CowboyChris
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If you were the new GM in Washington, wouldn't you trade that #5 pick and your next 2-1st rounders to go up and get Winston or Mariota??
Scot McCloughan becoming Commanders GM
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If you were the new GM in Washington, wouldn't you trade that #5 pick and your next 2-1st rounders to go up and get Winston or Mariota??
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God no.
Not after 2012. It is why the Commanders can't pick a safety high for a while either after 2004 and 2007.
McCloughan apparently does not believe in that approach and is instead in the "throw a whole bunch of darts" to finding a QB
I would not be surprised to see a QB drafted in round 3-5
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He's probably pretty good at the dart-throwing too, given all the time he apparently spends in pubs.
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Seems like a pretty good move for the Commanders.
Provided Snyder does stay out of the way, as he appears to be saying he's going to do, this could be a good move for them.
Provided Snyder does stay out of the way, as he appears to be saying he's going to do, this could be a good move for them.
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"QB talent is overrated."
LOL.
Yeah, because 24 years ago you won with Mark Rypien, right?
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I hope the skins really believe this
The reason the current OL of the cowboys is lauded so much is because we already had Romo
QB s make and define the team
Like Bob the third had defined the skins
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You don't go from Rookie of The Year 2012 to bench warmer without a solid underlying reason. The reason is the scheme and the OL.
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And the fact that Griffin was never as good as the Rookie of the Year thing made him seem.
The O-line there isn't good, in the least, but Griffin is never going to be the franchise QB the Skins thought he was.
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He had the highest QBR for any rookie QB - in the history of the game. The same system that has put Romo and Rodgers at the top of the QB list this year.
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Sadly, I agree with you. He doesn't have the awareness in the pocket to really succeed. Those kind of instincts can't really be taught. Our line is not making anyone forget the '91 Hogs, but Robert just doesn't have "it" that McCloughan saw in Wilson.
This is the tipping point of the franchise--and it is going to take a number of years--but if THIS guy fails from a personnel standpoint (not his personal issues), it's the craphouse for us for decades more.
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Maybe we just need to stop trying to make him a pocket passer?
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Much as I do hate to say it, it sure looks like the Redsk*ns have got it right this time. Finally. Under Snyder. Things are looking up for you guys, and it's probably smart to start getting emotionally invested in the roster again. I think we can all agree that QBs *are* overrated.
Man. It's like poking a puppy in the eye with you guys, except I feel so good just thinking about doing it.
How's the offseason been, anyway? That draft looking good yet? When do your OTAs start up again?
Man. It's like poking a puppy in the eye with you guys, except I feel so good just thinking about doing it.
How's the offseason been, anyway? That draft looking good yet? When do your OTAs start up again?
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Anything that makes them better than Philly, i'm all for it.
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All skepticism is fully warranted. Hell, I would not be surprised in the least bit if we were still spinning our wheels 4-5-6 years from now. However, this is the move they've needed to do since Casserly was fired. We have not had a scouting-draft-develop focus ever under Snyder. Ever.
So IF (I want to make that "if" roughly the size of the Himalayas) Snyder stays out of the way, this could be that point where a terribly run franchise turns the corner: i.e. Bidwell getting out of the way in Arizona. No one can question McCloughan's record--he's been an instrumental part of rebuilding two franchises. This is the right type of move. Will it work? Results are TBD.
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I don't know if anyone can question their willingness to win. It's their ability that is the problem.
I'd love to be able to deadlift 500 lbs; but I am not able to...just get close...
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Trent Dilfer, Joe Flacco, and Russell Wilson.
Three QBs who won SBs and they varied from average to just good.
This draft class is terrible for QBs, and there will be no one better than the current QBs we have on the roster through FA. Build up the rest of your team instead of taking a flyer on a guaranteed bust like a Winston or Manziel.
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As long as the org, the fan base and local media have patience, this has a chance.
But it is going to take time.
If GMSM does what he says he is going to do, build by the draft, draft big guys, focus on the lines (you can't have enough o-lineman was one quote and the draft is the lifeblood of an org was another quote) this is going to be at minimum a 3 year process to become a team that can compete for a playoff spot. So we are looking at 2017 if things break perfect, but probably 2018 to break over .500 again
The important thing is the shift in the Snyder philosophy, which for 15 years has been "win now, get whoever you need right now no matter the cost to win today" which has been a total failure.
The recognition that the 1999-2014 method was not working is step 1 to becoming a team that can actually be competitive
But it is going to take time.
If GMSM does what he says he is going to do, build by the draft, draft big guys, focus on the lines (you can't have enough o-lineman was one quote and the draft is the lifeblood of an org was another quote) this is going to be at minimum a 3 year process to become a team that can compete for a playoff spot. So we are looking at 2017 if things break perfect, but probably 2018 to break over .500 again
The important thing is the shift in the Snyder philosophy, which for 15 years has been "win now, get whoever you need right now no matter the cost to win today" which has been a total failure.
The recognition that the 1999-2014 method was not working is step 1 to becoming a team that can actually be competitive