Draft wrap-up 2013

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

So are most higher on Rambo than Thomas?

Well, I am. Thomas just looks like a Chris Horton, where as Rambo looks like a potential Eric Weddle. A lot of the Redskin Insiders have been very high on Rambo and have been bashing Phillip Thomas. Phillip Thomas just looks stiff in coverage, whereas Rambo looks fluid. Rambo went against the best of the SEC and held up well. He missed 4 games earlier in the year due to a suspension for a failed drug test. Thomas went against the mountain west which doesn't have the NFL talent and all his picks came against bad teams, with QBs who forced the ball into double or triple coverage. He was an all american because of his 8 picks. The year before Rambo was an all american because he played a full season and also had 8 picks. The difference is that his 8 picks came against SEC competition, the best of the best. Look at what Phillip Thomas did when he played SMU, Oregon, and Boise St. and you see a guy who got picked on and lost in pass coverage. Rambo wasn't perfect if you see he had 2 jump balls snatched out of his hands against S. Carolina and Alabama, but those are much more coachable than being stiff in coverage, lost at times in coverage, and studder stepping when going to make a tackle.

Again though, the beauty of this draft is A) we got 2 safeties so hopefully one pans out (and hopefully we didn't just draft he devin thomas and malcolm kelly of safeties) B) we spent 4th and 6th round picks on these guys, so its not like we spent a high pick on them and can't cut them.