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Last year Mike Shanahan took over in Washington, and many thought that when they got 
Donovan McNabb that maybe they were going somewhere. Not so much, and they find themselves back in the top 10 of the draft. Shanahan opened up a big controversy with McNabb, and now he has those questions to answer, along with numerous other ones about his team, and up is not necessarily where they are heading, except maybe in their selection of next year's draft.
The Redskins do have a few positions figured out, on defense their secondary is all relatively young, and pretty good, despite what Michael Vick did to them on that one Monday night. Their linebackers are solid too, with three of the four having very productive year's in 2010. The defensive line needs a little work, and youth, so in terms of the defense that would be the place to look.
On offense it is really tough to find really where their strengths are. Their offensive line play was good, could have been better, though Trent Williams is going to be an absolute stud. Their receivers are a hodge podge of attributes, and not really consistent. They are at this point going to start Ryan Torrain, who we are unsure of what to expect of, and their quarterback situation is entirely way too confusing. The rock on the offense is still Chris Cooley though, who is as solid as they come, especially in Washington lately.
So pressing needs in Washington: figure out quarterback situation, get some receiver roles, figure out confidence in Torrain, and sure up that defensive line. They seem to have a lot more question marks than the teams selecting in front of them oddly enough. The quarterback situation has to be addressed, but this point in the draft with the talent pool where it is they just do not reach here. They may trade down if they are in line to do so and get a quarterback they like at a more relative selection. There are no running backs that are worth the 10th pick when they have talent available for other needs at this point in time. That then points to the defensive line and the wide receiver position.
When you are the Redskins at this pick and the positions you are looking at are wide receiver and defensive line, the choice should be easy. There have been two defensive ends taken, and two defensive tackles, so the top of those talent pools have already been plucked. You have both A.J. Green and Julio Jones sitting there, waiting to be selected
, top of that talent pool, you have to pull that trigger, it fulfills a need. I am more partial to Jones than most people, his run times, hands, size, build all scream top talent in the NFL, and he has the motor and confidence to boot. Here though, Green will be their choice because Snyder loves the names and the prestige, and Green has been forecast as a top three talent. Though Jones might be better, fit what they need better, they will take Green because he is the number one rated at the position and still available for them at 10.
Predictions as of today for this pick:
Me: A.J. Green, WR, Georgia
Mel Kiper: Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
Todd McShay: Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
NewNFLDraft.com: Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
Step one for the now official Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett was to get the job. He did enough at the end of last year to get Jerry Jones to believe in him and take away the interim tag. Now he has to move on to step and build the team that he needs to win in his system. The question is, where should they go with this selection?
The Dallas Cowboys are continuing the trend at this point in the draft of underachieving teams, countless people had the Cowboys playing at home in last year's Super Bowl going into the season, and they have a lot of that same talent both coming back, and only getting better. On offense they are set at running back, wide receiver, tight end, center, guards, and of course quarterback. So they could look into their tackle positions here and see if they can draft for that.
On defense they have one of the scarier defensive players in the league in DeMarcus Ware, two former Pro Bowl cornerbacks, young safeties that are growing into their position, an experienced and good defensive tackle, and solid though aging middle linebackers. They could look into their end and other outside linebacker position at this point in the draft too. The thing about this pick is the Cowboys last year were one of the more talented teams, and they just underachieved. They still have all that great and emerging talent, so this pick really can fit right into a need to make this team almost complete, or at least more so in the future.
With that in mind there are a couple positions they should be looking at, on that offensive side they should be looking at the tackle position, while they could look to take a top talent defensive back to sure up both the present, and almost as importantly the future, or a defensive end to come in and 
maybe play right away. With the depth of this class though, and the picks that they have in the future, it would seem the best course of action here to go with the offensive side of the ball. If they were lucky to have something happen that would land a guy like Da'Quan Bowers into their lap that would be ideal, but that seems unlikely. So to go with Tyron Smith, the number one tackle and offensive lineman on the board, would make complete sense and would really be a great building block in this draft, and for the Garrett regime.
Predictions as of today for this pick:
Me: Tyron Smith, OT, USC
Mel Kiper: Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska
Todd McShay: Tyron Smith, OT, USC
NewNFLDraft: Tyron Smith, OT, USC
Last time we saw the Tennessee Titans they were in a completely different situation than they find themselves now, and that makes this an interesting pick. They have pieces set, and some young guys in those positions like Kenny Britt, Chris Johnson, their secondary consists of nobody over the age of 30, and their linebackers had solid years last year. The Titans are another one of those teams that people had high hopes for coming into the 2010 season. They were on a roll at the end of the 2009 season, Vince Young had a great end to the year and had another off season under his belt, and they had one of consensus three best running backs in the league. They were supposed to be going places. Now they have a different coach, lost their top five pick of five seasons ago, and are in a situation where they have many directions where they could go.
This pick comes down to what they need, but also as to what talent is still available. A.J. Green is still on the board, and many believe him to be a top three, top five talent. To get that sort of talent at pick eight wo
uld be a bit of a steal. Problem is they had one receiver emerge last year as a star in Britt, they have faith in Nate Washington, and just last year selected Damian Williams who just last year as a rookie showed some flashes as to what he is capable of out of USC. So the question there is a popular one that people debate about all the time, do you draft for need, or do you take the best available player. In that debate it seems like the idea of taking what you need, because at this point they should all be talented in the top 10, should be the prevailing train of thought. You need a few things if you find yourselves in the top 10 selecting a player, so to load up on talent at a spot where you might already be set, at least more so than at other positions, seems rather silly for lack of a better word.
The other direction that they could go in would be on the defensive side of the ball, because both at defensive tackle and the end spot opposite of Justin Babin they seemed to under produce. In this spot if Patrick Peterson were still available that would probably be the direction in which they would go, but with him off the board they should be looking up front. Robert Quinn jumps to mind here because of his talent and work ethic on that defensive line. With Babin on one side and Quinn on the other the Titans would have a good pass rush, and a good one for the near future as Babin is coming off of his best year as a professional.
It really comes down to whether they want to take that talent still left on the board, or go for that defensive 
line. At this point in the draft, with the Titans probably looking for a new quarterback to follow the same line that Young did and watch Kerry Collins before being thrown into the fire, they might want to try and trade down in the draft and pick up a quarterback later in the round that they might not have available to them come the second round. However, if they were to stay in this pick, the route for them to go would be to sure up that line and take Robert Quinn.
Predictions as of today for this pick:
Me: Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina
Mel Kiper: Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
Todd McShay:Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn
NewNFLDraft.com: Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
Donovan McNabb that maybe they were going somewhere. Not so much, and they find themselves back in the top 10 of the draft. Shanahan opened up a big controversy with McNabb, and now he has those questions to answer, along with numerous other ones about his team, and up is not necessarily where they are heading, except maybe in their selection of next year's draft.
, top of that talent pool, you have to pull that trigger, it fulfills a need. I am more partial to Jones than most people, his run times, hands, size, build all scream top talent in the NFL, and he has the motor and confidence to boot. Here though, Green will be their choice because Snyder loves the names and the prestige, and Green has been forecast as a top three talent. Though Jones might be better, fit what they need better, they will take Green because he is the number one rated at the position and still available for them at 10.
