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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (26144)	1/4/2010 6:22:03 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 88039

rumor is the skins want that OK QB, Sam Bradford. But with his bad shoulder and the skins bad offensive line he won't last a season. I hope they take that great defensive end, but I doubt he will be around by the 4th pick. So I say CJ Spiller, trade for a Qb (using Cooley as part of the trade) then draft Offensive linemen in the 2-4 rounds

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (26144)	1/4/2010 6:35:56 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 88039

Shanahan flies into DC to talk about Redskins job Jan 4 03:59 PM US/Eastern By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - The Washington Redskins have moved quickly in their pursuit of Mike Shanahan. The former Denver Broncos coach flew to Washington on owner Dan Snyder's plane hours after the team fired Jim Zorn. Shanahan landed at Dulles International Airport near Redskins Park in mid-afternoon and was driven away in a limousine. Shanahan is the team's top choice to replace Zorn, who was dismissed in the pre-dawn hours a day after Washington completed a 4-12 season with a 23-20 loss at San Diego. Shanahan won two Super Bowls in 14 seasons with the Broncos. He was fired a year ago after Denver missed the playoffs for the third straight season. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. ASHBURN, Va. (AP)—The Washington Redskins have moved quickly in their pursuit of Mike Shanahan. Owner Dan Snyder flew with the former Denver Broncos coach to Washington hours after the team fired Jim Zorn. Snyder and Shanahan landed on Snyder's plane, dubbed Redskins One, at Dulles International Airport near Redskins Park in mid-afternoon. Shanahan is the team's top choice to replace Zorn, who was dismissed in the pre-dawn hours a day after Washington completed a 4-12 season with a 23-20 loss at San Diego. Shanahan won two Super Bowls in 14 seasons with the Broncos. He was fired a year ago after Denver missed the playoffs for the third straight season. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (26144)	1/4/2010 7:31:20 PM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 88039

The #1 pick should be the kid from Nebraska, Suh (sp ???) or something like that. The Rams need lots of help everywhere, but this kid is a defensive franchise unto himself. If they don't take him (they'd be crazy not to), then they'll take Tebow at quarterback. The knock on Tebow is that he'll need 2 or 3 seasons of intense QB coaching plus game experience before he resembles anything like the dominating performer he was at Florida. Tebow is bigger, stronger and faster than Big Ben is for the Steelers, and he has the passing accuracy of Manning at Indianapolis or Brees at New Orleans. The #2 pick for Detroit is a bit more complicated. They already have what they deemed last year to be a franchise QB, so they're best served by trading the #2 pick elsewhere and acquire some offensive and defensive line help. They should be able to get 2 or 3 experienced linemen with that pick. On the other hand, should St. Louis pass on the kid from Nebraska, then Detroit will be all over him and they won't need to trade. At #3, Tampa Bay will likely take McCoy at QB out of Texas, unless either Suh or Tebow is available. At #4, Washington could take Bradford out of Oklahoma, which is what everyone is speculating they'll do. But my impression of Bradford is that he's a very slim inch short of both Tebow and McCoy, and considering his shoulder injury, Washington would take any of Suh or Tebow or McCoy, should they be available, rather than take a chance on Bradford's shoulder. Beyond the 4th pick is anyone's guess. Spiller looks to go high in the draft, as does Claussen out of Notre Dame. The NFL might be a bit cautious with Claussen given that Quinn (the former ND QB) hasn't exactly performed to expectations with the Browns. I think that this year will see many linemen picked much higher than they would normally be. Beyond the top echelon of players at the skill positions, there's a great dearth of talent, so it makes sense that some of the early picks may be for beef rather than skills. EK!!!