Go Front Office - Nice Drafting Under Gibbs

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

They are good picks, but I think the flack has always been that we trade away our picks, not that we make bad picks with the ones we keep. Since 2000, the Skins have had only 20 1-4 round picks, which is lowest in the league. Compare that to the Pats, who had 34, and who have built through the draft.

Which is another reason to be thankful that we got Joe Gibbs back. Since he has returned, there has been more stability in the FO and the team. Yes, there have been some trades that have not panned out...ie Brandon Loyd and TJ Duckett. However, at least we can look at those trades and see why the Redskins felt they needed those guys at the time. Where as in 2000, it was obvious that the Dan thought he could buy a championship by bringing in all these household names who were in the twilight of their careers.

The ratio of good front office moves to bad front office moves has gotten a lot better in the past couple of seasons. At least at this point, it looks to me that Joe Gibbs is doing exactly what he came back to Washington to do, and that is to rebuild this team from the ground up. I also believe we're doing it right, and in a couple of years we should really see the difference!