Rating the Redskins' Units Post Draft

[Burgold]

By now, everyone knows that grading a draft 24 hours after the event is a fun, but mostly meaningless exercise. I'm all for fun though. I thought I would try a different way of evaluating the draft and that's by evaluating the team. So, below you will find each unit with draft picks (no UDFAs) included. Assess the strength of the unit with a letter grade. Feel free to use pluses and minuses or even slashes (C+/B-). This way, instead of grading the draft we will actually be grading the Redskins.

 

With the draft and the first major part of free agency done I think that it's a fair time to do this. Have at it. If I miss anyone or included anyone who's not on the roster let me know and I'll try to edit.

 

QBs  B+  I want to see Cousins do it again, but believe he can. McCoy has been one of the better back ups in the league and shown he has been able to win games when called upon. Sudfield should be a clipboard holder.

 

Kirk Cousins QB Nate Sudfield QB Colt McCoy QB

 

RBs C- I don't know that we have a starting running back. Jones needs to establish himself. Silas likely won't make the team. Thompson is too small to be an every down back, but has shown himself to be a capable 3rd down back. Marshall has speed and potential, but the fact that he never reestablished himself as the top runner on his college team worries me.

 

Mack Brown RB Chris Thompson RB Matt Jones RB Keith Marshall RB

 

WRs B+/A- What's not to like here. Speed, toughness, vet savvy, and youth. This is a good group and possibly could be a great  one when the sum of the parts are added up.

 

LaRon Byrd WR Jamison Crowder WR Josh Doctson WR Pierre Garcon WR Ryan Grant WR DeSean Jackson WR Andre Roberts WR Rashad Ross WR

 

TE B  This one really depends on health. If Niles comes back and Reed remains healthy... if Davis has anything left in the tank this could be an A+ group. If they don't or haven't we will struggle in this area. We have the players to have a top tight end unit (esp as pass catchers, blocking still needs work) We also have some intriguing subplayers like Carrier who may not make the team because of the depth at the top.

 

Derek Carrier TE Vernon Davis TE Marcel Jensen TE Niles Paul TE Logan Paulsen TE Jordan Reed TE

 

OL B Center is still a worry and potential weakness, but we have good players at tackle and guard. Eager to see how Long, Moses, and Scherff progress. I don't think any should plateau and hopefully none will regress. We also have pretty good depth esp. at guard.

 

Josh LeRibeus C Kory Lichtensteiger C Austin Reiter C Nick Sundberg C Shawn Lauvao G Brandon Scherff G Cody Booth OT Takoby Cofield OT Morgan Moses OT Ty Nsekhe OT Trent Williams OT Arie Kouandjio OG Spencer Long OG

 

DL  C I don't see any real standouts or guy that will make O Coordinators sweat with possible exception of Swaggy. That said, Francois had his moments, Paea came highly rated, and all of last year's free agents now have a year under the belt to get comfortable with what Barry wants. I'm hoping for better than average, but I'm seeing average here.

 

Corey Crawford DE Kedric Golston DE Stephen Paea DE Kendall Reyes DE Chris Baker DT Christo Bilukidi DT Matt Ioannidis DT Ricky Jean Francois DT Kamal Johnson DT Jerrell Powe NT Ziggy Hood DL Anthony Johnson DL

 

Linebackers  B-/B+  This is a harder unit to judge because I think we have the potential to be really really good with Kerrigan, Gallette, and Smith on the outside, but the inside is questionable. I like Compton and Foster, but they are not world beaters. I am not sure how much or what impact Craven, Spaight, and the other pups will have.

 

Houston Bates LB Desmond Bishop LB Will Compton LB <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" data-cke-saved-href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/3043215/su"href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/3043215/su" a-cravens"="">Su'a Cravens LB Steven Daniels LB Carlos Fields LB Mason Foster LB Junior Galette LB Terence Garvin LB James Gayle LB Adam Hayward LB Willie Jefferson LB Ryan Kerrigan LB Derrick Mathews LB Trent Murphy LB Perry Riley Jr. LB Preston Smith LB Martrell Spaight LB Lynden Trail LB

 

Defensive back B/B+  I'm going to go with the optimistic view here. Breeland, Norman, Culliver and Fuller make a fantastic set of DBs potentially. However, there is injury concern there. At safety, can Hall and Blackmon transition to safety? Since we play a lot of zone that may help/ease the transition. Again health is a concern. Hall has become a little fragile, Jarett has an uncertain timetable, and Ihenacho has been unable to stay on the field. Still, if it works out this could be a very strong group and I'm allowed my homer ratings.

