ESPN: Redskins on the clock

[The Goat]

GT you've said in the past LDE is maybe the easiest position in Blache's system...well, is it really worth the 13th overall pick then? I tend to think LDE isn't even in our top 3 needs (putting LB, RT, and C ahead of LDE). Anyway, i just don't get the idea of drafting Ayers at 13. Second, why the hell are we higher on Cushing than Rey? Can someone explain that...

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by The Goat

GT you've said in the past LDE is maybe the easiest position in Blache's system...well, is it really worth the 13th overall pick then? I tend to think LDE isn't even in our top 3 needs (putting LB, RT, and C ahead of LDE). Anyway, i just don't get the idea of drafting Ayers at 13. Second, why the hell are we higher on Cushing than Rey? Can someone explain that...

Goat, perhaps one explanation for the Cushing thing is the thought that he would be better on the outside rather than in the middle. Another explanation is that when writers say, "Team X is high on Joe Blow" this team of year, they are often dead wrong. Maybe you can think of more reasons.

As for drafting Ayers at pick #13, the article is talking about trading down and then taking Ayers later.

Personally I would be all for this. I think Ayers would be a great fit in Blache's system. LDE may be the easiest position in Blache's system, but it also is a lynchpin position - the system presumes that the LDE will take care of his business well. If the LDE can exceed expectations, and Ayers might, the whole D gets better. And if the Skins get a good late 1st/2nd round RT or C out of the deal, that would be a fabulous beginning to the draft.

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Goat, perhaps one explanation for the Cushing thing is the thought that he would be better on the outside rather than in the middle. Another explanation is that when writers say, "Team X is high on Joe Blow" this team of year, they are often dead wrong. Maybe you can think of more reasons.

As for drafting Ayers at pick #13, the article is talking about trading down and then taking Ayers later.

Personally I would be all for this. I think Ayers would be a great fit in Blache's system. LDE may be the easiest position in Blache's system, but it also is a lynchpin position - the system presumes that the LDE will take care of his business well. If the LDE can exceed expectations, and Ayers might, the whole D gets better. And if the Skins get a good late 1st/2nd round RT or C out of the deal, that would be a fabulous beginning to the draft.

Even though I think if oher or andre smith were on the board, you have to take them here, but I agree that LDE is important in Blache's system. He seems stout against the run and has the ability to put consistent pressure on the quarterback. Like I said before, though, is- he isn't blazingly fast. That sounds like a good fit at LDE for the redskins.

One other thing it would do is - take away some of the deficiencies left at strong-side linebacker.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by The Goat

GT you've said in the past LDE is maybe the easiest position in Blache's system...well, is it really worth the 13th overall pick then? I tend to think LDE isn't even in our top 3 needs (putting LB, RT, and C ahead of LDE). Anyway, i just don't get the idea of drafting Ayers at 13. Second, why the hell are we higher on Cushing than Rey? Can someone explain that...

Rey's skill set doesn't impress me all that much, since I'm more convinced now than ever before that you have to keep him inside and protect him to get a productive player. That's an eventual need for us, but he doesn't help us next year.

Cushing doesn't make a lot of sense either, though he gives us a lot more flexibility with future plans than Rey does.

As far as LDE goes, I wouldn't touch a player who I thought couldn't play elsewhere in this defense as a rookie. It's an eventual need for us, not an immediate one.