Jump to content
Washington Football Team Logo
Extremeskins

Art

Members
  • Posts

    27,137
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    3

Everything posted by Art

  1. Just exactly how rare a prospect is Young exactly? Peppers, Clowney, Garrett, one of the Bosa brothers? Better, worse, where? I'm not a huge draft guy and don't start tuning in for it until February really, but this guy seems to have buzz regardless of the fact we are in the running for him. I know Shannon Sharpe felt Young got dominated by the Clemson right tackle. Which would be worrisome. But the Big Ten has good offensive linemen generally so it's not like he went up against slouches. Regardless, I really only want him if we're actually running a 4-3. Then go nuts :). But if you make him a stand up linebacker I'm gonna be pissy.
  2. @The Consigliere brother, Diggs isn't even the most productive, go-to receiver on his own team. He's surpassed 1000 yards once, last year, JUST BARELY, on 102 catches. He's never had more than 9 TDs. He's a good player, but he's Pierre Garcon good, not No. 1 receiver good. At least not to this point in his career. He'd be our best receiver by far though :).
  3. @The ConsigliereI am grateful for the list and it's a good one. I'm not entirely sure the bulk of that list qualify as legit No. 1s, which was the comment I kind of thought might be a bit hopeful (like Diggs is no where close to a No. 1). What I'm struck by is the bulk of that list who have had success is success predicated more on quickness than size generally. We'd be happy if he had as good a career as most of those guys I'm sure. The Thielen one is interesting in that he's certainly emerged and has the size to be a big receiver who kind of fits the mold of legit top target. I'm hopeful that'll be Harmon in a few years.
  4. I think Michael Thomas is right on the cusp of it and may already be there but, again, the Saints are so good on offense and he's still pretty young. I probably judge the Saints receivers with a curve that is not fair to them in that he should be at 110 catches, 1400 yards and 10 TDs every year given that offensive production and QB to be a legit No. 1. Hell, Hopkins puts up better numbers and he's it over there in Houston on a ****ty offense by comparison. But, yeah, Thomas is probably in there already. I totally agree with the rest of your post as well. It would be tremendous to see him as a solid 60-catch guy. Really awesome if that's his top end we got very lucky.
  5. Almost perfectly stated. There are some guys who have more ins than others. Right now Finlay is ahead on points. Keim is a wonderful and respectful guy, and, frankly covers the team almost like an old timer sports journo in that he's writing, not trying to tell you how stupid everyone is but him. The Sheehan who does that podcast has "some" insight in that he's Cooley's old partner and they are friends and Cooley is an insider who may be known to hint at stuff to friends. Cooley doesn't like Haskins. So, don't be surprised if Sheehan is getting some "insider" stuff from Cooley. I like Paulson, but, golly, he got played or outright fabricated his nonsense last week. My guess is fabricated as no one currently in the organization would tell him that as it's pretty far from the known and shared reality. On the national side, there are no "Redskins insiders". Russini literally made stuff up. As for the Shefter thing on Guice, what happened there was simple. We got Love. Shefter doesn't follow college football or scout it. He's not Kiper. He saw we got Love so he essentially speculated Guice was slow to recover. He didn't realize Love is unlikely to even be on the roster this year. And Twitter doesn't allow him to write the extra characters of "speculation" in his tweets apparently so people forget ALL OF THEM ARE. Randy. That happened in August. It took local media until December to even report on it. Guice is not delayed on his recovery for playing in 2019. No one has said he was. Even that Post article. Shefter simply didn't realize Love wasn't likely to play this year -- though Love says otherwise -- and figured we drafted him because Guice must be slow. So he wrote a short Tweet that people took as NEW reporting. When it was just a guy who doesn't follow college football speculating.
  6. Most reporting is fiction, yes, and as sports reporters have decided to report sports like news, they also generate more fiction. Traditional sports writing remains pretty straightforward and hard to get wrong though. I'm not sure how to answer the question about why I was watching the NFL draft during the NFL draft other than to say I watched the NFL draft cause I enjoy it. It doesn't mean I sit there presuming every word they come up with is factual. Or that I agree they need a 10 minute segment on a draft pick who hit a girl in high school and why that's ok/not ok. But the draft is fun to watch. So are sports. I'm just blessed not to think each utterance is true as I appreciate people who are never in D.C. don't actually have a ton of contacts in D.C. Exchange city as you wish.
  7. So it would be great if Harmon had the career of either guy. But I don't consider either guy a legit No. 1. Garcon only had one year that could be considered No. 1 material in his career. Colston is a bit harder to discuss because he was so consistently productive, but I'd still say he only had one year, his second, in which his numbers fully qualified as true No. 1 material. But the Saints had so many weapons and spread the ball he actually might qualify and he's a lot like this pick for sure. Again, if Harmon has any sort of career like those two he'll probably be the best pick of this draft for us, so I hope that happens. I just see No. 1 receivers a bit differently, especially in the pass happy league we're in. They are around 100 catches. Over 1250 yards. Routinely. Antonio Brown, Deandre Hopkins, Julio Jones. Maybe Mike Evans sneaks in there based on body of work. Michael Thomas may be entering that. In any case, I'd love to see Harmon be one of those guys too :).
  8. Did you really wonder out loud why a pundit would say something untrue? Uh, almost everything they say is untrue. Shefter lost his Redskins contacts when Shanny left. You think anyone on the team is calling him telling him anything about anyone on the team, much less Guice? Lawd. People really need to understand just become someone writes a thing doesn't make it so. Presume what you're seeing is false. Until it's clear it is not. And you'll be better for it.
