With the 13th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft the Washington Redskins select...
by JasonB on Mar 25, 2009 2:00 PM EDT
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Representing the Washington Redskins in the 2009 BGN community mock draft Clyde Simmons selects...
Aaron Maybin DE Penn State
The Redskins are an interesting team to be drafting for because they actually have a lot of important roles they could easily look to fill in the first round. The Redskins are known for being big spenders in free agency, and they lived up to their reputation this year by signing two players to a combined 154 million dollars. Hall and Haynesworth both fill off season needs that will no longer have to be addressed in the draft.
The departure of Jason Taylor and Marcus Washington leaves two big holes in the skins D at SLB and DE. They also could really use an upgrade at OT.
What the Redskin’s do in this draft is very dependent on what the first 12 teams in this draft do. My original depth chart when this Mock draft started was:
- Aaron Curry (more of a dream)
- Brian Orakpo (less of a dream, but still a dream)
- Evertte Brown (wishful thinking?)
- Andre Smith (thought this was realistic)
- Rey Maualuga (not for need but as the best available player, could possibly fill in at SAM while he is younger, but probably doesn’t have the speed to cover TE’s)
- Brian Cushing
- Aaron Maybin
- Tyson Jackson
- Michael Oher
I’m going to go against my original depth chart and draft Aaron Maybin, DE out of Penn State. Aaron Maybin’s stock fell at the combine when his official 40 time was 4.89, ..3 seconds slower than expected. Maybin, however, made jaws drop at his proday when he ran a 4.59s 40, and has a 40.5" vertical and 10’10" broad jump. His workout, along with his success at Penn State, makes him a legit top-15 pick in my mind.
The other option I feel the Redskins could easily pursue if this were the real draft, is trading down to the 16-17 range and picking up Michael Oher. I can’t take him at 13 because I feel that there are much better players on the board, but he fills a huge need for the skins at OT. The skins only have 5 picks in this draft, their 1st, 3rd 5th 6th and a compensatory pick in the 6th, so trading down to pick up some additional picks will probably look pretty attractive.
Commish take after the jump. Waterfield and the New Orleans Saints are on the clock.
Commish take - There's little doubt that Clyde Simmons probably had the toughest draw in this mock draft trying to forecast what the Washington Redskins would do. That said, this pick makes total sense to me. The Redskins pass rush could use some help and Maybin should certainly help there. Plus, the team has spent quite a bit in terms of cash and picks over the past couple years trying to shore up their pass rush with little success. So it's very likely would look to go pass rush once again.
Picks so far
1 Detroit Lions - Whodie126 - Eugene Monroe
2 St. Louis Rams – Nick Pampani - Jason Smith
3 Kansas City Chiefs - D3keith - Aaron Curry
4 Seattle Seahawks - yophillybro - Mark Sanchez
5 Cleveland Browns – captain nodar - Brian Orakpo
6 - Cincinnati Bengals - Luxury Used Vehicles By Braman - BJ Raji
7 - Oakland Raiders - 2150akland - MIchael Crabtree
8 - Jacksonville Jaguars - NorthPhillyKidd - Matt Stafford
9 - Green Bay Packers - LeonSA - Malcolm Jenkins
10 - San Francisco 49ers - Ajay - Andre Smith
11 - Buffalo Bills - Bubqr - Everette Brown
12 - Denver Broncos - Andyb - Rey Maualuga
13 - Washington Redskins - Clyde Simmons - Aaron Maybin
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I love/hate this pick.
Maybin will be a very good pass rusher so it’s a good pick for the Skins, bad pick for us because we will face him twice a year. I heard an interview with Maybin where he said he was battling the flu at the combine and that could have contributed to his poor numbers.
