Tarhog Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Pre-Draft Press Conference Quotes Click HERE to read comments by Joe Gibbs, Vinny Cerato, and Daniel Snyder regarding the impending NFL Draft :helmet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 April 24, 2007 Redskins Park 2007 PRE-DRAFT PRESS CONFERENCE Coach Gibbs: "We are still in the process of listening to other teams and trying to decide what we are going to do. It makes it hard for us to give you a lot of the information that you would like to have. Our reason for doing this is because everyone wants it, it gives us a chance to get together and allows you to get some information out of it." On the process that they go through leading up to the NFL Draft: Coach Gibbs: "We worked extremely hard. It is hard to explain to everyone. We sit in a room and go for 14 hour days sometimes. We go through that and look at a lot of film. I want to thank Vinny (Cerrato) and the scouts. The way we do it here at the Redskin, everyone is included. Depending on what the position would be, if it is defense than obviously Gregg Williams (Assistant Head Coach – Defense) is going to be in there, and the position coach, all the scouts and I am there. We take every player in the country that we would consider. We have a process where we go through what kind of person we think he is. Then we start in on the film. We do what we call a ‘Tell A Story’ tape that tries to give you the plusses and minuses of a player. Then we get to watching game films. Sometimes we will go three game films if we have a good feel for him and sometimes we will go more than that depending on the player. When we come out of that process we have the scout that was at the school give us all the information that he had from the school. What kind of kid he is, injury background, what the coaches think and all of that. Then we finally discuss the player. Vinny (Cerrato) goes around the room. He goes around the room to everyone involved and they give their feeling. When we are finished Vinny goes through 20 different areas that we would give a Redskins grade. It goes from character to athletic ability. When we finish that we put a final Redskin grade on that player and that is where they go on the board." On if they had to go back through their process once Commissioner Roger Goodell put forth a new approach on how to deal with players and off the field incidents: Dan Snyder: "I will speak on behalf of watching the way Joe has orchestrated our draft boards the last three years, it is four now. We were ahead of that curve. I think the Redskins standard is pretty high." Vinny Cerrato: "As soon as we sit down at our first meeting before we get in with the coaches we eliminate a bunch of guys. Like Dan just said, we have been doing that since coach has been here. We have numerous guys off the board." On how having a first round pick and then not having a pick until the fifth round might affect what they do on draft day: Gibbs: "I am sure we will be tempted to do different things. In the back of our minds, we would love to come out of this year with a full draft next year. That would be fun for us. We wish we had a full draft this year. We have been very aggressive in the past. We do believe in free agency. If there is a good player out there we are not afraid to make a trade and go for it. There have been several times that we felt like to benefit the team and do what is best for the team at that point, we made a trade and gave something away. I have seen a lot of people make comical statements about us not liking the draft. We love the draft. We love any way of getting a player. I have always felt that way. This is all of us together. We like free agency. We are not afraid to make a trade. I appreciate Vinny, our pro scouting department and all of those guys that have worked their guts out. We brought in some good young players at the end of last year. We will find out that in our offensive line that we did some very good things late in the year with some players that we took off of the street and fit real well with us. Any place we can get a player is our deal." On if because of having only one pick in the first four rounds makes this more of a need-based draft as opposed to a best player on the board-type draft: Cerrato: "I would say absolutely not because when you are picking sixth the biggest thing you do not want to do is draft based on need and take someone that is not worthy of that pick. What you want to take at the sixth pick is someone that has Pro Bowl potential. We took Sean Taylor (S, #21) at five and he has been to the Pro Bowl and so has Chris Samuels (OT, #60). You want an impact guy. It doesn’t matter what position. To take something of need that maybe should go 15 or 18 is not smart. If we are picking at six we will be looking for the best player available." On if they were looking to trade out of a top ten pick if they go by the point value system and if so if it is tough to get equal value: Cerrato "A lot of it is how bad someone wants somebody there. (For example) if we are sitting at six and there is somebody that someone really wants and another team really wants them. You start with the basis of going by the chart because that is what everyone else does. If we wanted to trade somewhere they would say ‘according to the chart’. We are going to try and get the value that is due for the pick. If you have two or three teams (involved) then you can get more." On if it is something with this franchise in terms of trading away first round picks: Snyder: "We have had the majority of our first round picks and used them. When you trade the way we did for Jason Campbell (QB, #17) effectively we added another first round pick. Yes we did not have one last year but we had it the