Wait, can I trade my pick for an over-the-hill athlete with a bad attitude for twice as much money as he is worth? Oh, we are not doing trades, but I am just trying to get in the mindset of Dan Snyder. Maybe if I hit myself in the head with a blunt object a few times I could make stupid decisions just like him. Anyway, the Redskins need offensive line needs a lot of help, but I am not sure the value is there in this draft. This is not a particularly strong draft for the OT position and pretty much all of the top names are off the board. Also, this draft is pretty weak on Guards outside of Mike Poucey. If I was drafting based on what I think the team would do, they would probably reach for a OL prospect way above his talent level.
I am not going to do that though. I decided to go with BPA in a position of need. That position was WR and the best player left is Jonathan Baldwin, who is a steal at 41. Personally, I think he is a better prospect than Torrey Smith as a WR and that is coming from a big Maryland Terps fan.
Jonathan Baldwin at 6'5 and 225 pounds is the NFL prototype size for a WR (see Andre Johnson). What amazes me is that he still runs a 4.5 40 yard dash with that large frame. He is very athletic and has a good set of hands (see hands guy Anquan Boldin). He is the type of WR that would be a nightmare to cover in the red zone for any defense in the league. However, he also has a good blocking skills, field awareness, tenacity to go over the middle, and is shifty after the catch. His downsides are all fixable in my opinion. He needs to improve his route tree. Additionally, he needs to work on his burst going in and out of breaks.
A few other picks I would consider at this spot for the Redskins are Rahim Moore, Ben Ijalana, and Ryan Mallet.
Catch a good highlight video of Baldwin '09 after the jump.
Jonathan Baldwin highlights 2009 (via PanthersFootball10)
BTSC 2011 Community Mock Draft Selections:
- Carolina Panthers -- Cam Newton, QB, Auburn
- Denver Broncos -- Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama
- Buffalo Bills -- Von Miller, LB, Texas A&M
- Cincinnati Bengals -- Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
- Arizona Cardinals -- Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU
- Cleveland Browns --
'The Snow Cone Machine'A.J. Green, WR, Georgia - San Francisco 49ers -- Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri
- Tennessee Titans -- Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn
- Dallas Cowboys -- Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska
- Washington Redskins -- Robert Quinn, DE/OLB, North Carolina
- Houston Texans -- Aldon Smith, DE/OLB, Missouri
- Minnesota Vikings -- Tyron Smith, OT, USC
- Detroit Lions -- JJ Watt, DE, Wisconsin
- St. Louis Rams -- Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
- Miami Dolphons -- Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
- Jacksonville Jaguars -- Brooks Reed , DE, Arizona
- New England Patriots -- Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin
- San Diego Chargers -- Ryan Kerrigan, DE/OLB, Purdue
- New York Giants -- Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College
- Kansas City Chiefs -- Martez Wilson, LB, Illinois
- Indianapolis Colts -- Cameron Jordan, DL, California
- Philadelphia Eagles -- Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado
- New Orleans Saints -- Justin Houston, DE/OLB, Georgia
- Seattle Seahawks -- Jake Locker, QB, Washington
- Baltimore Ravens -- Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland
- Atlanta Falcons -- Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa
- New England Patriots -- Mike Pouncey, OG, Florida
- Chicago Bears --Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State
- New York Jets -- Muhammad Wilkerson, DT, Temple
- Pittsburgh Steelers -- Nate Solder, OT, Colorado
- Green Bay Packers -- Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor
ROUND 2
- New England Patriots -- Cameron Hayward, DE, Ohio State (33rd overall)
- Buffalo Bills -- Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame (34th overall)
- Cincinnati Bengals -- Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State (35th overall)
- Denver Broncos -- Mikel LeShoure, RB, Illinois (36th overall)
- Cleveland Browns -- Corey Liuget, DT, Illinois (37th overall)
- Arizona Cardinals -- Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada (38th overall)
- Tennessee Titans -- Andy Dalton, QB, Texas Christian (39th overall)
- Dallas Cowboys -- Danny Watkins, OG, Baylor (40th overall)