 

Will Blackmon CB/S Bashaud Breeland CB Chris Culliver CB Quinton Dunbar CB Deshazor Everett CB Kendall Fuller CB DeAngelo Hall FS Jeremy Harris CB Al Louis-Jean CB Josh Norman CB Dashaun Phillips CB Greg Toler CB Tanard Jackson DB David Bruton Jr. S Duke Ihenacho S Kyshoen Jarrett S

[Aireskoi]

DL  C I don't see any real standouts or guy that will make O Coordinators sweat with possible exception of Swaggy. That said, Francois had his moments, Paea came highly rated, and all of last year's free agents now have a year under the belt to get comfortable with what Barry wants. I'm hoping for better than average, but I'm seeing average here.

 

Corey Crawford DE Kedric Golston DE Stephen Paea DE Kendall Reyes DE Chris Baker DT Christo Bilukidi DT Matt Ioannidis DT Ricky Jean Francois DT Kamal Johnson DT Jerrell Powe NT Ziggy Hood DL Anthony Johnson DL

 

 

 

Here's another view of the group.

 

 

My first thought was that we needed more talent, and maybe we do.  There are a few young guys that could begin to make a name for themselves like Baker did.  I like Powe, Crawford, and I think the Rookie could be a playmaker.

 

Also with all of those D'linemen drafted there has to be a fallout of veteran D'linemen available that we can sign cheap later this offseason.  We have guys at other positions that can be release after June 1 to make some cap room.

[Cliffmark1]

I think you graded our wideouts a bit low. And i am betting we are going to use Cravens as a SS, which should bump our dbs a bit.

Imo the number one position of need left is center.

[Wildbunny]

QBs  B+  I want to see Cousins do it again, but believe he can. McCoy has been one of the better back ups in the league and shown he has been able to win games when called upon. Sudfield should be a clipboard holder.

 

Kirk Cousins QB Nate Sudfield QB Colt McCoy QB

 

So if Sudfeld is the clipboard holder, he'll be 2 on the depth chart.

Should I ask who's gonna be walking the sideline in street clothes then?

[Burgold]

So if Sudfeld is the clipboard holder, he'll be 2 on the depth chart.

Should I ask who's gonna be walking the sideline in street clothes then?

I expect Jay Gruden, Joe Barry, and Perry Fewel to be walking the sideline all season in street clothes. Just a hunch.

 

I suspect wiseassery, but I'll answer anyway. I envision Sudfeld as either third string or practice squad. Almost think he'd be best as a practice squad emergency call up unless he looks really good in preseason. He should be stashable which would give us an extra roster space.

[Bonez3]

TE is every bit of an A. You can't work off the presumption of injury

Also, O line is every bit B+ to A-. Running woes is on RB IMO and that's a solid D. If Pierre Thomas resigned he's immediate our best RB

[Wildbunny]

I expect Jay Gruden, Joe Barry, and Perry Fewel to be walking the sideline all season in street clothes. Just a hunch.

 

I suspect wiseassery, but I'll answer anyway. I envision Sudfeld as either third string or practice squad. Almost think he'd be best as a practice squad emergency call up unless he looks really good in preseason. He should be stashable which would give us an extra roster space.

 

Ease down, was just picking you

[SkinsPassion4Life]

We haven't improved our run offense at all....not sure how much we improved the run defense, if at all.

 

Signing Pierre Thomas is not the answer......I assume they would look into someone like Arian Foster....maybe Jamal Charles becomes available...if he's healthy......the Bills drafted Jonathan Williams, so maybe someone like Karlos Williams would be a target

[Burgold]

Ease down, was just picking you

Must go full throttle... there are no brakes. There is no such thing as second gear. Yeeee--- hah!!!

 

Oh, and everyone reading this thread should buy my book.  (Seriously, you should at least take a peek at it)

[SkinsPassion4Life]

Here's another view of the group.

