Devin Thomas

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Originally Posted by GoSkins!

Thanks for the response. But I guess I don't really understand why you say the skins expect him to be the Number One WR (at some point). For example, if we had picked Randle El in the second round I would think we would have made a good pick. He is clearly not a number one receiver, but he is solid as a number 2 and good as a 3. If Deven Thomas can be a solid (or hopefully dangerous) number two, I'd be really happy.

Also, I think we can both agree the WR class this year was pretty weak. I don't really see any "sure things". Maybe that's why the skins decided to gamble on a one year wonder. I think they picked three receivers in the second and hoped to hit one right based on shear volume!

Those are both very good points.

I do think that if ARE didn't have very good special teams value, we would say that the Steelers reached on his selection. He hasn't justified a 2nd round pick with his receiving skills. I think if you are addressing WR in the first two rounds, you are doing so with the idea that they guy you are taking should develop into a No. 1 WR. It seems like the Redskins (ideally) want Kelly and Thomas to be co No. 1 WRs, sort of like Housh and CJ in Cinci, or Boldin and Fitz in Arizona. I think they'll be happy if they get a No. 1 and a No. 2 out of those picks, but would probably be disappointed if neither Kelly or Thomas becomes a No. 1 WR.

There was definately not a sure thing in the WR class, but IMO, that only makes the logic of grabbing two WRs in the 2nd round more flawed.

Fred Davis, for example, was a very solid selection at least as a receiving TE. The argument against Davis was that we didn't need to spend a high pick on a TE, but let's face it: our depth behind Cooley was a guy (Yoder) who was out of the league in 2006 when we grabbed him...and though he's been a nice role player, even making Yoder a spot starter would have been stretching us thin.

So I like the Davis pick, even though I wouldn't have picked him there if I was in Vinny shoes. I'm just trying to show how even if I think we had more pressing needs elsewhere, I can get on board with a selection if the logic behind it makes sense. To me, the logic behind taking Thomas was much weaker: we needed a WR, but we didn't take the best one available, IMO. The Skins will say that they had him highly ranked with a bunch of other guys they liked, but I would have hoped they took anyone else over him. I'm not convinced that too many other teams would have taken him on day one.