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***OFFICIAL*** Washington Commanders Thread (1 Viewer)

John Keim

The Redskins selected Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Allen with the 17th pick. It was their dream scenario, selecting a player who can help in the run and pass game. It helped that other teams were scared off by issues with his shoulders. Allen played high school ball at nearby Stone Bridge.
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Mike Jones‏Verified account @MikeJonesWaPo 16m16 minutes ago

Skins see Allen as great all-around defender against the run and in pass-rushing department. They inspected him w their docs and trainers
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Mike Jones‏Verified account @MikeJonesWaPo 15m15 minutes ago

Allen said he grew up cheering for the skins. Remembers going to training camp practice and seeing McNabb.
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Mike Jones‏Verified account @MikeJonesWaPo 15m15 minutes ago

Allen is aiming to make an immediate impact. Glad he went back for senior season to work on improving vs. run.
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Mike Jones‏Verified account @MikeJonesWaPo 14m14 minutes ago

Allen: "I still have a lot of room to improve, my body, physically, mentally."
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Mike Jones‏Verified account @MikeJonesWaPo 12m12 minutes ago

Jonathan Allen said the slide doesn't bother him. "I just want to prove the Redskins right for picking me."
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And analysis.

 
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Great round one pick by Skins...who should they realistically target during round two?

Here's a list (in order) from SB Nation...any names jump out at you?

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2017/4/27/15464732/2017-nfl-draft-best-players-available-rounds-two-three

Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
Forrest Lamp, OT/OG, Western Kentucky
Malik McDowell, DL, Michigan State
Tim Williams, OLB, Alabama
Zach Cunningham, LB, Vanderbilt
DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame
Sidney Jones, CB, Washington
Obi Melifonwu, S, Connecticut
Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn
Budda Baker, S, Washington
Teez Tabor, CB, Florida
Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama
Alvin Kamara, RB, Tennessee
Dan Feeney, G, Indiana
Chris Wormley, DT, Michigan
Derek Rivers, DE/OLB, Youngstown State
Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida
Josh Jones, S, North Carolina State
Curtis Samuel, RB/WR, Ohio State
Chidobe Awuzie, CB, Colorado
Ryan Anderson, LB, Alabama
Fabian Moreau, CB, UCLA
Raekwon McMillan, MLB, Ohio State
Caleb Brantley, DL, Florida
Kevin King, CB, Washington
Jordan Willis, DE, Kansas State
Marcus Williams, S, Utah
Zay Jones, WR, East Carolina
Joe Mixon, RB, Oklahoma
Desmond King, CB, Iowa
Pat Elflein, G/C, Ohio State
Kareem Hunt, RB, Toledo
Dion Dawkins, OT/G, Temple
Tarell Basham, DE, Ohio
JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Southern California
Antonio Garcia, OT, Troy
Cooper Kupp, WR, Eastern Washington
Montravius Adams, DT, Auburn
Adam Shaheen, TE, Ashland
Tyus Bowser, LB, Houston
Taylor Moton, OT, Western Michigan
Chad Hansen, WR, California
Carlos Watkins, DT, Clemson
Cordrea Tankersley, CB, Clemson
Dalvin Tomlinson, DT, Alabama
ArDarius Stewart, WR, Alabama
Jourdan Lewis, CB, Michigan
Dorian Johnson, G, Pittsburgh
Dawuane Smoot, DE, Illinois
Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech
Larry Ogunjobi, DT, Charlotte
Davis Webb, QB, California
Samaje Perine, RB, Oklahoma
DeMarcus Walker, DE, Florida State
Roderick Johnson, OT, Florida State
Eddie Vanderdoes, DT, UCLA
Adam Bisnowaty, OT, Pittsburgh
Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, Villanova
Rasul Douglas, CB, West Virginia
Ejuan Price, DE, Pittsburgh
Jordan Leggett, TE, Clemson
Corn Elder, CB, Miami
Gerald Everett, TE, South Alabama
Ethan Pocic, C, LSU
Cameron Sutton, CB, Tennessee
D’Onta Foreman, RB, Texas
Jaleel Johnson, DT, Iowa
Dede Westbrook, WR, Oklahoma

 
Allen sounds like a decent guy, a local who has worked hard and achieved success while remaining humble:

http://www.hogshaven.com/2017/4/27/15464404/2017-nfl-draft-jonathan-allen-talks-about-returning-home-getting-picked-by-the-redskins

Like this answer about his "slide":

"I want to prove that the Redskins were right to draft me, rather than proving any teams wrong [for passing]."

So much better than Watson's "I'll take offensive if I'm not the first QB chosen" or Garrett's "I'll punish the Browns if they don't select me."

