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After focusing on the Philadelphia Eagles draft since last Thursday, let's take a look at the rest of the NFC East, one team at a time. We started this morning with the New York Giants, who lived in a cellar. We will continue here with the Washington team.
• Choice 15: Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State: Washington waited for the Haskins at the 15th and their patience paid off as they were able to add what will probably be their starting quarter of the first week, without having to progress.
Haskins has a solid construction at 6,331. It is a classic pocket strategist with very good arms strength, but limited mobility. Because of his talent, Haskins is willing to take risks. Some see this as a negative. I do not. In time, he will learn when to shoot and when to retain, but early in his career in a team that will not argue, let it go.
A highlight:
Although Washington is not really a model franchise, Haskins has a chance to succeed there. His receivers smell bad, for the moment, but he will play behind a very good offensive line in an attack led by the underrated Jay Gruden.
• Choice 26: Sweat Mount, Edge, State of Mississippi: Washington traded with Indianapolis to get Sweat, rising from 46 to 26, the cost being a second round pick in 2020. I'm torn if it's a good deal or not. Washington has a chance to be really bad in 2019, and if their second round pick in 2020 is somewhere in the 30s, Indy will be delighted to have made this trade. This is surely the bet that the Colts make here.
That said, the price / quality ratio between Washington and Sweat is very good. Sweat is a long and skinny sports monster from nature who had a good production at the university, who was impressed by the Senior Bowl and who then completely destroyed the Combine.
A highlight:
There is no doubt about his abilities, but there were rumors that he could be recruited later than expected because of character issues, and that's exactly what happened.
After losing Preston Smith as a freelancer, Washington needed an increased presence on the board, and Sweat will be an improvement, in my opinion.
• Round 3, Option 76: Terry McLaurin, WR, Ohio State: Washington caught one of Haskins' teammates in the third round at McLaurin. McLaurin should at least be part of the special teams, and he is a quick receiver (below 4.4 40) with some winnings.
Production is lacking, however. In four seasons at OSU, McLaurin had only 75 catches for 1,251 yards and 19 touchdowns. His best season was his last year, when he had 35-701-11, and an average of 20.0 for YPC. They seem to agree with the fast guys who lack production, but have advantages, as evidenced by their acquisition of Paul Richardson as an independent agency. In this case, McLaurin will provide at least one coverage value in free kicks / punt and is a familiar face for Haskins.
• Tower 4, Choice 112: Bryce Love, RB, Stanford: Love is a home run with explosive speed that was one of the first candidates to Heisman in 2017, when he racked up more than 1,100 yards in his first five games.
That season, he made 263 times for 2,118 yards (19 YPC) and 19 touchdowns, but failed to run at least 100 yards in a single game. In 2018, Love's numbers dropped, with 166 passes for a 739-yard maneuver and 6 touchdowns for injuries. He also tore his ACL in his last college match.
The love will probably not be ready for the 2019 season, and if it is, it may not have the same speed that it once had, which would make it rookie season a "redshirt". But certainly, Love has a high ceiling based on its extraordinary game in 2017.
A highlight of this season:
Washington will not compete in 2019 and, although the fourth round may have been a bit early, he is very optimistic by 2020 and beyond.
• Round 4, Option 131: Wes Martin, OG, Indiana: Washington suffered an absurd number of injuries along its offensive line a season ago. Think of the carnage of the half-corners of the Eagles, but worse. As such, it makes sense for them to fortify the trenches in front of Haskins, on what is already a very good line, when they are in good health. Martin is a very strong guard (38 benchers at 225) who lacks ideal athleticism.
• Tower 5, choice of 153: Ross Pierschbacher, OG / C, Alabama: Pierschbacher is a starter on Bama's offensive line since entering his first year in 2015, having had 57 debuts during his university career. During his first three seasons, Pierschbacher gained experience starting with the two guard positions, before taking over at the center in 2018. He plans a multipurpose backup along the interior of the offensive line. And of course, no project is complete without Washington choosing an Alabama player.
• Tower 5, choice of 173: Cole Holcomb, LB, North Carolina: Holcolmb is a linebacker of 6'1, 231 pounds who ran a 4.48 40 and who had a jump in width of 11 "to his professional day. Shortcomings in the running will probably keep him off the pitch early in his career, but he should help immediately in the special teams.
• Tour 6, Choice 206: Kelvin Harmon, WR, State of North Carolina: Harmon has been productive in his three seasons at NC State, exceeding 1,000 yards in each of the last two seasons. Although he has achieved a disappointing score of 4.6 (in addition to many other athletic variables) in the Combined, Harmon has a good size (6-2.221) and has the ability to bring out the turns smaller ones. He could be a contributor as a receiver of the type of possession when he is presented with favorable size matches.
• Round 7, Choice 227: Jimmy Moreland, BC, James MadisonMoreland is a 5-in-10 and 179-pound player who has had 18 career steals, including six (!) Of which he has returned for a TD. There is some concern about his character (he was arrested for armed robbery in 2015), but he's a playmaker who is projected into the NFL slot. I am surprised that it lasted until the seventh round.
• Round 7, Pick 253: Jordan Brailford, Edge, Oklahoma State: Brailford won 10 sacks in his last season at OK State and showed good athletic performances in Combined. Again, if he's part of the team, he's probably a special contributor to the special teams at the start, but it was good value for the penultimate choice of the session.
QUALITY: Washington fans were really begins to light up this front office (like, more than usual), with supplications to "Fire Bruce Allen" appearing everywhere on social media. So what does Allen do? He goes out and has himself some sort of project in which Washington (a) has added a group of good players and (b) has created a hope for fans with the selection of a potential franchise quartet (we'll see ). Washington fan base, your thoughts?
Whatever the case may be, their project has been widely praised and I share the feeling that they have done very well. A-.
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