year before. When you are moving around you are essentially just accelerating when you get that pick. We had two one year and none last year. We made a conscious decision to trade up last year using our second round pick this year to get Rocky McIntosh (LB, #52). I think what you are going to see this year is that he was well worth that. I think that is going to be a very successful move for the Redskins." On if the past history with the Redskins using veteran players influenced his decisions now: Snyder: "I haven’t thought about it. I don’t think so. We are just trying to win and do the best thing for the Redskins and this organization. A lot of times because we are aggressive in free agency it will require a draft pick, (for example) a fourth round pick to get Brandon Lloyd (WR, #85), who by the way we had a meeting with out in Arizona. He dropped by and is working out there. He is in amazing shape and we are really proud of him. When it comes down to what we are trying to do, we are trying to get better every step of the way. We have the sixth pick in the draft today. We are obviously looking at all of our strategies including going forward and backwards." On how many draft eligible players they go and see work out: Snyder: "We have seen Calvin Johnson. We have been to Louisville. We have probably had dinner with 25 of the first round picks. You try and cover as much ground as you can. There is a limited amount of time in terms of structure. Work out days overlap with each other so you can’t see as many as you would like to. You try to make the rounds as best you can. You try to get to know them. You try to have a meal with them and understand their backgrounds and know what they are all about as a person." On because they do not have many draft picks if there was more emphasis place on undrafted free agents: Gibbs: "We have been focused on the sixth pick and what could happen. We are going to sit down and do a good job, because we have finished all of our grades, on the fifth round and down. For us it has been real important. We know we are going to be making some key picks down below. Every year there are going to be some stars picked down there. It happened last year. It is going to happen. We try to be real careful. We told our scouts in advance to do a real good job at all of the schools and to keep an eye out for someone that they thought would fall into that category. We put a special emphasis there." Cerrato: "We start recruiting them the first day. We can sign 13 undrafted guys as we speak today. The thing that we do is with the Rookie Mini Camp, which is the following week, we have a lot that we invite for tryouts. We tell the agents that if those guys are better than the free agents that we sign then we will replace them. I think last year we had 75 or 80 guys here. Last year we found four guys that stayed on the practice squad. That is a way to find players. If we have 80 guys here the odds are that we are going to find someone. Also, what it does is create a pool for you if someone gets hurt during training camp or OTAs. They have three days in the system and can fit in right away. That is why we do it and it gives us an advantage with strength in numbers." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarhog Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 Damn you're slow TK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Not entirely sure I agree with Vinny's "best player available" idea, no matter how it compares to team need, but we'll see how that plays out come draft day. Probably my favorite quote of the whole thing was from Snyder- "We made a conscious decision to trade up last year using our second round pick this year to get Rocky McIntosh (LB, #52). I think what you are going to see this year is that he was well worth that. I think that is going to be a very successful move for the Redskins." I sure hope so, and atleast that puts back some faith in him after the whole Briggs rumor debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Snyder's comments about Rocky were interesting... if he's so happy with him why was he so willing to break the bank for Briggs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 dan and joe looked pretty intelligent up there. they had good things to say even though they werent giving up a lot of info. vinny cerrato however, looks and sounds like one of the dumbest people ive ever heard at a professional level. no way joe gibbs takes him seriously WHATSOEVER. he sounded almost as dumb as matt millen, but at least millen has an excuse being an ex jock. im seriously disappointed that he somehow retains his job. theres something going on over there in ashburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 dan and joe looked pretty intelligent up there. they had good things to say even though they werent giving up a lot of info. vinny cerrato however, looks and sounds like one of the dumbest people ive ever heard at a professional level. no way joe gibbs takes him seriously WHATSOEVER. he sounded almost as dumb as matt millen, but at least millen has an excuse being an ex jock. im seriously disappointed that he somehow retains his job. theres something going on over there in ashburn. Yeah he did sound really dumb. Although wasn't there a report a while back of a possible housecleaning coming after the draft is over? I remember Vinny's name being mentioned as a possible casualty of that. Please let it be so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel2 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 dan and joe looked pretty intelligent up there. they had good things to say even though they werent giving up a lot of info. vinny cerrato however, looks and sounds like one of the dumbest people ive ever heard at a