Grading the 2012 Redskins Draft

I hope you all had a Merry Griffmas. Here are my pick by pick grades for the Redskins 2012 draft:

(2) Robert Griffin III, QB: A+
I will always say that they could have gotten the #2 overall pick by giving up less, but that being said I do love the potential that RG3 brings to the table, and I think he should be a really good match for the Shanahan’s system. Besides the few snickers about him being selfish right before the draft, which sure seems like former high school teammates simply being petty, there is almost nothing negative to say about this guy. This is the most excited I have been about the Redskins offense in literally my entire life.

Merl Mock

Since I already put this together for a mock draft pool with some friends (including @eswickenheiser), I figured I might as well post it. A few notes:

  • I’m not trying to project trades, as it could get really insane with the rookie wage scale, so I’m simply trying to match player to slot.
  • I’m not going to provide an explanation for each pick, so I will simply try and give you my over-arching rationale: 99% of the information that has come out in the last few days (Kalil falling, the Vikings preferring Claiborne, the Jets trying to trade up for Richardson) is misinformation and I will not fall for it. I might be wrong here or there because of it, but I’m confident that if I ignore the last 48 hours of information I will come out ahead.

Mock Draft 2.0

Just one more day until round 1 of the 2012 NFL draft gets underway and outside of the top two picks, anything can happen. Now that the rookie wage scale has lowered the risk of first round picks, we may see more trade action this year than we have in a long time. With that said this year’s draft should be a lot of fun, here’s my best guess…

 

1. Indianapolis Colts – Top 3 Needs: QB, DT, CB

Selection: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

2. Washington Redskins – Top 3 Needs: QB, WR, OL