I wish he had stayed at OU for this season. It probably would have guaranteed him first round money next year. Plus i think he would have flourished in Lincoln Riley's new passing scheme. But after seeing a couple OU WR's go down with injuries this past season, I think it scared him into entering the draft early.
Moncrief in the mix too. Just not sure where Dorsett fits in without injuries. Allen/Fleener going to grab 80 balls. Hilton and Johnson should be good for 200. Moncrief for another 40 or so. Who knows Carter's role. Unless Luck is planning on throwing 800 times I just don't see Dorsett getting much love in year 1 beyond returning kicks. Just seems like a weird pick for a team with big defensive needs and every safety still on the board. Maybe they knew Collins would slip and plan to make a move in round 2. That would at least make the Dorsett pick tolerable I guess. Still I don't think WR was the way to go. They just didn't need one...
The Eagles, who were widely expected to go all-in for Mariota, put a huge offer on the table, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. The reported offer, as described by Rapoport on Twitter, is insane:
- Two first-round picks
- One third-round pick
- Fletcher Cox, the team's best defensive player
- Brandon Boykin, nickel corner
- Sam Bradford, starting quarterback
- Mychal Kendricks, starting linebacker
That deal is the modern day equivalent of the Ricky Williams trade. Just awful. The Redskins moved up 4 spots in the draft to get RG3. They had to give up the #6 pick that year, the #22 pick the year after, and the #2 pick last season. Plus an early 2nd rounder that the Rams turned into potential Pro Bowl CB Janoris Jenkins.
You're right though. It's strange that the Rams aren't a better team after all those picks.
Wow I didn't think anyone in the world would support the Redskins' side of the trade.
They had one season where they were slightly above the league average and fell to one of the worst teams the last 2 seasons. They leveraged their future for a guy that can't stay on the field. Tough to sell me on them getting the better end of that with the team in shambles and very little young talent ready to emerge to help because of the loss of picks.
What future are you talking about? They were garbage for the past two decades before RG3 came in. Their draft picks have been complete busts. They get their first rookie of the year, win the East for the first time in over 5 years, get to the playoffs, energize the fan base. There is absolutely no way any Redskins fan or anyone in the organization would not make that trade again. The Rams did absolutely nothing with those picks. They actually went 1-3 against the NFC East last year. The Redskins won that deal by a long shot.
