Compensatory picks are in

[skinsnut]

This is exceptionally good news.
Take it with a grain of salt though.
We essentially got the top choice in the 4th round.
The 7th rounders would have been undrafted.
Of course there is always an advantage with a pick vs undrafted though these folks are unlikely to stick.

It is entirely possible to get a starter with the high pick though!
That is wonderful!!

[riggins44]

It is basically the first 4th round pick, but tell that to his agent.

[drew54]

Originally Posted by skinsnut

This is exceptionally good news.
Take it with a grain of salt though.
We essentially got the top choice in the 4th round.
The 7th rounders would have been undrafted.
Of course there is always an advantage with a pick vs undrafted though these folks are unlikely to stick.

It is entirely possible to get a starter with the high pick though!
That is wonderful!!

Something is better than nothing.

[skinsfan_nn]

Originally Posted by offfiss

One of those picks needs to be spent on Joe Flacco. I just finished watching all of Jason Campbell's passes this past season on my TIVO and I took some notes and noticed that he telegraphs his passes 65% of the time. I told you guys when we drafted him, he's not smart enough to be an NFL starting QB. Joe Flacco got a 27 on his Wonderlic.

Here's my mock

1-Calais Campbell
2-Chilo Rachal
3-Joe Flacco
3-We need offensive line help

If Gibbs wasn't so clueless and traded for Duckett we could have a 4th rounder too.

I'm curious just how you told us how dumb JC was when we drafted him when your join date to this forum was March 2008?

I think someone else is clueless!

[offfiss]

Originally Posted by skinsfan_nn

I'm curious just how you told us how dumb JC was when we drafted him when your join date to this forum was March 2008?

I think someone else is clueless!

Because I had to rejoin the site after my username stopped working. But ask any of the mods here they know I've been around. I don't let them forget me

[SmootSmack]

Why can't you ever just admit when you're wrong offiss, or offfiss, whatever your name is now? True, Campbell hasn't been phenomenal but he's been a lot better than you've ever given him credit for.

Anyway, this extra pick is great news for us. I hope, as the rest of us, that we can capitalize on it.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Correct. Hopefully we can do like every other team and draft all starters with every pick we have.

Every other team is hardly that successful w/the draft. Often, not even half of draft picks make a team. If all draft picks made their teams every year there'd be hardly any vets around.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Let's hope we do a little better than the last time we had this many picks:

2002
1(32) Patrick Ramsey
2(56) Ladell Betts
3(79) Rashad Bauman (CB)
3(87) Cliff Russell (WR)
5(159) Andre Lott (DB)
5(160) Robert Royal
6(192) Reggie Coleman (OT)
7(230) Jeff Grau (TE)
7(234) Greg Scott - (DE)
7(257) Rock Cartwright

Since the 7 round draft began in 1994, we have had:
'94: 7 Picks, 4 in the first three rounds - 7(4)
95: 8 (3)
96: 6 (1) (The one high pick was Andre Johnson - Blecchh)(A Cerrato pick)
97: 8 (3)
98: 7 (2) - No First Rounder
99: 6 (2)
00: 8 (3) - Two First Rounders (Arrington, Samuels)
01: 5 (2)
02: 10(4) - See above
03: 3(2) - No First (T. Jacobs, D. Dockery, G. Hamdan)
04: 4(2) - (Cooley, Taylor)
05: 6(2) - Two Firsts (Rogers Campbell)
06: 6(1) - No First (McIntosh in the 2nd)
07: 5(1)


I hope we can get some good hits early. I don't know though - we haven't been overwhelmingly successful in the 2-3 rounds.

ouch, that 02 draft was rough. I remember hoping bauman & Lott would be good & of course that ramsey would be our starter for years. At least Ladell, Rock & Royal have been decent.

Wonder if that draft was more of the ole ball coach or vinny?

[2BIG2BSKINNY]

We now have enough picks to start the philosophical change that the will Make the Redskins a contender for years to come...not just a flash in the pants as in years past with our splash tactics of off has been free agents of years before.

I look forward to our return to glory!!!!

[Longtimefan]

Draft day will be a good day to look foreward too this year. When was the last time we had nine picks in any one draft? It is my hope we continue this trend, IMO it's the proper way to build the team for the future.

I'll be excited come draft day, way to go Skins!!

[45TheNumberOfTheBeast]

The 7th rounders will just be fresh bodies to throw around in Training Camp. Skins don't usually seem to keep the 7th rounders, but considering we got Cooley in the 3rd, I'm definitely psyched about getting an additional 3rd rounder. Probably get slammed for saying this, but I can't help but think if we could trade both our 3rd rounders for a good 2nd round pick. Seems there's depth in the first two rounds for some of the positions we're looking to get some youth at (WR, CB, DE), and with a 1st and two 2nd's, we could add some serious talent to the squad. Having said all this, don't see Cerrato making any big moves before the draft. Seems like he's genuinely content with the roster the way it is heading into draft weekend.

[JoeRedskin]

As was stated earlier in the thread - we can't trade the compensatory picks.

[cpayne5]

We should trade some of those compensatory picks to try to pick up a 2nd.
























, JoeRedskin

[DirteePosse]

All in all, I hope we have a great draft. My favorite part has been when we pick up local talent and they make the team. And we'll probably pick up someone good that's a training camp drop.

[Stuck in TX]

If we do trade up, and I dont mean our compensatory picks, I hope it is for descent talent. As a fan for life I am a little gun shy around this front office. For the most part I feel confident. The draft is like an automatic assault rifle and draft pics are like bullets. When you have more bullets, you have a better shot at hitting you target, but you dont have to aim very well. With fewer, you take time to aim better because you cannot afford to miss. We need to treat this draft like we only have 3 total picks. So far the approach in the FA has been to my liking, and the risks taken will yeild great rewards if we draft well.