And the Washington Redskins select....

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Originally Posted by joecrisp

Excellent, well thought-out post, drew.

I actually agree with most of what you said, and I believe the Skins will in fact trade down from #9 and possibly pick up a second rounder. They might be able to garner an additional 3rd rounder in a Gardner trade, so that would give them some solid, quality picks with which to improve in various areas, rather than gambling on an expensive top-10 pick at receiver.

I see the Skins being very active on draft day, trying to maneuver (both down and up) into position to get the guys they've targeted to improve in areas of need and poor depth. While I think Mike Williams or Braylon Edwards could certainly improve the wide receiver situation, I think the Skins are wary of handing out a big signing bonus to a player at a position that has historically been a huge gamble in terms of bang for first-round buck.

JC, Given our cap situation I could see us trading out of the 9 spot but only if we believe that we can get a comprable reciever later inthe draft, my thought on William's from what I can remember from a over a year ago [I haven't seen any highlights on him in quite a while so it's really tough to assess his talent right now] but I remember thinking he has 1 of the best pair of hand's you will ever see, in fact this guy if he wanted to could catch the majority of ball's with 1 hand, I have the same feel for him as I did for Taylor last year I didn't care what Taylor did at the combines, whether or not his 40 time was slow, I new he was an undeniable force on the field, I feel William's is in that mold he's a unique WR who may just absolutly abuse defender's with his physical abilities, basically just throw it up and he will come down with it.

There is a WR out of northern colorado, Vincent Jackson, I watched him at the combine and I have to say he was impressive in the skill's test, the guy can really move for a big man he's 6'6" 240lbs and he looked very, very aggresive, he's also faster than William's, this guy had the look of a killer in his eye, he's a player I would look long and hard at if we don't get William's, I would like to see some actuall game film of him because we all know combines are just that, not the real thing.