professional level. no way joe gibbs takes him seriously WHATSOEVER. he sounded almost as dumb as matt millen, but at least millen has an excuse being an ex jock. im seriously disappointed that he somehow retains his job. theres something going on over there in ashburn. But the man who pays Joe likes Vinny. I really think Vinny is trying to find some space between himself and Snyder. It can't be easy being on Danny's beckon call. In fact, I'm beginning to like Vinny. I believe he's trying to think for himself and looking forward to one day being a legitimate GM for some team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentina_redskins Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I bet we are trading down. I am pretty sure we will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregpeck99 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I bet we trade up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I bet that even after the draft there will be just as much bickering. Only it will be about who we got as opposed to who we should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drowland Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 But the man who pays Joe likes Vinny.I really think Vinny is trying to find some space between himself and Snyder. It can't be easy being on Danny's beckon call. In fact, I'm beginning to like Vinny. I believe he's trying to think for himself and looking forward to one day being a legitimate GM for some team. GM for an AFL team? Vinny will never be a "legitimate" GM in the NFL. If he's ever given the GM title here it's because Danny knows he can control him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duenni Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I have to agree, Vinny has no business being on the payroll of big danny. The guy looked lost answering those questions just sputtering over and over again. I just can't see why he didn't get the boot yet. This is redicoulus! I mean the guy looked like he was on crack or something. Did anybody see his wide open eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilligan28 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Snyder's comments about Rocky were interesting... if he's so happy with him why was he so willing to break the bank for Briggs? I have a feeling that it was more rosenhaus than it was snyder. Plus, since it isnt looking like it will go down, it is always good to backtrack and act like this was your plan all along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff_K Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 the whole going after the best player possible is (probablyu) pre draft hype to get some team to bite on a trade. IF everyone knew we were after a player in a "need" position they might believe there is no need to trade with us since the player they want is not in our "need" position. so spouting off about the BPA is a (potential) smokescreen to enable us to trade down and get the guy we wanted and maybe a second day pick. would we REALLY draft a RB with the players we have now ? would we really draft an unproven QB without giving Campbell his chance in a system he has had a year to look over ? maybe we would ...... i would hope we didint, but noone at the big teepee is asking me ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepRyder Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I actually liked the comment Snyder made about Brandon Lloyd. It sounds like maybe Lloyd is gonna quit crying and be the player we thougth we were getting last year. Good to see he is working hard in the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I actually liked the comment Snyder made about Brandon Lloyd. It sounds like maybe Lloyd is gonna quit crying and be the player we thougth we were getting last year. Good to see he is working hard in the offseason. To me, the only justifiable reason why Brandon Lloyd wasn't in the best shape of his life LAST YEAR is the fact that he was on the wrong strength training program last year that the players complained about. Otherwise, I hate to think that after we EXTENDED his contract to pay him more than he was ever worth.... and he came to the Redskins in anything BUT the best shape of his life and ready for a breakout season..... I'm going to have a problem with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macnoke03 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Gibbs: "I am sure we will be tempted to do different things. In the back of our minds, we would love to come out of this year with a full draft next year. That would be fun for us. We wish we had a full draft this year. We have been very aggressive in the past. We do believe in free agency. If there is a good player out there we are not afraid to make a trade and go for it. There have been several times that we felt like to benefit the team and do what is best for the team at that point, we made a trade and gave something away. I have seen a lot of people make comical statements about us not liking the draft. We love the draft. We love any way of getting a player. I have always felt that way. This is all of us together. We like free agency. We are not afraid to make a trade. I appreciate Vinny, our pro scouting department and all of those guys that have worked their guts out. We brought in some good young players at the end of last year. We will find out that in our offensive line that we did some very good things late in the year with some players that we took off of the street and fit real well with us. Any place we can get a player is our deal." This is one thing I am not looking forward to about the upcoming season :doh: :shot: :thud: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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