Comments on: 2008 Draft: First Day Review – Receiving Bonanza

By: MIA in Miami

MIA in Miami — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:57:44 +0000

I’m fine with the 2nd round going all pass catchers.. Mix and Mathis have done nothing at the NFL level and Thrash is WAY past any meaningful productivity. I think Mathis will stick as the primary KR meaning Rock is going to be challenged to make the team as the 53rd man. Campbell now has (assuming they develop as expected) no less than 4 weapons on any given play to utilize. Zorn comes from the Holmgren tree and philosophy of creating mismatches and with what we’ve got, we can do exactly that.

By: Lee Gibbons

Lee Gibbons — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:01:39 +0000

Good stuff saratogan. I agree with you, its not the players chosen that are question marks, its more of how is everyone going to get of the field.

The Redskins now have Moss, Randle-El, Thomas, Kelly, Cooley and Davis to catch passes. Add in the fact that they’ve talked about having Portis make more receptions and well I’m not sure how everyone is going to be happy.

By: saratogan

saratogan — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:46:25 +0000

Fans can be positive or negative on what has transpired, so far.

For me, pick #21 did not have much value on the board to specifically help the Skins vs cost. Trading down made a lot of sense. To get the top rated WR (on many boards) in round two is great. This guy should be able to help immediately. Pick #2 for Davis, TE, is surprising: he is very much like Cooley and that is how the scouts have evaluated him. So what were the pro’s and con’s on selecting him instead of getting a player at another needed position?

Then, the Redskins picked another tall, big WR in Kelly. Kelly was highly rated, but fell due to some questions. If those questions, or negatives, about his ability turn out not to be accurate, then the Skins have another potentially great receiver and for little cost.

The guard they selected can play several positions. Joe Bugel will be able to bring him up to an NFL caliber player if anyone can.

The next one, the 5’9″ corner with average speed is a real head scratcher. It will take some real information that I do not yet see to convince me this was a wise choise considering other needs and the style of play in our conference.

By: TexSkins

TexSkins — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:36:28 +0000

I think the draft shows exactly what Zorn thinks of Mix, Thrash, and Tyler Ecker. Mathis is the defacto KR, so he gets to stay for a while.

Also, another key late round pick was Doughty.

As always, great stuff.