  9. I've watched his stuff. I'm not overly concerned with his 40 time but he doesn't appear AT ALL QUICK to me. A lot like Doctson who's faster in a straight line, but seems to have ZERO quickness. This guy is a bit bigger and can be a solid player for us. I just don't know that I've ever seen a No. 1 receiver taken this low. Can anyone think of a legit No. 1 wideout out of the sixth round other than Antonio Brown, who is elite quick? Hey, I'm not knocking him. He's a good player with great production. Super happy to have him. I just can't see what I've seen of his skill set being a legit No. 1 receiver in the NFL. But I hope in three years that's the dumbest thing I've ever said :).
  10. Some of you are a little enthusiastic, which is good to see. He's a sixth rounder. If he's on the roster in two years it's an ok pick. I think No. 1 material is a bit much :). But I ain't going to tell you to put down the kool aid. I hope you're right :).
  11. His size means he's NOT an every down back. He's not replacing Thompson. He's functional in the role of Thompson, if he can catch, and is a good change of pace back.
  12. Hamilton is normal speed, not slow. He's just not "fast". And we're adding "fast".
  13. Say what you want to say, but NO ONE can say the Redskins didn't realize, as an organization, they were super slow on the field. Ignore the offensive linemen and Haskins who don't HAVE to be fast. The team clearly weighed "speed" relative to the position as an immense benefit in this draft. Speed, relative to the position, is the key thing you are seeing here for us for sure. This guy is an inside backer who is way too small, like Hamilton, but unlike Hamilton, has high level speed and burst at the position. The Redskins realize they lack team speed and are doing their best effort to increase that with each pick it seems.
  14. The Redskins offensive line has four guys who were picked in the Top 10 of the NFL draft. Flowers is not inspiring and Cooper may not be, though Cooper actually looked damn good before he got hurt last year. Moses, Roullier, Scherff and Williams are dead locks to start. There is one spot open for any sort of fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh rounder competing against two Top 10 picks, one of which ACTUALLY looked less than ****ty. Christian was drafted in the third round a year ago as a bit weak, bit underweight swing tackle with upside. He should actually be more NFL ready than last year where you could tell he hadn't beefed or strengthed up enough. Bergstrom is acceptable depth on the inside with Roullier, assuming Cooper and/or Flowers don't **** the bed. I join you in wishing we had a lock in guy at that spot and probably would have gone offensive line in the first round for that spot had I had my druthers. But at this point it seriously doesn't matter if we draft an offensive lineman or not as he's not starting this year and we'd HATE to even see him play this year. And I am reasonably confident we'll add one or two more offensive linemen with picks we have left hoping one can be developed. But, do grasp anyone we pick up here out will have an odd draft grade as this is when the Redskins like to draft on guys who have upside, which also means guys with serious downside :).
  15. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2019/02/28/nfl-scouting-combine-bryce-love-intriguing-draft-subplot/3024146002/ Apparently this is a first rounder dropped to fourth by staying in school and getting hurt. I think this is now goodbye to Perine and supports Thompson role in the offense as that's so crucial for Gruden in his matchups.
  16. Good measurables and seems like a solid work ethic. We suck on special teams so if he can ONLY make that a little better it won't be a bad pick. I like giving Haskins a guy he knows too. Seems like a very good pick at this spot. Probably not the value of the first two picks given draft grade and where selected, but a player you can like having on your team who seems pretty thick and does the dirty little things we don't always excel at :).
  17. I've seen him in coverage some, but mostly hand down. And his biggest and best plays are when the hand is down. I tend to dislike taking guys who seem better at DE and making them be OLB. But this guy is athletic enough to maybe make it happen as I expect that's his future.
  18. This guy has pretty exciting measurables AND pretty exiting production and looks good on film. The downside for us is because he hasn't been a standup edge player which he'll have to be with us (though we'll chat on that in a minute) he will be lost in space in any coverage situation and after YEARS of seeing Kerrigan and Smith picked apart on the edge, this is NOT ideal. Assuming the obvious that they intend to use him as a standup, this will be something to watch for, but he'll certainly be no worse than Smith in this area just given he can run a bit, and even if he dies on the field due to the heart condition, he'll roughly match Smith's impact on the play he dies on. Now, here's a shot in the dark. Actually play the defensive end AT defensive end. He is UNDERSIZED for a 3/4 hand-on-the-ground every down end. But the league passes a lot. Anderson is behind him in this scenario. You have Payne inside with Allen on the other side, so you can shade to help him in run situations you worry about him getting pushed back. Anderson is slightly ok in coverage -- or at least an upgrade to Smith or Sweat in such an area (at least next year while Sweat learns it). But I'd love to see him play his natural position. And, of course, for us to immediately go to a 4-3. :).
  19. I love the NFL.com feed. And I'm enjoying listening to Joe during the breaks.
  20. Maybe I should resurface the Daily Babe thread .
  21. I've only been THAT drunk once. And it was a sheep. I'm not proud.
  22. Poor dear. You have no idea what you've just done to yourself . That's actually a compliment I think .
  23. More unique individuals have hit this thread than will visit any other Skins site in a year. The popularity of this thread is remarkable . Get the McNabb stuff ready .
  24. Running over 300 guests all day today. About 14,000 reads today. This page is going crazy. Wherever it's linked to is a busy place .
  25. Hmm, wonder why we have 400 guests in this thread. Where are they all coming from .
×
×
  • Create New...