 

 

My first thought was that we needed more talent, and maybe we do.  There are a few young guys that could begin to make a name for themselves like Baker did.  I like Powe, Crawford, and I think the Rookie could be a playmaker.

 

Also with all of those D'linemen drafted there has to be a fallout of veteran D'linemen available that we can sign cheap later this offseason.  We have guys at other positions that can be release after June 1 to make some cap room.

 

You can't run a 3-4 defense w/out a NT....I don't care if they're in a base only 30% of the time....that's still a lot of plays...the notion that Golston is the guy, as Gruden suggested is laughable.

[Renegade7]

RB definitely has the largest range in terms of potentially great to potentially terrible, no doubt about it. I do not like the possiility of Thomas being our number 1. Arian Foster is still out there, for the right price, I'd bring him in.

 

I really like the defensive linemen we have, though the one that stands out is that none of them standout as individual pass rushers.  I see a couple coverage sacks and blitzes to help those guys make plays in the backfield, as opposed to hoping they can get back there themselves.

 

If they can keep linebackers clean, we should be alright (though as others have mentioned, many of our pass rushing converted DEs, so its interesting whether we should count that considering how often one of them plays at the line anyway).

 

Should we factor our pass rushing OLBs that were former DEs when talking about pass rush from the dline? The rotation machine may have to be have to used as a strength to make up for it (thinking Preston Smith).

[Cliffmark1]

We haven't improved our run offense at all....not sure how much we improved the run defense, if at all.

 

well good thing is it isn't 1980 anymore.

[justice98]

I think CB is gonna be a free-for-all. Outside of Norman and Breeland, I think none of those guys should get too comfortable.

[SkinsPassion4Life]

You gotta think more moves are on the way.......I see no use for Murphy now that we drafted Ioannidis.....maybe trade him for a NT or RB

[adamyesme1111]

Thanks for taking the time to do this.  I will make mine short and sweet as I do not have much time as I am being rushed out the door.

 

I am going to be giving my predicted grade with 1/3 a grade wiggle room and grades are all based with everyone being completely healthy.

 

QBs-B+-A-  

Hopefully Cousins blows up and shows us what he can do.  McCoy I like more than others, but just as a solid backup.  Sudfeld could be stashed on the practice squad or holding a clipboard on the sidelines.

 

RBs-C-C+

Matt Jones could really establish himself this year, or it would've been C- to C (though I don't know how to write up C--C by the way I am doing it LOL).  Behind him there are some question marks, but I believe Chris Thompson could definitely be a guy who can be a 3rd down running-back, and we a lot of depth here with Marshall and Greene added in the 7th round and undrafted respectively they both look like they have potential.  Silas Redd probably will not make the team and we also have Mack Brown and probably will have others in camp so it will just be a big competition, which hopefully breeds productivity.

 

TEs-B+-A-

 

Jordan Reed is a pure stud plain and simple.  Vernon Davis I truly believe can get to the point he was before again.  Niles Paul should be returning to help out this unit in both Receiving and Run Blocking and if we carry 4 for some reason Logan Paulsen has always been dependable.  Also I am not forgetting about Carrier or the other TE we signed last year to come in and help us out when we had problems.  I don't know if Hamm is still around, but TE is looking good right now.

 

WR-A- to A

 

With Vernon Davis coming in and Niles Paul coming back at TE I am wondering who will Cousins be throwing to!?  Desean Jackson will be back and will be our deep threat while Pierre Garcon will be our possession receiver (though he is so much more than just that) who will get us the first downs and make our clutch catches for us, while Crowder will be causing havoc out of the slot.  This looks great, and then we go and add Doctson!  Where will we make room for him to get the ball!?  At least he hopefully won't have any unrealistic expectations like Malcolm Kelly and Devin Thomas did (though they would have sucked anyway).  With Doctson being able to go up and be a red-zone threat and looking like he has the potential to be our future #1 WR I am not sure where we stick him right now because Crowder's best spot is in the slot so unless we are running 4 WR formation and our tight ends are staying in instead of Jordan Reed kicking out I am wondering how much we will see of him.  We also have Grant and Ross which makes the depth great on top of our starters being extremely good as well.  

