2009 Draft Position & Who to Root for Sunday

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Originally Posted by Hail to the Redskins

See, I'm not good with cap numbers, but is there really a huge difference in price for 13th compared to 18th pick? I mean, is 13th that much higher? I don't know much about it...

I can tell you the difference in what you can get between 13th and 18th is this: Last year Branden Albert, the lineman most around here wanted, went 15th. Chris Williams OT went 14th.... and Gosder Cherilus OL went 17th.

Not to say that there is any drop off in talent between the picks, my point is that if we were at 18th pick last year, that's 3 offensive linemen difference (between 13 & 18)

It seems a lot of times to me that the team picking before you always seems to want the same player/position, but you never truly know what you are getting anyway.

Also, it may be easier to trade the 13th pick than the 18th. Like last year, Jonathan Stewart RB went 13th. There is more likely to have a top 10 projected player still be there at 13 compared to 18. But like I said, this is information for those who DO care where we pick, if you don't that's fine.

What Schneed said. It's not a make or break type thing, but it's enough, IMO, to make it a wash whether we pick 13th or 18th. All the unianimously top talents will be gone, and we'll probably still be able to grab one of the best players on our board at any of those slots, assuming we don't trade back (in which case, it might make the big difference).

It's something to keep an eye on. Vinny will try to trade away the pick for veteran talent three separate times, giving us all heartattacks, before the pick is used anyway.