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I have a question if anyone can help. This weekend is the rookie minicamp, will Rogers and Campbell be there? The way the washington post has it in there article only rookies who already signed will be there, so then one would assume that Rogers and Campbell and who ever else we drafted that did not sign with us yet will not be there, is this a correct assumuption?


[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/27/AR2005042701939.html[/url]

"The additions gave the Redskins an NFL-maximum of 80 players on the roster. (Exempt from that figure are draft picks, who haven't yet signed, plus NFL Europe players.)"

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You'll find your answer later in the same article:

[QUOTE="Washington Post"]Gibbs has said he expects close to 70 players, including others who went undrafted, at the camp [B]along with Washington's six draft picks[/B]. "We will have everybody here for the indoctrination program," Gibbs said.[/QUOTE]

Wow. Indoctrination? Gibbs makes it sound like some kind of brainwashing session. Try "orientation", Coach, it's a little more innocuous and corporate-sounding.

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Indoctrination. Wow, that's awesome. Very Orwellian...

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Coach Gibbs is the man, where can i get a black hat with an R on it?

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[url]www.redskins.com[/url]

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i have that hat...it rocks...got it at the Redskins store in Lakeforest Mall

from what i understand, several undrafted Maryland players (including Steve Suter and Chris Kelley) will be there this weekend...

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Yeah, I'm all for the simple hats. I'm not down with like 25 colors and HUGE logos.

Nice and simple. That's why I have the Gibbs hat.

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Lets hope we can find some gems in this group of guys!

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"Be prepared to be indoctrinated."

LOL LOL

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Hopefully LaVar won't try any of his shaving cream pies in the face this year. LOL

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would lavar even be there

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I expect the press will be all over the scene when Ramsey ties Campbell to the goal posts during training camp. No shaving cream this year please!!!

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No I don't think the veterans will be there but, I remember what happend to Sean Taylor last year with a prank gone bad.

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it depends. right now it's about 3:00, and vinny cerrato just was talking to some guy on the hot list, on espn news. they talked about this guy coming to camp, chevon troutman, who is a college basketball player at pittsburgh. apparantly troutman will be appearing at the redskins minicamp this weekend, he is gonna be trying the tight end position. i heard about him, but i didn't know the skins were interested in him. they also talked about how carlos rogers and mike williams were both available at #9, and the guy asked vinny if they were interested at all in mike williams, and vinny said that they felt they need c.r. more than mike williams. they hope this troutman guy is the next antonio gates, because a.g. played college basketball and never played football in college.

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Gibbs reaching a bit here but nothing ventured nothing gained, right?

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Yeah, EXACTLY in the mold of the Rod Flowers guy I keep talking about. 6'7" or 6'9", something ridiculous like that.

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Malcolm, why do I know Rod Flowers? The name rings a bell. Who is this guy and what have you been saying about him?

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I'm saying if we are going to be taking ANY chances on former basketball players, it should be him. We've already contacted him, he said he'd JUMP at the chance to play for us. He's 6'8" (I found the stats) and 240! As long as he has SOME kind of hands, I'm sure with Buges at the helm, he could be molded into a damn fine TE.

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I thought Chevy Troutman was still in school? And why would he drop B-ball for something he doesn't do.

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Chevy Troutman IS in school I think. He doesn't have the high or desire to play football like Flowers.

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maybe he'd be willing to try it, and if he is bad at it, he might decide he doesn't want to do it. or maybe he will be the next antonio gates.

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Exactly. I mean it's not like we drafted these people. At 6'8", 240, could you IMAGINE the matchup problems?! He's got enough bulk at 240 where he should be able to push people around. He also said he wouldn't mind being around the 280 range.

Fine by me.

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O.K. I know who this guy is, Yes if you are going to take a flyer why not this guy. Football is all about match-ups. How do you cover a guy this size? Impossible.

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I mean if he is a basketball player, you could just throw it up for grabs. You KNOW he's gotta' have some ups.

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a 6'8 255-260 tight end with decent speed, good body control, and reliable hands wouldn't be all that bad if this guy works out. I like the idea whether it works or not cuz it's not like its costing the team a lot of money to try this out.

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Exactly. I mean I don't see why basketball players aren't more of an untapped resource for NFL players.