The Redskins Are on the Clock

Think hard before you give up and move up

Update 11:20pm: and this concludes our programming day. Tune in tomorrow for coverage of day two. The Redskins are on the clock with the sixteenth pick in the third round, the Washington Post is reporting that the Redskins will attempt to add to the four picks they have tomorrow, could be some middle round wheeling and dealing. Just get me a freaking tackle and let us have done with that ok?

Update 11:13pm: the first day of the draft is over, some quick thoughts: division rivals the Giants and the Eagles both used their first round picks on receivers, New York to replace Plaxico Burress and the Eagles because they upgraded their offensive line through trade and free agency. The Cowboys had no first round pick which I love about them. In the second round Giants grabbed Wahoo linebacker Clint Sintim. Defensive end Everette Brown and offensive tackle Eben Britton both fell further than I thought they would.

Update 5:34pm: it took the Redskins all of two minutes to select Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo aka Oh Crappo which is what the opposing quarterbacks will be saying. I am satisfied with this pick, the Redskins now need to look at tackle and linebacker tomorrow in the third round. I am going to punch out and write this up, then be back to continue my one sided commentary...

Update 5:32pm: a surprise, at number twelve the Bills select tailback Knowshon Moreno, the Redskins are on the click with Michael Oher and Brian Orakpo left on the board...

Update 5:26pm: at number eleven the Bills select defensive end Aaron Maybin, two picks, it looks like Brian Orakpo might fall to Washington.

Update 5:21pm: at number ten the 49ers take receiver Michael Crabtree, Michael Oher, Brian Orakpo and Aaron Maybin are all left on the board with three picks to go...

Update 5:14pm: at number nine the Packers take defensive tackle BJ Raji, four picks to go...

Update 5:05pm: at number eight the Jaguars take tackle Eugene Monroe (Wahowaa!), that leaves Michael Oher and Eben Britton left as the blue chip tackles, methinks Michael will be gone by thirteen and the Redskins will go in another direction from tackle which is ok if it is a linebacker or defensive lineman.

Update 4:56pm: Raiders take Darrius Heyward-Bey at number seven, the ESPN crew seem to think Michael Crabtree was the better receiver.

Update 4:51pm: another pick impacting the Redskins, Cincinnati takes tackle Andre Smith at number six, that means Eugene Monroe, Michael Oher and Eben Britton are the premier tackles left on the board.

Update 4:42pm: well barring some post pick maneuvering by the New York, the Mark Sanchez stakes are over, the Jets trade their number seventeen pick to the Browns for their number five. Redskins fans can exhale... for now.

Update 4:32pm: so it goes, Seahawks pass on Mark Sanchez as a replacement for Matt Hasselbeck and take linebacker Aaron Curry, a complete defensive player at number four.

Update 4:25pm: Chiefs go at number three and take defensive end Tyson Jackson, so much conspiracies involving the Redskins and Chris Cooley. The new regime in Kansas City starting with defense.

Update 4:15pm: already diverging from the mock, we had Eugene Monroe at number two and St. Louis comes in and takes tackle Jason Smith. Mel Kiper said he thought that would have been the right pick for Mark Sanchez, I guess Mel is not in the Marc Bulger fan club.

Aesthetics update 4:09pm: I am so tired of Chris Berman and all the hyper soundtracked ESPN crap so I tried to watch the NFL Network's coverage but then I see Rich Eisen who only offends me mildly throwing it over for Matt Stafford's first interview with... Deion Sanders. User navigates to Grab Remote > Queue up ESPN HD > Execute Channel Change.

Update 4:05 pm: no surprise, Lions make it official with quarterback Matt Stafford. I think that is a good pick... for the Redskins who play the Lions in 2009.

Draft day is here, Curly R will be covering today's and tomorrow's activities, our draft preparatory is here, including a rundown of the Redskins picks and where I think the Redskins should use them. I also participated in a mock draft, have a look here.

Settle in, crack a beer, yes it is not just you the draft is in fact later this year, it has always for as long as I can remember been at noon ET, those bastards on the west coast must finally have whined their way to the commissioner's office.

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