 
Interesting bit of news...not surprising:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/04/28/report-matt-jones-being-shopped-for-trade/

Redskins shopping Matt Jones around for trade in advance of second round. 

I wouldn't mind seeing them try to use Matt Jones to move up in the second round to get one of the better RBs still on the board like Cook or Mixon.  I'm sure Cook is gonna go early in second and maybe Mixon, as I think all the hand wrining around his "character" is gonna evaporate pretty quickly when teams consider his talent and the available players they have to draft instead of him...

 
dgreen said:
As long as players are falling, I say let's get Foster in round 2 and Mixon in round 3. 
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I'm intrigued by Mixon because he's first round talent that can be had in the second or third round.  Something tells me he doesn't make it out of the second, though...

Obviously I don't like the fact that he punched that girl and think it really does say pretty damning things about his character.  On the other hand, I'm not so naive to assume that there aren't tons of character issues for many, many players in the NFL that aren't so high profile.  The NFL/media tends to like to make a big example out of a few guys as opposed to acknowledging more broad concerns...

 
MikeApf said:
Interesting bit of news...not surprising:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/04/28/report-matt-jones-being-shopped-for-trade/

Redskins shopping Matt Jones around for trade in advance of second round. 

I wouldn't mind seeing them try to use Matt Jones to move up in the second round to get one of the better RBs still on the board like Cook or Mixon.  I'm sure Cook is gonna go early in second and maybe Mixon, as I think all the hand wrining around his "character" is gonna evaporate pretty quickly when teams consider his talent and the available players they have to draft instead of him...
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I don't think any team will want Matt Jones enough to trade for him. The Redskins drafted him higher than other teams had him rated, he fumbles and he gets hurt. I doubt he'd make the team this year.

And I really don't want Mixon. Behavior like that (when he punched the woman) isn't a sudden aberration; it's an ingrained part of who someone is and how they handle things. He'll miss more time in the pros due to similar behavior, and who needs a talented suspended player who looks bad to fans?

 
fatness said:
I don't think any team will want Matt Jones enough to trade for him. The Redskins drafted him higher than other teams had him rated, he fumbles and he gets hurt. I doubt he'd make the team this year.

And I really don't want Mixon. Behavior like that (when he punched the woman) isn't a sudden aberration; it's an ingrained part of who someone is and how they handle things. He'll miss more time in the pros due to similar behavior, and who needs a talented suspended player who looks bad to fans?
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You are probably right on both accounts. We will probably trade Matt Jones for the proverbial "ham sandwich."

 
fatness said:
Good news on Moses. He would have cost a lot more next year, and they need him. Moses is half the reason Scherff is at guard. Scherff was drafted to be a tackle and was bad at it in camp. They may have stuck with him there but Moses, only a year older I believe, was outplaying him every day at tackle. So they solved 2 problems at once when they moved Scherff to guard, where he ain't no slouch at all.
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:confused:   I don't remember it like that at all. He was always going to be a guard. 

 
MikeApf said:
Come to think of it, I've never seen Scot and Sebowski in the same place, at the same time...

Hmmmm.
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You know what, Sebowski DID disappear for a while when we were at a Redskins game.  I think he ran upstairs to make a trade.

 
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If there is a LB that would go right in to the starting lineup in round 2 that would be my choice. If not, hopefully Cook or Kamara are there at RB. 

 
Sebowski said:
fatness said:
Good news on Moses. He would have cost a lot more next year, and they need him. Moses is half the reason Scherff is at guard. Scherff was drafted to be a tackle and was bad at it in camp. They may have stuck with him there but Moses, only a year older I believe, was outplaying him every day at tackle. So they solved 2 problems at once when they moved Scherff to guard, where he ain't no slouch at all.
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:confused:   I don't remember it like that at all. He was always going to be a guard. 
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Gruden said they drafted him as a tackle, right after the draft.

Gruden eliminated any suspense about where Scherff will fit into the equation in Washington. The coach said when they kick off the rookie minicamp two weeks from now, Scherff will do so at right tackle.

Once the full-squad practices begin a few weeks later, Gruden expects Scherff to take the first-team snaps at right tackle in those sessions as well.

“That’s the exciting thing about Brandon is he’s very versatile. Heck, he could even play center if he wanted to,” the coach gushed. “But I think Day 1, we start him out at right tackle. Obviously, we have a Pro Bowl left tackle, and we’ll start [Scherff] out at right tackle, see how he does, and I’m sure he’ll pick it up quickly.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/redskins-felt-brandon-scherff-was-best-available-will-play-him-at-right-tackle/2015/04/30/69c86e62-ef86-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html

 
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