Redskins #14 in ESPN Offseason Power Rankings

[MTK]

#14 isn't too bad, I thought they would place them much lower because Zorn is such an unknown at this point.

[Redskin Warrior]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

#14 isn't too bad, I thought they would place them much lower because Zorn is such an unknown at this point.

I thought we would be in the upper 20's myself but #14 is pretty good considering the circumstances.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

#14 isn't too bad, I thought they would place them much lower because Zorn is such an unknown at this point.

Lol, I've come to think that with predictions the more speculation surrounding you the better, in terms of harvesting favorable predictions.

For example in the NFL Draft it seems like more often then not, juniors and red shirt softmores that come out early, and in turn have less film available, are rated higher then seniors, even though theres considerably less information available on the potential pro prospects. So with that it seems to me that uncertainty turns into upside.

While with seniors that go back to school, usually that gives scouts more chances to find blemishes that in reality 99.9% of pro prospects have in some way, shape, or form.

My two main examples of prospects that underwent this are Matt Leinart and Jokim Noah, both projected to be top overall picks if they came out early, where following their senior years they both droped 6 and 8 spots to 7th and 9th overall in their respective sports. Same prospect, in fact probably even better prospects since they had another year of experience under their belts, but because scouts had more tape to look at they became uneasy, in part because they were "exposed."

So what happens? In the NFL junior QB Vince Young comes out and gets selected ahead of Leinart, and in the NBA Jokim Noah is passed up after the big 2 get selected for his teammate Al Horford (which wasn't exactly a bad pick, but still the point of being hurt for staying an extra year is made).

On a side note, I pray that Devin Thomas is an Al Horford instead of Jokim Noah.

[prinzeofmoval]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

#14 isn't too bad, I thought they would place them much lower because Zorn is such an unknown at this point.

I rather be out of the national spotlight anyway. Whenever the media had low expectations for us we rocked and surprised teams we normally wouldn't have. Yet when they expect us to win the division we don't measure up. I like where we sit. i think its not high enough where i would like but respectful enough not to go 20th and down because of our rich history.