Football Outsiders: Redskins dead last in under-25 talent

[saden1]

I bet the Steelers and Pats have been up there in terms of age in the last ten years and look how many championships they have.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by saden1

I bet the Steelers and Pats have been up there in terms of age in the last ten years and look how many championships they have.

Agreed, but both teams also are fantastic at building through the draft process.

The reason I posted this was basically a reinforcement of how we undervalue the draft compared to other teams. It would be sweet to go into a draft with our full allotment of picks. I have no idea when the last time that happened.

Just because FBO's ranking has our youth lowest in the league doesn't mean we won't be competitive. It just goes hand in hand with the team's approach in recent years. Trade away picks for vets ad nauseum and you're gonna have an older team. It's not rocket science.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by saden1

I bet the Steelers and Pats have been up there in terms of age in the last ten years and look how many championships they have.

The Pats were really young in 2001, and much older in 2003 and 2004. They've been pretty old ever since, but they've also turned over all but three players on their team from the first super bowl year.

Pittsburgh's defense was really old in 2008, which led to their downfall in 2009. However, their offense was, and still is, very young.