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10 things we learned from the 2011 NFL draft - Shutdown Corner - NFL*Blog - Yahoo! Sports

2. The Washington Redskins have finally embraced the draft concept
After abdicating the draft altogether in some seasons through the Vinny Cerrato era (or at least it seemed that way; there was the one year in which Vinny tried to give the Bengals about half his picks for the aforementioned Senor Ochiconco), Mike Shanahan has endeavored to turn over a new leaf in the nation's capitol. Trading down multiple times to get several extra selections, Shanahan and GM Bruce Allen picked up several defenders who look to be better fits in Jim Haslett's hybrid defense, including Purdue DE Ryan Kerrigan(notes) and Clemson DT Jarvis Jenkins(notes). Getting players who actually fit the hybrid defenses you're playing? What a concept!