle Seahawks.
Jackson/Whitehurst. Almost as lovely as Grossman/Beck in terms of driving fans crazy.
Seattle fans are ready to do just about anything to get a different QB under center. Threads about trading up?
How about a poll about which trade-up scenario to use? Or whether to grab Matt Flynn from the Packers?
Four #1s for Luck? Wow.
There were a few posts indicating an interest in Kellen Moore the Boise State QB. His size is an issue-he's listed at 6' 1" 191lbs but I've read that that's an exaggeration by an inch or two.
They don't mention the Redskins anywhere in their speculations but they sure are anxious to have somebody else taking snaps.
Redskins fans can relate I think.
In the next edition of Redskins Recon: The Offseason I'll be perusing other teams fan forums for their take on the two most discussed names we've seen; Robert Griffin III and Matt Flynn. It may be interesting to read what other teams fans have to say. There's a lot of chatter about these two almost everywhere so this may take a few days to sort through and I may have to split it into two editions-one for each. I haven't hopped either guys bandwagon so I'll try to be as "disinterested" as possible and give a fairly representative sample of non-Burgundy and Gold opinions.
One more thing, among the areas of interest I plan on looking at are free agency and a special NFCE edition looking at what Dallas, Philly and Giants fans are hoping to acquire through the draft and FA. If there's an area of interest or something special going on in the offseason or some breaking news that you'd like to hear other teams fans opinions on just mention it in a reply to one of these Redskins Recon posts and I'll try and see if there's enough "NFL fan talk" to either include it in a "potpourri" multi-topic edition or its own separate one if the posts are popping up all over the place.
Once again...stay tuned, this is going to be one wild offseason to watch, IMO.