What if ... (the Rookie Class gets it)

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Good thread. I think that if this pans out, we still have holes elsewhere on the team, but we'll be set in terms of pass catchers for the next 7-8 years.

I think the more realistic question is: if Devin Thomas can't be our deep threat, but the other two end up getting onto the field and turning out to be good players, do we still have a weakness at WR?

I mean, you look at Jacksonville. There's a lot of talent at WR on that team, but they are relying on Troy Williamson to stretch the field. Now, if Moss wasn't on our team, we'd be relying on Devin Thomas to stretch the field. Either way, if the deep threat is unreliable, can the offense still operate at full efficiency even if every other target is very good?

I don't know the answer, but I'm not sure that they can. I think Moss being totally unreliable last season had a lot to do with the running lanes Portis wasn't getting (Portis also wasn't breaking any tackles last year, so I'm not blaming Moss for everything). And I think we took Devin Thomas with that in mind.

So, I'll spin this back at you: if Thomas is a bust, but the other two fulfill their potential, can we call this draft a success? Or do we still need to acquire a reliable deep threat, meaning that despite taking three targets, our WRs are still not quite set for the future?

I would take 2 out of 3 second rounders from one draft. Really, how many first rounders(with their equivalent salary cap number) will find themselves being shelved. All 31 this year aren't having breakout seasons, heck Dallas had 2 first round picks, and they had to IR(i think they IR'd F. Jones) one of them. So yes I would say that 2 out of 3 is a success.

To your question about a reliable deep threat, I don't know the answer, but I doubt I would want that from next year's draft, because we do need youth elsewhere.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

To your question about a reliable deep threat, I don't know the answer, but I doubt I would want that from next year's draft, because we do need youth elsewhere.

I agree, if your strategy one year is to go all at one position, you can't draft there in the future years when you have to address other holes.

I think though, that Moss and Randle El are going to be the two guys we rely on for a long time into the future, and that essentially, Davis, Kelly, and Thomas are going to be battling with themselves for the playing time in our singleback sets. I'm doubting that's what Vinny envisioned when he took all of them.