 

O-Line B- to B

I think with Callahan coaching our O line up we might be able to get Spencer Long, Kouandjio, Reiter, and even Josh Lereibus since we decided to bring him back to show some improvement on the interior line if one of them are indeed going to get the starting jobs.  I am aware we have Lauvao who looked good at the beginning of last year.  The best part of our line is of course Trent Williams at left tackle and Scherff at right guard.  Morgan Moses has shown steady improvement at right tackle and I think with Callahan still coaching him up he will only get better and might be able to stick there for years to come. We also had the Cody Booth depth signing.  I might have under-graded this unit a bit.  I started at B-B+ then I went down to C+-B-.  Now I finally finished at B- to B because I remembered how well we did at pass protection last year and am really betting on the progression of our younger players including the progression of the run blocking.

 

D-Line C- to C

I am hoping coaching and leadership will get this group where it needs to be.  Let us start with strengths.  We have Kedric Golston (who I know a lot of you aren't the biggest fan of) but he is a consistent player at least.  With Jean Francois, Stephen Paea, and Chris Baker paired with Golston that should be the beginning of our rotation on the defensive line.  I am not sure if we are going to be adding any more pieces but right now that is what we have.  Going into our younger players/depth we have our newly signed Kendall Reyes who can also be added into that rotation.  I liked drafting Matt Ioannidis and I am hoping he might be able to help us out a little bit there as well in year one.  I also like Jerrell Powe and Ziggy Hood and as you can see above someone posted a chart with all of our defensive lineman.  There should be a lot of competition and hopefully that will breed success.  We will also have a good amount of UDFA coming in as well so let us see how this unit plays come the season.  I hope it improves, but can't give it a better grade than what it has right now with no clear starting NT or DEs that I can for sure see.  I can see 4-6 rotating D-linemen just not sure who is the true NT.

 

LBs B-B+

With a true ILB I would put this even higher.  I am not sure what we are going to do with Cravens so I am going to leave that alone for now though I do like that addition.  On the outside for pass-rushers we have Kerrigan, Smith, Gallette, and Trent Murphy.  With Sua Cravens addition that is a ridiculous amount of pass-rushing power especially if Smith keeps progressing which would help Ryan Kerrigan get back to his old sack numbers and if Galette plays half as well as his best seasons (I believe 12 sacks or somewhere close to there?)  then we are doing well on pass rushing.  Trent Murphy isn't as good at Pass-Rushing as the other 3 but I have noticed some very good run-stopping ability from him which is good to have.  As far as ILBs I like Mason Foster and Will Compton.  I think Perry Riley JR continued to look good and made some strides (how about that nice coverage against a WR last year with that one handed knock down that look like an OBJ catch [if he wouldve caught it]).  I think we have 3 serviceable ILBs if our D-line can hold up and if our OLBs can help with stopping the run and in coverage instead of just rushing the passer that would be a great help as well.  We also have Martrell Spaight that I am interested in seeing and we still have Adam Hayward around.  I am not sure where Steven Daniels will fit in this year, but I like that pick and think he may have a future here as an ILB. We have quite a few other linebackers who will be competing, but I think it looks like its in a pretty good position though we could definitely improve the interior part of our line-backing corps.

 

Defensive Backs B-B+ 

I am a bit worried about our safety position.  At corner I believe we turned a ? into a strength extremely quick and now have a great group of them.  With the addition of Josh Norman, we now have him, then Breeland and Culliver next to him and that is impressive. That isn't even mentioning that we have Quinton Dunbar, signed Greg Toler and, oh yeah: drafted Kendall Fuller.  At Safety it looks like we are looking at DeAngelo Hall, Duke Ihenacho, Kyshoen Jarrett, and even Will Blackmon will be switching over.  We also signed David Bruton so we did make some moves at safety, including moving some of our old players to safety (Blackmon).  We also have UDFAs coming in so hopefully we will see the safeties we needed suiting up in September.  It should be a good competition.  Maybe Bruton will impress, maybe Ihenacho will be better than ever, maybe Jarrett will be progressing faster than anyone ever thought and Hall is very good at safety.  Maybe Blackmon will also be able to make the transition to safety easier than usual since it seems like it is going on earlier than normal.  I believe it is all just to find out who will be across from Hall at the other safety spot though, and I believe we will ultimately get the best man for the job and it will service us for the time being to keep our secondary good enough to do well especially with a hopefully upgraded pass-rush.  