I agree that Oher is a reach and the Skins have a young guy at LT in Stephon Heyer that I think they believe can get the job done. Jon Jansen at RT is good but getting up there in age but I think they get some more time out of him.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
by Whodie126 on Mar 25, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lol no kidding
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
by Whodie126 on Mar 25, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol
::crosses fingers that he drafted a bust::
by Clyde Simmons on Mar 25, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybin
i don’t beleive he was sick at the draft, but he did weigh 25 pounds less back then, so i could be wrong. i do remember derrick williams having the flu (check out his combine/proday differential).
the picture above was exactly what happenned to him during that game. he was overtly held no less than 5 times during the game. watch pryor’s final pass and you will know what i mean. but hey, that’s just what big 10 refs do.
as for maybin-the guy cannot be beat on speed at the edges. however, i still feel that he is too green at this point to make the immediate impact some expect him to make (i believe he is only 20).
that being siad, my wish for maybin (eagles aside) is to go to a team where he can sit for 1-2 years. the pats would be an excellent fit, especially if he drops to LB in the 3-4.
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by psudrozz on Mar 25, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don’t beleive he was sick at the draft,
You might be right I was listening to the radio, thought I heard Maybin say he was sick.
especially if he drops to LB in the 3-4
I was actually wondering myself if he would be better at DE or OLB. I know PSU uses DEs in zone coverage but is he good enough to cover in the NFL.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
by Whodie126 on Mar 25, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope they pick him
bc itd be a terrible pick. he should be going late first round maybe but def 2nd rd. his stats are penn state generated crap. 2 sacks 5 tackles against the coast of carolina the first game of the year, same exact 2 sacks 5 tackles vs temple 3 weeks later. 2 sacks late in the game in a routing of wisconsin 48-7, and a sack vs the powerhouse we all know as syracuse. thats 7 sacks in 4 games against just plain poor competition. hopefully washington picks this mirage. haha
by ABails8 on Mar 25, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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also he was just shut down in the rose bowl when penn state played their first competition of the year.
by ABails8 on Mar 25, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ohio state
and oregon state aren’t competition? he had a sack against each. against the former he should have had many more (see above post). that said, shouldn’t good players rack up stats against the syracuse’s of this world?
you have very high standards, given that OSU has only lost a few night games at home in the last 50 years.
as for the usc game-he had his fumble nullified b/c he was offsides by a few inches. other than that, Joe’s defensive philosophy for that game prevented the PSU line from doing anything.
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by psudrozz on Mar 25, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
didnt say he was a bad player.
just that theres no way he should or will get picked this high. jaquiz the rb was hurt early in the game. idk how accurate that lost only a few games at home in the last 50 years stat is but.. the game was played at penn state early in the year, yes good players should put up good numbers against bad teams, but they should also show up in big games and he was dominated in the rose bowl and unfourtunately for maybin penn state doesnt schedule any hard games. ohio state played usc in the reg season in 08 and play them again in 09. penn state wouldnt even play ohio st if they werent forced to, theyd replace them with haverford high school. lol. he prolly shoulda waited another year as well.
by ABails8 on Mar 25, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
but PSU didn’t really schedule a good OOC schedule in hindsight. they scheduled syracuse after their (syracuses) 10-3 season a few years back when syracuse was in a BCS bowl. not PSU’s fault syracuse sucks, but it is what it is.
OreSU, who is still competitive, really fell into their lap. IMO you are right-psu could have found someone better; still you can’t discount the team that finished in the top 25 and upset usc. next year alabama rotates on the schedule, so that is something.
regardless, the OOC this year is a bunch of chumps, and will hurt the rankings of all players.
"ohio state played usc in the reg season in 08 and play them again in 09. penn state wouldnt even play ohio st if they werent forced to, theyd replace them with haverford high school. " i was about to lose it when i read this, but if psu wasn’t in the big 10, you prob. would be right. and if haverford wasn’t available, it would be PSU vs. the amish.
and yes, the OSU night game stat is correct. 2 games lost at home at night since 1959, both this decade against psu and texas.
got really off topic there.
anyhoo-i think my original point was that anyone, especially the skins, who draft him this high better not get their hopes up for him starting right away.
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by psudrozz on Mar 25, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea i would like maybin in 2-4 years with a bit more muscle, so like i said wish he woulda stayed another year. which leads me to believe late first, 2nd rd will be his spot.
by ABails8 on Mar 25, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
40 Time
Gil Brandt often talks about the PSU track on Sirius and said that it’s always failed the golf ball trick. Apparently it’s on a bit of a decline so it’s one of the college tracks that sometimes fluffs a players numbers.
by andyreidswaistline on Mar 25, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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