McCloughan's draft plan

Yeah, that number makes him near impossible to trade too. Best to re-work a new deal that would a) benefit the team, and b) make him more tradable. This year, or next.
 
As for an overall plan, I'm sure BPA will rule the day.

On defense, we need a bona fide nose tackle. And a free safety that can actually cover someone.
On offense, we need a RT, a guard, and a Don Warren type TE.

Piece of cake.
 
redskins26 said:
lets say we do take Amari cooper in the first you and a few others would go haywire but we fill a hole that will be there after this season and avoids scrambling next year
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I'd be surprised if Amari would be Scots choice at #5 based on history of WRs that he has drafted. Of course if he was blown away by Coopers talent that could affect the equation but 6' 1" is about Scots low end for the height he likes to see and 185 lbs is way under what he has shown a preference for. I do think he will draft a couple of WRs somewhere along the line though.

If you want to rebuild through the draft, the more picks you have the better. Trade down with Cleveland. They have 9 picks with an extra 1st & 4th and they desperately need a WR in a draft that isn't particular deep at that position.
 
Ax said:
As for an overall plan, I'm sure BPA will rule the day.
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Yep - looks like that is Scotty Mac's strategy from what I've read/seen.

Scot McCloughan, Redskins general manager, on the road scouting for the future - Washington Times
“I don’t want to name one, two or three positions,” McCloughan said. “But I will say this: We just want to have good football players at any position. I don’t care if it’s a kicker. I don’t care what it is. If the guy is a dang good football player that gives us a chance to win, not just for this year but for the future, then that’s what I’m going for.”
 
I hope they don't take a receiver at 5. I think of all the teams that haven't been very good with stud receivers taken high, Lions, Texans, Falcons...I haven't even looked the draft but if there's a stud NT BPA at 5 would be great! I could also envision them trading down to add picks. Low first round and second round is a great place to land blue chip guards and right tackles.
 
Just looking at the draft value chart used for trades, the skins could trade down to somewhere around the 10th or 12th pick for the other team's second rounder. That would give the skins 3 picks in the mid/high first 2 rounds. That is a great place for lineman to be the BPA. Of course it depends on a whole lot of variables, but I think that could be a great strategy for the Skins. If the receiver from Alabama makes it past the Raiders that 5th pick could be very desirable to a team like Minnesota at 11.
 
The problem is, in a draft with a very weak QB class, it's a lot harder to find a trade down partner than it might typically be. Dream scenario would be if Mariota or Winston dropped to us. We'd likely get some great offers but won't happen.
 
If McLovin builds winners with the BPA approach I'm behind him 100%. But if he waits til like the 5th round to draft a lineman I can't guarantee I wont stomp a kitten, or a midget.
 
With Lupati and the cap penalty behind us he might be thinking we look FA to bring in some proven vet studs for the front.

That is just my guess...but I want to see how this WHOLE thing plays out before lining up any kittens. But, believe me, my boots are shined up just waiting for a good bootin!!
 
Good, may have to polish mine up as well!

I'd love to have Potty Mouth in place of Chester, serious upgrade instantly. Probably all depends on how McLovin views how close we actually are to competing.

I would much rather our O-line be 100% drafted tho. This is just Win GM'ing but IMHO it'd lead to a stronger bond/development. They can FA the hell out of the D tho, if desired.
 
Win4us said:
Good, may have to polish mine up as well!

I'd love to have Potty Mouth in place of Chester, serious upgrade instantly. Probably all depends on how McLovin views how close we actually are to competing.

I would much rather our O-line be 100% drafted tho. This is just Win GM'ing but IMHO it'd lead to a stronger bond/development. They can FA the hell out of the D tho, if desired.
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I can agree with that. But if its a younger dude coming off his first contract and we can get him in...there is a sense of already knowing the NFL and how to adjust that I like. All youngsters or all rookies would scare me. And, honestly, I dont think Trent is that big of a vocal leader up there.
 
Along with quarterbacks, wide receivers tend to have the highest bust rate in the first round.

I don't know whether the team will restructure Pierre Garcon, keep him at $9M for 2015 or release him, but I would favor looking at positions such as DL, OL, CB, S and OLB on the first day.
 
If Amari is the best player on the board then you take him if a team offers a few extra pics then you have to look and see if there is still value where you are trading down to
cutting Garçon creates a hole that has been one of the redskins big problems is cutting players or letting them go with no replacement.
I don't see us bringing in more than one free agent most likely one of the lines probably an offensive lineman other than that I believe Scot will continue to preach patience as he builds this team
 
We definitely need a new approach to the draft. After selecting Sean Taylor in 2004, the record really falls off for this team the rest of the decade.

2005 - Carlos Rogers was not worth the #9 overall selection. The team traded up with Denver for Jason Campbell who never established himself as a starter in the NFL.

2006 - we traded up to get Rocky McIntosh, who had a draft reject grade by many teams for chronic knee problems. He was a decent player here but again not worth the trade and what we gave up.

2007 - LaRon Landry was taken at #6 overall, and while he looks the part, he is a less than effective performer on the field. Check out his 2014 season with Indy. This guy was toast in coverage.

2008 - this was the worst draft in Redskins' history. We traded down and had three #2 picks, all of whom flamed out and never contributed much if anything to the team.

2009 - Orakpo looked like a keeper after his rookie season but he never developed any sophistication to his game as a rusher and his injuries were prohibitive.
 
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BPA isn't the problem - it's being WRONG about a player. Laron Landry wasn't anywhere close to being the 'BPA' in that draft - we just got it wrong. The BPA approach has produced winners, long term ones, in the NFL. But it's only an effective strategy if you talent guys capable of identifying those guys accurately, along with the 'intangibles' that McLovin talks about.

The whole point of bringing in McLovin was to finally have someone at the table who could tell the difference between an over-hyped marginal player, and a future difference maker. We supposedly have that guy now in McLovin. We'll see if he's the genius everyone believes he is.

BPA isn't 'best physical talent' only. It's not just about drafting physical specimens, players with great strength, or top of the line speed. It's about finding guys who can play the game at the highest level.
 
Yeah, that's what I was trying to get around to. The Redskins identified their needs in those drafts but simply took the wrong players.
 
Boone said:
BPA isn't the problem - it's being WRONG about a player. Laron Landry wasn't anywhere close to being the 'BPA' in that draft - we just got it wrong. The BPA approach has produced winners, long term ones, in the NFL. But it's only an effective strategy if you talent guys capable of identifying those guys accurately, along with the 'intangibles' that McLovin talks about.

The whole point of bringing in McLovin was to finally have someone at the table who could tell the difference between an over-hyped marginal player, and a future difference maker. We supposedly have that guy now in McLovin. We'll see if he's the genius everyone believes he is.

BPA isn't 'best physical talent' only. It's not just about drafting physical specimens, players with great strength, or top of the line speed. It's about finding guys who can play the game at the highest level.
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You pretty much nailed it here, Boone. I'm not even sure McLuvin needs to be a "genius", just less inept than the Redskins have been in player selection.

As you say, we shall see what we shall see, but his resume sure looks better than what we've had in place for some time now in terms of astuteness in judging potential quality NFL players.
 
If we don't give him a consistent coach/scheme/style to draft for, he won't do much better than anyone else.

That's the other part of the equation. To stop the carousel of coaches/systems.
 
Callahan was the big hire for the staff money-wise, that tells me the OL is going to get a lot of attention in the draft and free agency.

We are finally going to release ourselves from Shanahan's outdated all zone scheme.

Yeah, he was averaging 4.5/4.6 per carry but the smaller size of the OL in short yardage, goal line and pass protection was killing us.
 
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