I am Impressed Am Excitied With All The Young Guys Stepping Up This Year

Armstrong proved himself this year as well.

Even if all the guys that stepped up yesterday only pan out to be quality depth guys, that's not something that should be looked down upon. Quality depth is something we've been seriously lacking.

Your right. I think alot of the guys out there yesterday are depth guys. Although I like Armstrong I see him as a 3rd or 4th WR on many teams. Torian seems like a very good find, but again probably a #2/3 guy. So, yea, we need as much depth as possible.

I must say very impressed. Certainly a plus in our rebuilding process. Were only gonna get younger.

So far we got 7 draft picks for the 2011 NFL Draft. I think by draft time that count will go up to around 10.

1st
2nd
5th
5th (From Saints in J. Brown trade)
6th
7th
7th (From Colts in Tryon trade)

I can see more 2011 draft picks coming from a McNabb trade, Haynesworth trade, and possibly Moss or one of our tight ends in a trade. McNabb would probably go for a 5th rounder (I hope for a 4th but i doubt it. Thats what we gave up for him. His value has certainly decreased since the start of the season). Haynesworth would probably go for a 4th rounder (Hes still a beast, hes just stubborn). As for Moss or the one the tight ends, i see fourth rounders as well. Now just coming to mind, Andre Carter could possibly be traded as well..for 6th rounder or 7th rounder. This would leave us to around 11 draft picks.

Kevin Barnes should move to FS and start ahead of Moore next season. Fast, big hitter...CBs can cover better than Safeties usually...and now we know he can catch!

A team is nothing, without a Quarterback. Keep drafting them untill you have one and then you can build your team.

We have so many holes in our starting lineup, just pick the best player available that is not a TE and will be fine. What we really need is just have a few really productive drafts! That is a new concept in DC! A good draft. Wow! Forgot what that was like. Not since the 80's. We are way over-do.
We desperately need to build both our lines, we need a stud FS and a few LB's, RB's and WR's.
Yes, of course I would love to have the next generation Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, who wouldn't. I am in no way minimizing the need for a young franchise qb of the future. But we won Sb's with Doug Williams and Mark Rypien.
IMO fixing the offensive line and getting a stud NT is more important at this time than anything else and will lead to immediate improvement on the field. The odds of drafting the next stud franchise Qb with the 15th pick is very remote. Landing a stud offensive lineman with the 15th pick is easier, given that there are 5 (OL) positions of players to pick from as opposed to one (QB). The pool of players you are picking from is bigger. Plus ceters and guards are not valued and there are usually several really good ones well past the 15th pick.
Drafting for need is a dangerous game that leads to reaching for a player that are not worthy. Kind of like a few years ago when we thought our biggest need was tall WR's. :cheeky-sm
My school of thought when drafting players when it is your turn to pick and there is nobody there that fits your talent/need equation perfectly, then go big. Statistically, there are less talented big men out there in the world then there regular size people. A stud 6'5" 300 athlete that plays amazing on the football field is harder to fined than a 5'9" to 6'4" 210 pound person/athlete. Just like in the NBA the stud 7' center is hard to find, there are not as many around.

Armstrong proved himself this year as well.

Even if all the guys that stepped up yesterday only pan out to be quality depth guys, that's not something that should be looked down upon. Quality depth is something we've been seriously lacking.And if we play five young players in high-playing time roles hoping for adequacy, and just one of them turns into a star on our team (someone like Antonio Pierce), then we're really sitting pretty.

We really don't have to know how they are going to develop to go down this path. The defense hasn't had much by way of reinforcements added since the 2009 draft, and it's had wholesale changes since then. We need the best performance we can get.

I must say very impressed. Certainly a plus in our rebuilding process. Were only gonna get younger.

So far we got 7 draft picks for the 2011 NFL Draft. I think by draft time that count will go up to around 10.

1st
2nd
5th
5th (From Saints in J. Brown trade)
6th
7th
7th (From Colts in Tryon trade)

I can see more 2011 draft picks coming from a McNabb trade, Haynesworth trade, and possibly Moss or one of our tight ends in a trade. McNabb would probably go for a 5th rounder (I hope for a 4th but i doubt it. Thats what we gave up for him. His value has certainly decreased since the start of the season). Haynesworth would probably go for a 4th rounder (Hes still a beast, hes just stubborn). As for Moss or the one the tight ends, i see fourth rounders as well. Now just coming to mind, Andre Carter could possibly be traded as well..for 6th rounder or 7th rounder. This would leave us to around 11 draft picks.

I hear ya, but I don't think we're going to get much for McNabb, Haynesworth. The problem is that other teams know we don't want Haynesworth anymore. They will most likely wait it out til he's released. AH will not be back w/ the Skins. Possibly the same w/ McNabb. You know he wants to start and it doesn't look like he's in our plans. I'm not sure what we can get. Fred Davis might be our only tradeable piece if we want to trade him. It will be interesting though.

Is Barnes good enough to start at CB or safety? He may need to be.

I'd rather see Barnes at FS, he looked awesome there. But, I think he COULD play nickel CB, but I'm not sure he's a starting CB. FS, yes.

His size loses the jump balls and he likes going for the big hit like LaRon. That's better suited for a safety spot.

Is Buchanon signed for another year? I could see DHall and Buchanon being our starters unless we really score with a later-round CB draft pick who surprises us.

Or, we get Nnamdi.

^you guys think Carlos is gone for sure?

^you guys think Carlos is gone for sure?

Who knows for sure? It's unlikely the team will be able to address every need with top-tier talent through the draft and free agency. The question is who's ready to step it up in a starter role and hold it down?