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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
Let me be clear here. I am not saying that adding help at WR is unimportant. That is VERY important. Taylor Jacobs is NOT ever going to be a top shelf WR in the NFL. I kinda felt that way at the beginning of last year but held out hope he could become an important contributor to thi team. He didn't; I'm now convinced he can't. James Thrash is a #3 WR and special teams player; that's it. Patten and Moss are solid but they are small and the Skins will need to have some depth there.
OK, does everyone understand that I agree that WR needs upgrading.
Now look at the OL. Sorry but Professor Dockery is only the starting guard on this team because the back-ups were 43-year-old Ray Brown and Cory Raymer. Both back-ups are way below par; imagine if Thomas had been injured in Week 4 and the Skins tried to go 3 months with Brown/Raymer as their tandem at right guard. Excuse me, but there would have been zero playoff games for the Skins. Dockery starts ahead of those two but that ain't sayin' much. He's been here long enough that he should be "really good" at least half the time out there. I'd say he's not tripping over his Johnson half the time out there but that's not quite the same as being "really good"...
So, even if you are 100% convinced that the Skins back-up at OT is the greatest thing since the mattress - I don't know because I didn't see much of any of them this year - that means the Skins need to replace 3 offensive linemen in the off-season. That's why I think this is their biggest need.
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There is some validity to your statement, however buges and co felt dockery played awefully well this year, as did I. This is only his 3rd season, 1st playing w/ a healthy o-line. Olines take a few years to really start playing as a unit. I do think he will be a probowler for years to come. The backup at tackles are an unknown. Molinaro has impressed the staff enough to be on the roster, and actually filled in quite well when samuels was injured last season for a game or so. I feel the WR spot is in need of an upgrade, but as important over everything else I am just not sold. Patten historically has been a very productive 800 yard receiver. New offense, new staff, alot of thing contribute to a decline in numbers. I believe he will be a better receiver next year and provide some catches maybe up to 60 or 70. But, I dont think we want him taken a number of balls away from Cooley either. He is going to be a hell of a weapon once he get the over all knowledge of the schemes and NFL in general. I think we could get a decent WR in 3rd and maybe a gibbs guy in the 4th. DE is what I would draft, unless the Ramsey - Abraham thing works out. I do think we need upgrading in the secondary. Clark is a good run stopper, but his coverage skills need something to desire. a good coverage safety to compliment Taylor and the blitzing schemes of Williams could make them as dominant a unit in recent memory. Plus springs is old, as is walt harris and bowen. Jimoh is a big ? mark. How many of us felt comfortable with Jimoh going in the philly game and some dude off the practice squad? I would guess not many. I say if the FS from Notre Dame is there, we take him. He looks like a hell of an athlete and smart kid obviously.