 

 

I know I said it was going to be short, but oh well.  I hope you guys enjoyed my opinions.  

[sportjunkie07]

Pretty much agree with you across the board burgold except I might rate running back and dline slightly lower. We either have subpar players there or they are largely unproven.

What a difference a winning season (and healthy qb) makes. The roster is really shaping up to be strong throughout. Remember those days with shanny where we went into multiple seasons with atrocious secondary play? I think we've done a lot to reduce that.

TE is every bit of an A. You can't work off the presumption of injury

Why can't you? Scouts and coaches grade players with health factors in mind. Shoot, we do that for fantasy football.

Reed has never played a full season. Niles Paul and Logan Paulson are coming off major injuries. It is not a guarantee that they will be as good as before and outside of reed, our tight ends are below average even when healthy.

[Burgold]

Pretty much agree with you across the board burgold except I might rate running back and dline slightly lower. 

Always been guilty of wearing burgundy colored glasses. Y'know, the ones with the gold rims.

[sportjunkie07]

You gotta think more moves are on the way.......I see no use for Murphy now that we drafted Ioannidis.....maybe trade him for a NT or RB

Don't they play different positions? I don't remember much about Murphy last year.

Always been guilty of wearing burgundy colored glasses. Y'know, the ones with the gold rims.

Yeah I hear ya. I just look at other teams and I see either more potential at those positions.

If Matt Jones gets hurt we don't have a bellcow and that could be a serious problem. I think the rb battle preseason is gonna be really good.

[clskinsfan]

My Take:

 

QB- B

 

Cousins has had one half of a great season and has yet to beat a team with a winning record. But I feel like he showed what he can do in this system and I expect him to have an outstanding year. Mccoy is a solid backup and can win us a game or two if necessary. I rated Sudfeld as an UDFA before the draft. Who knows what we have there? Obviously Gruden likes him for his system or he wouldnt have picked him.

 

RB- D

 

There are two guys on the roster that have shown they can play at the pro level. But Jones has fumbling issues and Thompson gets hurt. The other guys have proven nothing. 

 

TE-A

 

Reed is on his way to being a superstar and one of the best in the league. I like the addition of Davis as a dual threat. He is a better blocker than most people give him credit for. Paul was on his way to becoming a very dangerous weapon before his injury. This is a very deep position for us.

 

WR- A-

 

Garcon is aging. Desean gets injured. But both are still real threats at what they do. I loved the drafting of Doctson. I had him rated as the best WR in the draft. Crowder showed last year that he is a legit slot guy in this league. Another extremely deep position for us.

 

OL-  C

 

Elite left tackle and very good at right guard. Average at RT and who knows what we are going to do at center and left guard. Lauvau was a mauler before he got hurt last year. But it seems he is having trouble healing. I feel like Long played admirably in a backup role last year. But thats what he is a backup player. We could use some more interior line guys IMO.

 

DL- F

 

Baker is the only player on our Dline that would be a starter on another team. Scary thought. Weakest part of our team by a long ways.

 

LB- C

 

Kerrigan and Galette are legit pass rushers. I would expect Murphy and Smith to play quite a bit on the DL this year with these two rushing from the outside. In the middle we scare nobody. Mason and Compton would be excellent depth but I dont consider either above average.

 

DB-  B+

 

Norman is top five in the league and Breeland is on his way there. We do not have a proven safety on the roster. But I am somewhat optimistic that Hall will make the switch to safety pretty easily. We will see where Cravens ends up. I like Fuller and he has a chance to develop into a starter in the slot. But he is coming off of a knee injury. Another part of our team with very good depth.

 

 

Overall Roster-  B-

 

Put it all together and you have a roster that is in so much better shape than when Scott got here. The transformation is pretty staggering actually when you look at it. I would expect this roster to win 7-10 games this year again. But the future is looking very bright for our favorite franchise.

[Burgold]

Nice breakdown. A little rougher than mine, but it seems fair and I buy your logic.

