Who's The Best Draft Pick In The Gibbs 2.0 Era

[LaRon + Sean = Hell 4 U]

Of course we know that there is a lot of Gibbs bashing. But he has made some pretty good draft picks with the few he has had to form this team. He picked some good players but I have to go with the heart & soul of our defense Sean Taylor & we will see this Sunday how big of a loss he will be against Big D.

[GridIron26]

Yup, definitely Sean Taylor.. But not only him, we got Rocky too.. Even LaRon.. I think only one high draft that did not really work out like we wanted it to, and it's Rogers.. However he has been stable this yr until his injury.. So

[LaRon + Sean = Hell 4 U]

Originally Posted by GridIron26

Yup, definitely Sean Taylor.. But not only him, we got Rocky too.. Even LaRon.. I think only one high draft that did not really work out like we wanted it to, and it's Rogers.. However he has been stable this yr until his injury.. So

The only reason I didn't pick LaRon & Rocky is b/c LaRon is a rookie hasn't done it year after year like Taylor. The same with Rocky this is his first year as a starter is doing great but Sean has years under his belt has a playmaker.

[SouperMeister]

I'll give two - Taylor on defense and Campbell on offense. It scares me to think what Romo might do the the Skins secondary without Taylor taking away the deep ball.

[irish]

Anybody that even remotely follows college football can make a good pick in the 1st round, what the Skins dont have is that core of 2nd, 3rd & 4th round pick that really make up the foundation and depth of a successful team.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by irish

Anybody that even remotely follows college football can make a good pick in the 1st round, what the Skins dont have is that core of 2nd, 3rd & 4th round pick that really make up the foundation and depth of a successful team.

So you could not just have picked someone and said why instead of finding a way to criticize the team?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by irish

Anybody that even remotely follows college football can make a good pick in the 1st round, what the Skins dont have is that core of 2nd, 3rd & 4th round pick that really make up the foundation and depth of a successful team.

I agree that the Redskins need to build more depth through mid round picks. However, to say that "anybody that even remotely follows college football can make a good pick in the first round" is kind of overstating things, don't you think? How do you explain that every organization has 1st round busts? Do you think that no team has the slightest clue what college football is about? Come on now.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by irish

Anybody that even remotely follows college football can make a good pick in the 1st round, what the Skins dont have is that core of 2nd, 3rd & 4th round pick that really make up the foundation and depth of a successful team.

Blades looked like the real deal in the preseason at least.

There sure are a lot of first round busts around the league though

[SFREDSKIN]

He's made some solid picks, but the one the stands out most because he plays offense and produces #'s, COOLEY. I think the others mentioned are also great but when you play offense TD's are you count.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by irish

Anybody that even remotely follows college football can make a good pick in the 1st round, what the Skins dont have is that core of 2nd, 3rd & 4th round pick that really make up the foundation and depth of a successful team.

Cooley was a 3rd rounder and McIntosh was a 2nd rounder. They're both solid. Unfortunately, Gibbs traded a 3rd and a 4th for Lloyd, and the same for Duckett. I agree that you must hold onto those middle picks and draft well to provide solid, inexpensive depth.

As for 1st round picks, there are huge busts every year.

[Crazyhorse1]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Cooley was a 3rd rounder and McIntosh was a 2nd rounder. They're both solid. Unfortunately, Gibbs traded a 3rd and a 4th for Lloyd, and the same for Duckett. I agree that you must hold onto those middle picks and draft well to provide solid, inexpensive depth.

As for 1st round picks, there are huge busts every year.

We are talking about the best picks in relation to all conditions, not just the quality of the player, right? If so, Cooley and Campbell were the best picks. Cooley's a top NFL TE pulled from the 3rd round and Campbell was a huge gamble that looks like its paying off. The other picks were essentially no-brainers.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

Anybody that even remotely follows college football can make a good pick in the 1st round, what the Skins dont have is that core of 2nd, 3rd & 4th round pick that really make up the foundation and depth of a successful team.

I guess a lot of NFL execs don't watch college ball, because your take certainly doesn't take into account first round busts which there are always a few per each draft.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I guess a lot of NFL execs don't watch college ball, because your take certainly doesn't take into account first round busts which there are always a few per each draft.

It's usually pretty easy to diagnose the crappy prospects from the good prospects pre draft. It's MUCH harder to seperate the great players from the good players.

I don't give teams a free pass for reaching for crappy players. The Redskins have too good of a college personnel department to do that. The teams that draft busts are the same teams every year.

Now we can give the Saints a pass for taking Reggie Bush, who is looking to be a good offensive weapon, not one who would revolutionize the game. But I can't write the Lions a pass for taking players in 2002, 2003, and 2005 with college production that did not match up with their pre draft reputation. That was easy, and they f'ed it up.

The Redskins have a college personnel department which doesn't do that.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I guess a lot of NFL execs don't watch college ball, because your take certainly doesn't take into account first round busts which there are always a few per each draft.

I would say more first rounders end up good rather than busts. Some might exceed expectations a bit while others are not quite be all they were thought they would be, but full-on Heath Shuler type busts are really not that common. The draft is no sure thing but the 1st round is about as sure a thing as the draft can provide.

I guess my best would be Taylor since there really are not that many to choose from that have actually had a chance to make an impact.

[rypper11]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I guess a lot of NFL execs don't watch college ball, because your take certainly doesn't take into account first round busts which there are always a few per each draft.

Ryan Leaf? Charles Rogers? Pacman Jones? etc.