Why Did We Draft Fred Davis?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

geez, that's getting old. if we had drafted Royal or Jackson, they would have sat on the bench just like thomas and kelly. they are good on teams that don't already have a starting lineup of WR's but we did, and do, and until the rookies earn their pay they will be slower on the field.

Plus we already have a "DeSean Jackson"...his name is Santana Moss

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

My girlfriends from Ohio. If I lived there I'd want to leave too.

Good joke I heard today:

Michigan had to cancel their trip to Ohio State this week. Why? Because they couldn't get past Toledo!

[53Fan]

I'm surprised you find that funny living in Michigan GTripp.

[Warren85Ellard]

Originally Posted by T.O.Killa

Dude, you are an extremely extreme fan.

Not to start an ass-kissing contest, but GTripp knows his shit! Keep dropping knowledge on us man!!

[Skins4L]

ok fake scenario....lets just say Cooley goes down with an injury (*knocking on wood). TADAAA! We have Fred Davis. but we should get some real playing time and maybe net us a couple catches before that could happen just to break em in.

[53Fan]

The simple answer would be because we were drafting the best player available over need. Supposedly we were'nt looking for starters this year, but for the future and increasing the quality of our team as a whole.

[PennSkinsFan]

I just find it hard to believe that Fred Davis had such a good career at USC, but he is struggling to learn the play book here? Quite frankly, I am pretty down on all three second round picks at this point. I keep thinking to myself, imagine if we would have used two of those picks on a DE and an OL.

Give credit where it is due. Vinny has done a great job finding gems late (Montgomery, Golston, Horton, Moore) but has a very spotty record with early picks.

[firstdown]

Guys Davis has been hurt. He will see action this week and will get his first TD. You herd it here first.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Guys Davis has been hurt. He will see action this week and will get his first TD. You herd it here first.

Kelly's been hurt, not Davis.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

Kelly's been hurt, not Davis.

My Bad, OK, kelly will see his first TD this weekend snaging a ball over a CB.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by PennSkinsFanhR

I just find it hard to believe that Fred Davis had such a good career at USC, but he is struggling to learn the play book here? Quite frankly, I am pretty down on all three second round picks at this point. I keep thinking to myself, imagine if we would have used two of those picks on a DE and an OL.

Give credit where it is due. Vinny has done a great job finding gems late (Montgomery, Golston, Horton, Moore) but has a very spotty record with early picks.

What if we had? Don't you think it's just likely any DE or OL drafted in the 2nd round would probably have made the same impact at this point as the guys we drafted have, and people would be bitching about why doesn't Calais Campbell have any sacks yet, or something like that?

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What if we had? Don't you think it's just likely any DE or OL drafted in the 2nd round would probably have made the same impact at this point as the guys we drafted have, and people would be bitching about why doesn't Calais Campbell have any sacks yet, or something like that?

That's a good point. I think only Chris Long would be the only one who would be semi-productive at this point on our defense at that position. I still think we should have used one of our late picks on either Justice or Pollack as a backup to Rabach. The Colts got them BOTH and both were ranked about as high as you can get for a center.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What if we had? Don't you think it's just likely any DE or OL drafted in the 2nd round would probably have made the same impact at this point as the guys we drafted have, and people would be bitching about why doesn't Calais Campbell have any sacks yet, or something like that?

What's driving me nuts about Davis is that we're seeing other TE's drafted early already making an impact. Dustin Keller, John Carlson, and Martellus Bennett (for one play), have made some noise while Davis has been silent. Perhaps the Jets and Seahawks knew better when they drafted Keller and Carlson with Davis still on the board. Maybe they saw Davis as a guy who would have trouble asimilating to the NFL.

And yes, I was one of the guys who wanted Calais Campbell at our slot when we selected Davis.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

For me, I don't look at it where I think Davis should have 400 yards receiving. We already have that in Cooley. Look at the TE production in general for the teams with the TEs you mentioned above. None of them can match what Cooley gives us (with the exception of Dallas).

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

For me, I don't look at it where I think Davis should have 400 yards receiving. We already have that in Cooley. Look at the TE production in general for the teams with the TEs you mentioned above. None of them can match what Cooley gives us (with the exception of Dallas).

I don't believe that he should have 400 yards, but 150-200 would be a reasonable expectation (15-20 yards per game). I hope Davis proves me wrong and becomes a force, but I was really hoping to see something from the guy when the offense is just begging for someone to step up. For the record, I believe that Malcolm Kelly is that guy during the stretch run, because Davis and Thomas have done little to help to this point.