 

Pretty good to go from an Overall roster grade of a D just two years ago to a B/B- today.  Just think, if the rooks and first years fulfill or get close to their promise the grade gets higher.

[Morneblade]

My 2 cents:

 

QBs – B+

I think Cousins make another jump this year. It will be his third year in the system, but it’s going to be his first year in an offseason where he is the #1, and I think he’s going to be better than last year. He improved as the season went on, and I see that trend continuing. McCoy is not flashy, but is a solid backup that can win a game or 2 for you. Sudfeld is a developmental guy and is going to be PS material.

 

RB’s – C+

This might seem a bit high for some, but there are a couple things I’m expecting to see others don’t. First, I like Matt Jones. I liked him last year and thought he would supplant Morris (which he did). I think he will get better with the fumbles, which was the one thing that was a real issue with him. He can be a complete, 3 down back. He catches well, runs hard and has good speed for his size. Thompson I’m not so sure of. He has a history of injuries and isn’t that dangerous. My wildcard is Travis Greene, who might take Thompson’s spot, and then there is Keith Marshall. A lot of people think of him as a scat back, but he’s 5”11 and 220. He’s just really fast, and I think if he can trust he reconstructed knee….he will be the steal of the draft. Mack Brown will be PS material.

 

TE’s – A

Jordan Reed is a matchup nightmare. As a receiver, he’s about as good as it gets from the TE position. In line, not so much. If he can cut down on holding calls, that would be great. Vernon Davis is a good addition, because he blocks well and can still threaten defenses. Paulson blocks well, but seems to have regressed as a receiver the last couple of years. Carrier looked good in limited snaps before his injury and I think is a real solid backup that can produce, he might jump up the depth chart. And then there is Niles Paul. I think it’s time to call this guy what he is: a core special teamer and that is about it. I’ve yet to see him do anything from a TE position that jumps out at me, whether it’s blocking or catching.

 

WR’s – A+

Loaded. At least for this year. 4 wide looks like this. Garcon, DJax, Crowder and Doctson. Tough and physical, speed burner, quick slot guy, great hands and elite jumper. Honestly, this isn’t fair, and when you add Reed? It’s just wrong. Add Ross and Grant, both of whom can play, I don’t know if you even have room for both of them. The biggest problem is getting everyone touches.

 

OL – C- (RB-F/PB-B+)

The line has a whole was pretty good in pass protection, even when we lost Lich and Lavaro. Kirk had time and clean pockets regularly, much more than we’ve seen in some time. Some of it was on Kirk, because he gets the ball out quickly and on time, but the OL did a good job providing time even when the 1^st or 2^nd read was not there. Run blocking was another story. Started out well, until Lavaro went down, and then went downhill, fast. Even before Lich went down, it was bad. And then it turned to terrible. No push, no holes, just a solid wall met the RB’s consistently, when people were not getting blown back into the RB. With the move to a power running game, you don’t expect to see this. But this needs to be fixed, and quickly

 

DL – C+

DE on both sides looks pretty good. Paea will be back from injury and with incumbents Francois, Baker, and Murphy moving to DL and then adding Hood and Keyes in the offseason, you have a quality rotation. NT is an issues though, Knighton is gone, and not very productive when he was here (I think conditioning was a huge issue) and that leaves Baker as the only guy that can play there. Draft pick Matt Ioannidis might be able to, but he’s smallish for the position and would need to bulk up. Anthony Johnson has the size and is a physical freak, but has been an underachiever and never lived up to the hype. In short, Ends look good, NT is a real question mark.

 

LB’s – B

This is a little higher than I would have put this 4 months ago, but I like what we drafted. Kerrigan is a good all-around LB that does everything well. Not elite, but can get to the QB and strong against the run and better in coverage than you might expect. Getting Gallette back is going to be huge, as he is an elite pass rusher and Preston Smith showed he can get there as well. Inside, once again, was an issue. Riley and Robinson both lost their jobs (and Robinson is gone) to Compton and Foster. Neither one of these 2 are going to scare anyone. However, I don’t think either will be our starter at season’s end. I think Martell Spaight comes back from injury and takes a job and I think both Su’a Cravens and Steven Daniels take the other. I’m not sure what the plan is for Cravens, but I see him as being a nickle/dime LB and not a SS (but that is an option as well) Spaight and Daniels are both thumpers, and I think are big upgrades over Compton and Foster.

