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Merling, Jackson, Balmer, Laws all available. Great value at # 34 for all but Laws.

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why is this site all of the sudden so sluggish. i couldnt get on here for a good little while... maybe we get a receiver with the first 2d round pick, de and cb with the other 2 2ds round picks

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Wow. The way things are going, we'll have three top 100 prospects. With other teams 'reaching' for guys not so well known, we could end up with at lest two. Come on Kentwan Balmer and Jordy Nelson!

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Are we going to go the whole first round without a WR chosen? Has that ever happened before?

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Jackson gone. Merling & Balmer still there.

edit: Balmer gone to SF

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;443445]S+C, Don't you think Kenny Phillips is going to go to the Giants at #31?

I'm thinking we get a DE (Calais Campbell) and Jordy Nelson in the 2nd round...[/quote]
We want Tyrell Johnson!

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There goes Balmer.

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[QUOTE=BleedBurgundy;443445]S+C, Don't you think Kenny Phillips is going to go to the Giants at #31?

I'm thinking we get a DE (Calais Campbell) and Jordy Nelson in the 2nd round...[/QUOTE]

thats what people are saying. id love to have him. the only reason i want him to go ahead of us is to keep the canes steak of first round pick for x number of years in a row, 9 i think. or this will be 9. but hes going to be a stud, top 10 in the league easily. (which sucks to cmpare him to taylor who would have been top 5 all time....)

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;443452]Are we going to go the whole first round without a WR chosen? Has that ever happened before?[/quote]


1990

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Merling should get to us. GB, NYG don't need DE. Merling doesn't fit MIA 3-4 and Rams already took Chris Long.

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If Miami doesn't take Merling, he's ours at 34.

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hmm, maybe the jets want the best safety tandem in the league and take philips ahead of the giants?

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Jets just traded up.

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[QUOTE=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;443440]Why does Ed Werder only seem to cover the Boys? ESPN doesn't seem to have a Redskins, Giants, or Eagles beat reporter.[/QUOTE]

Werder is based in Dallas. There are beat reporters throughout the country, such as Sal Pal in Philly.

As for why no Redskins, they tried many years ago with David Alridge but the Redskins were not very cooperative and it wasn't worth it. It would be great for example if they could be in the Redskins War Room but they need permissioin and the Redskins simply won't grant it.

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Jets just traded with GB. I think they're either going to take a safety or a WR here.

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by giving up our 1st round pick we essentially dropped 14 places but upgraded a lower 3rd to a good 2nd rounder and a 5th to a 4th rounder. hopefully merling will still be around, then it would be a fantastic deal

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man, I thought jets might go with Henne.

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Weren't we hoping to get Balmer somewhere in the 2nd round?

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No WRs yet!

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I think the critical question regarding this trade is whether we missed out on an impact player at one of the positions we need (o-line, d-line, WR)? Safe to say we didn't miss much at WR because they're dropping so far this year around, but the other positions are a real concern. By definition, a 1st round pick should make an immediate impact while players chosen in later rounds often must be coached up to play at the professional level. We needed an immediate infusion of talented youth across the oline (save for Samuels) and across the dline (save for Carter).

IMO we won't know whether this trade made any sense until we see who starts this season (not just for us but on other teams w/ regard to players we could have had between 21st and 34th). If indeed we gave up an immediate impact player where we need one, meaning none of our draftees start while draftees chosen between 21st and 34th do start, the trade probably did not make sense.

Hopefully Kiper's adoration of Ceratto's scouting ability really shows up in this trade and draft year.

I feel like a nervous wreck.

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we moved down 14 spots, thats not THAT much, especially if we end up getting the same guy we were going to take at 21. so far no1 has been picked yet that i think we were interested in getting at 21. hopefully merling drops

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[quote=Beemnseven;443468]Weren't we hoping to get Balmer somewhere in the 2nd round?[/quote]
I think most had him going in the 1st.

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@ The Goat: I haven't seen anyone go since we traded that pick that I think was an impact player at a position of need for us...

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;443459]If Miami doesn't take Merling, he's ours at 34.[/quote]
Merling at 34 would be excellent value.

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DeSean Jackson, Phillip Merling, Brandon Flowers, Kenny Phillips, Limas Sweed... we're getting one of them. ;]

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why did they never say what our trade was on espn...they did a five minute video on us and espn cant say what we got for the trade...

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Didn't we fly in Jordy Nelson last week?

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Mayock: "Sammy Knight is older than the four of us combined." LOL

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[QUOTE=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;443459]If Miami doesn't take Merling, he's ours at 34.[/QUOTE]

I think you're right on. NYG might take Kenny Philips (they need secondary help), Miami probably takes Chad Henne, and unless St. Louis is really trying to improve their pass rush, we'll get Merling.

Unless of course Vinny doesn't want him. Either way, Merling has been Kiper's best available for quite awhile for what it's worth.

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I'm sticking with NFLN this year, Mayock has been pretty dead on so far (at least in the top half)

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[quote=SKINSnCANES;443476]why did they never say what our trade was on espn...they did a five minute video on us and espn cant say what we got for the trade...[/quote]
Got your wish with Phillips, streak still alive

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SHIT i wanted kenny phillips fuckers fuckers fuckers SB and KP? WTF

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well my Canes keep the streak alive...

but mark my word, its goign to suck to play against him twice a year.

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now the sean taylor clone was drafted by NFC east opponent

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[quote=Big C;443471]we moved down 14 spots, thats not THAT much, especially if we end up getting the same guy we were going to take at 21. so far no1 has been picked yet that i think we were interested in getting at 21. hopefully merling drops[/quote]

I think this was an ideal scenario for the Skins. I called it a couple of days ago, but I thought it would only happen if the Falcons were coming up for Henne or another QB if the skipped on Ryan. Never would have guessed they'd come up for Sam Baker. Great job by the FO!

[url]http://www.redskinswarpath.com/locker-room/23293-who-would-you-trade-for.html#post442784[/url]

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No wide receivers picked in the first round. Who will be the first to pick Thomas?

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[quote=bertoskins2;443484]now the sean taylor clone was drafted by NFC east opponent[/quote]

The only similarity between the two is that they went to the U. Phillips is no Taylor ... or Reed.

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Damn.

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damnit, f the dolphins

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there goes merling. scheisse.