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Originally Posted by ChillWill
Joecrisp,
Good points on the CB deal, thanks.
I'm upset over the price paid for Brunnell. That 2nd round pick hurt. We could've used that for a defensive lineman
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Thanks, ChillWill.
I didn't like giving up a 3rd round pick for Brunnell, nor the exorbitant contract he was signed to, but I really like the fact that the Skins have a proven veteran QB on the roster who still has some gas in the tank. I'd be more than a little concerned if the Skins were entering this season with only Hasselbeck and Hamdan backing up Ramsey. As it is, those three youngsters have a golden opportunity to master the position as Brunnell's understudies and Gibbs' pupils.
I do wish the Skins had kept their 3rd rounder, and had the patience and composure to allow another team to drive the market for Brunnell, but I think the Skins got a proven, great player with that 3rd round pick. The Skins have demonstrated over the past two years that they prefer to use their draft choices on proven veterans rather than gamble them away on unproven prospects.
I'd have liked to see the Redskins use their second and/or third round picks on guys like Darnell Dockett or Randy Starks, but both of those guys were off the board by the time the Skins' 3rd rounder came up (both their original pick and the one they later acquired from New Orleans).
The Packers wound up taking DT Donnell Washington (6-5, 323 lbs) with the 3rd round pick the Redskins gave to the Jaguars. Maybe that guy is the run-stuffer the Redskins need in the middle, but maybe he's another undisciplined rookie that would've eaten himself out of a job.
Here's what we know: with their 2nd and 3rd round picks, the Redskins got two proven, veteran players who will play critical roles in the success of this team. They didn't get role-players or projects, or guys who might or might not be contributors in their first season or two. They got a couple of guys who could very well be among the top players at their positions in 2004 and beyond. How many of the prospects taken in the 2nd and 3rd rounds this year can you say that about with any certainty?