 

CB’s – A(+)

With the acquisition of Josh Norman, this can be a truly elite bunch of CB’s. Breeland is still learning, but has shown he can go against top WR’s and shut them down. He needs to be more consistent, but the talent is there. And if Culiver is not a June 1^st cut and is healthy, we’re stacked. But even if he is, we’re still in really good shape. Greg Toler was acquired in the offseason and is solid and capable and then we drafted Kendal Fuller in the 3^rd round. First round talent that dropped due to a knee injury. If he’s healthy, our depth is fantastic. And we also have Quinton Dunbar, one of last years’ good stories. Going from WR to CB in the summer and then seeing quality snaps and playing well by the end of the year. Not many teams, if any, can throw 5 CB’s out there and not worry about it. If healthy, this is our strength on Defense.

 

S’s – C

Once again, this is a real question mark. D. Hall made the move last year to FS, and a year with a full TC should help him. Jury is out on him there, but he showed a willingness to tackle we did not see from him before, which is good and he seems to have embraced the move. We also have Duke Ihenacho back from injury. It’s possible Cravens plays here some as well, but he’s more likely going to be a LB. There are several other guys that moved around a S last year, Blackmon played there some, Kyshoen Jarrett did as well and we productive, but I think he is going to get put on IR. We brought in David Bruton in the offseason, but he is more of ST guy, not a starter. UDFA Telven Carter might be a guy to watch here. He did a lot of the same things Cravens did at USC at Utah. But there are some real question marks here.

[RedBeast]

You gotta think more moves are on the way.......I see no use for Murphy now that we drafted Ioannidis.....maybe trade him for a NT or RB

That makes no sense. Murphy is not gonna play DT/NT, he will be on DE

[98ORAKPO98]

Early 53 man depth chart

Qb cousins Mccoy

Rb jones marshall thompson

Fb young (bring him back)

TE reed davis paul

Wr Jackson doctson garcon crowder grant

T Williams Moses nsekhe

G scherff lauvao long kouandjio

C lichtensteiger leribeus

DL Baker a.johnson ioannidis paea Murphy Reyes Jean Francois golston

Olb kerrigan smith galette bates

Ilb spaight daniels compton foster garvin hayward

Cb norman breeland fuller culliver Jarrett Dunbar blackmon

S hall cravens carter ihenacho Bruton Jr

K Hopkins

P way

Ls sundberg

That's 56 can't decide who to take off.

Practice squad gets 10 players also.

[98ORAKPO98]

Should be a super bowl caliber team this year. Cousins will be a top 5 qb. Marshall will be a super star rb going for 1200 plus yds his rookie season and jones over 1000. Jackson over 10000 yds and some huge plays blowing the top off. Doctson is julio jones reincarnated. Crowder will be wes Welker like and garcon will contribute handsomely with big blocks possession catches and attitude. Jordan reed will go for 1000 plus yds and be the best pass catching te in the league, davis and paul will get their fair share of red zone td's. Williams will be the best lt in the nfl this year and scherff the best gaurd. Moses will continue his solid play and lauvao will breathe life back into the running game. Way Hopkins and sundberg will all contribute to the solid play of special teams. Baker will be a pro bowl d lineman this year as will anthony johnson and Matt ioannitis. Murphy will record 6 sacks. Paea 5 sacks. Kerrigan gets 12 sacks and pro bowl. Galette 12 sacks and hawiia bound. Smith 15 sacks 8 ff 2 interceptions and wins dpoy. Spaight and daniels will bring destruction and chaos along with sledge hammer blows in the middle of the defense. Hall will get 5 picks and cravens will be troy Polamalu/ sean taylor/ ronnie Lott super hybrid freak from another planet! Josh norman will make richard Sherman look like an average Cb and breeland will breathe fire from his nostrils.

Super bowl 51:

Redskins 51 Patriots 17.

[Burgold]

Wr Jackson doctson garcon crowder grant

 

Really Grant over Ross? I think Grant lost a lot of his shine last season. He was given every opportunity to emerge and didn't. Ross has speed going for him. That still might be necessary. Desean is still the only speedster of the group.