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If Hickman can make the team as a special teamer and (maybe) a third-down specialist, that would free us up to find a decent DT to take some of the double-team heat off of Griffin. I'm trying hard to be optimistic.

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At least one of these nine will make the team. If Peterson signs, my money's on him. The article cited by Smoot said about 22% of the league's rosters started as undrafted rookies. Given the numbers, there are some good players out there - we just need to find'em (Hey they found A. Pierce awhile back - it could happen again).

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Just thought of another OFA signing that made an impact- Willie Parker.

There really are some good players out there now. Some need a little time and work to be solid players but, if you could find em all, I bet you could build a damn fine team with nothing but OFA's.

The biggest problem w/ OFA's is finding and developing them. Parker was hidden on his college's depth chart, same w/ Priest Holmes. Most OFA QB's need to get up to speed on the pro game. Same w/ O-linemen (I think you could build a pro-bowl line with OFA linemen BUT it would take about 3-5 years of development).

Given the time and money invested in raw talent (i.e. draft picks), teams just don't have the resources (including cap space) or interest in taking 3-5 years to develop these OFA's - only to have them sign elsewhere when they become true contributors. It is one of the downsides to the salary cap era.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;305369]At least one of these nine will make the team. If Peterson signs, my money's on him. The article cited by Smoot said about 22% of the league's rosters started as undrafted rookies. Given the numbers, there are some good players out there - we just need to find'em (Hey they found A. Pierce awhile back - it could happen again).[/quote]

Maybe a few out of the crew will make it. Joe has ALWAYS been good at finding good undrafted players.

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What do all the Penn State fellas here know about this guy?

[url=http://www.eveningsun.com/localsports/ci_5792067]Evening Sun - Shaw gets chance to impress Gibbs, 'Skins[/url]

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You all local to DC might remember Marcus Mason, he went to Georgetown Prep. iirc he finished as the all-time leading rusher in MD high school history. I saw him play once, he carried 4 times for 4 tds and then was taken out of the game. No clue why he didn't make it at Illinois, but he was quite impressive at Youngstown.

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[quote=RiggoDrill;305567]You all local to DC might remember Marcus Mason, he went to Georgetown Prep. iirc he finished as the all-time leading rusher in MD high school history. I saw him play once, he carried 4 times for 4 tds and then was taken out of the game. No clue why he didn't make it at Illinois, but he was quite impressive at Youngstown.[/quote]

Oh I remember him. I went to G'town Prep and played football there. He was the best RB in our school's history. I never played with him b/c I graduated in '96, but he set like 8 Maryland rushing records. He was All-Met offensive player of the year 2002. Kid's a beast. But he got kicked off the team at Illinois for getting caught taking money from a booster. He was very impressive at Youngstown.

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The Redskins are supposed to have around 60 undrafted players at the Rookie Tryout Camp this weekend. They've got two hog-sized guard/centers coming in: Palauni Ma Sun, 6-6, 330, Oregon; and Kyle Young, 6-5, 354, Fresno State. Also another QB, Ryan Cubit, 6-2, 216, Western Michigan.

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[quote=George Allen Draftpick;306160]The Redskins are supposed to have around 60 undrafted players at the Rookie Tryout Camp this weekend. They've got two hog-sized guard/centers coming in: Palauni Ma Sun, 6-6, 330, Oregon; and Kyle Young, 6-5, 354, Fresno State. Also another QB, Ryan Cubit, 6-2, 216, Western Michigan.[/quote]
Should be interesting, hopefully we can find a few suprises in the crowd.

Welcome!

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Here's all of the UFA's that I've tracked so far expected at Rookie Tryout Camp this weekend:

Michael Aitcheson, T, 6-3, 300, Kentucky
Carl Berman, WR 5-10, 170, Indiana State
Keenan Carter, DT, 6-1, 334, Virginia
Terry Caulley, RB, 5-7, 185, Connecticut
Ryan Cubit, QB, 6-2, 216, Western Michigan
Daniel Francis, DB, 5-11, 185, Louisiana State
Stephon Heyer, T, 6-7, 319, Maryland
Justin Hickman, DE, 6-2, 265, UCLA
Sam Hollenbach, QB, 6-5, 218, Maryland
Kevin Howe, DE, 6-2, 250, Eastern Michigan
Ryan Jewell, C, 6-4, 285, Youngstown State
Zach Latimer, LB, 6-1, 234, Oklahoma
Palauni Ma Sun, G, 6-6, 330, Oregon
Marcus Mason, RB, 5-9, 215, Youngstown State
Fontel Mines, TE, 6-4, 238, Virginia
Tucker Peterson, G/C/T, 6-2, 310, New Hampshire
Michael Richardson, LB, 6-0, 218, Eastern Michigan
Pete Schmitt, TE, 6-4, 255, Wisconsin-Whitewater
Reagan Schneider, K, 6-0, 180, Texas-El Paso
Taylor Sele, WR, 6-0, 203, Boston College
Jim Shaw, DE, 6-3, 264, Penn State
John Talley, CB, 5-11, 180, Duke
Jesse Wendt, WR, 6-3, 228, Wisconsin-Stout
Deyon Williams, WR, 6-3, 185, Virginia
Kyle Young, C/G, 6-5, 354, Fresno State

There should be more, as the Redskins have indicated they planned on about 60 UFAs at the tryout.

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[QUOTE=skinsfan_nn;306170]Should be interesting, hopefully we can find a few suprises in the crowd.

Welcome![/QUOTE]

Thanks!

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[quote=George Allen Draftpick;306175]Thanks![/quote]

Wow, three posts and you're already a VIP? Nice! That's blind faith for ya right there! Seriously though, this site is awesome. Welcome.