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Laying it out on paper the way I did it reallly makes you wonder what they have planned for Kerrigan and why they would pay him big bucks?

So lets lay this out there, as of today, assuming we draft Chase Young, and hearing that Reuben Foster is expected to be ready for training camp, here is your Redskins starting defense: Montez Sweat, RDE Jonathon Allen, DT Daron Payne, DT Chase Young, DT Thomas Davis, OLB Cole Holcomb, MLB Reuben Foster, OLB Ronald Darby, CB Kendall Fuller, CB Landon Colins, S Sean Davis, S When I look at this defense, IF Reuben Foster comes back at full strength and can grasp this defense the only areas of concern are one corner and one safety spot? Am I wrong? We also have nice depth for the coaches to play with......This is a defense that could be scary if they are motivated and coached up.

Depends on how you look at it. I agree, they are teams that had bad QB's but I never said DH would be a bad QB. If we build defense first and let the offense grow with Dwayne, we could have a great team, especially given all of our youth at the skill positions. We can only hope that RR and his staff can coach DH up and establish a good ground game as well. I will also throw in last years Tennessee Titans as an example of a team that focused on defense and running the ball. They have a defensive minded coach who comes from playing in a winning program. That's exactly what RR is.

The Jacksonville Jags, in 2017, had the Pats beat in the AFC championship game with a great defense and very few offensive weapons and regional QB play at best. My hope is that RR builds this defense into a pressure based monster and the offense grows around the defense. The Bears used the same formula with Trubisky and had a great team. In the NFC East, IF JDR and RR can get this defense to play at an elite level, we can be good quickly. Even with our rag tag team last season, with Callahan instilling some discipline and confidence, we went into Green Bay and played the Packers very tough at the end of the season. This team is not far off, especially if the offensive line can be solid and we can run the ball. RR instilling a winning culture can't be far off because we have many, many players from winning college programs.....they just need a leader with a plan. Chase Young is gonna energize this team beyond belief....

If Dan were smart he'd have the Young jerseys already stitched and ready for sale at the virtual draft party. Something tells me the Skins are ready to turn in their pick.

Merrill Hoge was right about Tebow....said he's be a terrible QB in the NFL. Not when the entire line is a group of 1st round picks. I suggest you read the article on ESPN.com today on Chase Young and what his opponents have to say about playing against him. Once you read that you might get excited about having him in B&G for the next 12 years.....BTW, if you wanna move the pocket away from Young or towards him, you deal with Sweat or Chase....both beasts. Good luck with that. We are about to have an incredible defense.

If you listen to Clinton Portis, he thinks Simmons is more of a game changer than Young. I don't believe it. I'm with you and almost everyone else, we need a superstar, one that makes everyone else better. IF.....that's Chase Young then go get him. BUT, if Simmons is close to being just as good then make the trade. My position all along is that if Simmons narrows the gap to Chase then make the deal and grab Simmons with the extra picks. If Simmons is that big of a drop off then take the sure thing....The Skins have to get this right.

Not disagreeing, just wondering how confident you are in this prediction. Starting with what I read today, there is more info coming out that the Skins are "very open" to trading out of #2 pick. Obviously that would mean passing on Chase Young. My position is that if they can get a monster haul in a deal back then do it. As we've seen with Guice, players get hurt often in the NFL, even high picks. If we can get 3 high picks at the expense of Chase Young, as great as he may turn out to be, then I'd have to consider it. The hardest part would be if he were to go to the NYG..... Tough call for the Skins for sure, maybe an offer makes it an easier call.

Do you say this with 100% confidence? Will they then trade out of the 2 slot?

Lets trade Trent and the #2 to the Bengals and move up to #1.....

Ha, ha....most athletes peak at age 20, how could you not have known that? Evil Knievel crashed on every jump he ever made once he turned 21.

I think the backup QB situation in Washington is a very intriguing situation. I'm sure the Skins want to give the QB job to Haskins but what kind of backup do you put behind him. Personally I think someone like Keenum is perfect but I doubt he wants to come back. Marcus Mariotta is also interesting in that he's young and has starting experience. How much money do we have to pay a backup given what we are paying Alex Smith? Do we look at more of a backup guy like Nate Sudfeld or go with someone who will push DH for the starting job? Do we draft a guy in the mid rounds (Jalen Hurts???). How bout someone like Jacoby Brissett if Indy moves on from him? Given the unknown of how good Haskins will be I think the backup QB position bears watching this offseason. Who they bring in may tell us how sold they are on DH......

I think I agree with you and some of the others on Tua...his stock is escalating to the top pick in the draft. I love the idea of Chase Young but not so much that I'm blind to other options. I think Tua is and will be better than Haskins in the NFL...but I trust our new regime to do what's best. If we can win with DH then I'm cool with building around him too.

Charlie Weis on XM radio this morning said that as many or more GM's are more impressed with Tua than they are with Burrow. He said he would take Tua over Burrow. The Tua train is in high gear and he hasn't even been able to work out yet. He also said he believes the Skins are throwing smokescreens out there about taking a QB when he has no doubt they will take Chase Young. We are in a very interesting spot because I still believe teams are gonna try and come up to get Tua.....once we take Young Detroit is gonna have some jackpot offers if they want to drop back.....

There is one downside that I can think of and it only relates to the alternative to taking him.....injury/the great unknown. We lost out on Sua Cravens because of bull**** unknowns....if some team offers us multiple picks for our #2 it has to be considered just because of this reason alone. If a Reuben Foster injury happens to Chase vs. having 4 or 5 high picks, I wonder how much that plays into things for the organization? It's a realistic concern.

For those of you who are hell bent on getting Chase Young, hold onto your hats. the rumors are gonna be tough.....

Apparently he already has them...but Simmons is right there with him after his combine numbers.

Hope we're not up against America's Masked Singer that night....could get ugly in the tv ratings.

You raise an unintended interesting question; what if Tua has better scout grades coming out than Mahomes did which I think is very possible? How do you pass on that??????

Agree....Slay is Trent, older player looking to cash in. If Detroit wants Tua then we'll take their 1st this year plus #2 this year and a #2 next year for them to move up...

Personally, I don't like too modern of a look for an historic franchise like the Redskins. I don't want Nike changing our heritage with bull**** sales crap like the yellow jerseys/color rush units. I have no problem with a new logo or look so to speak but I'd like to keep our traditional look if possible....don't go too bold .

I have a black Redskins Sean Taylor jersey with all of our usual colors in the numbers and stripes. It's my favorite look and the Skins have never had a black jersey. This would be a cool Thursday night jersey with black pants for the boys to come out in rather than the yellow ones. The players would love it. You can find the jersey on Fanatics for $100.....check it out if you haven't seen it.