WASHINGTON (AP) â Instead of shaking up the first round with a blockbuster trade up for the next quarterback of the future, Washington spent the NFL draft quietly plugging holes all over the roster.
Making a big splash hasn’t worked out so well for this organization in the past, so coach Ron Rivera and his front office will gladly take a seemingly productive weekend of checking off items on the offseason to-do list.
Washington got a linebacker who should start as a rookie in first-round pick Jamin Davis. Second-rounder Sam Cosmi could turn out to be the long-term answer at left tackle. And on Saturday, Washington got a tight end in John Bates and a safety in Darrick Forrest.
NFL Draft Grades: Jets, Panthers, Broncos score highly, Raiders make a head-scratching move
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the crowd as the first round of the NFL football draft finishes early Friday, April 30, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)AP
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The NFL Draft is over and it is time to evaluate how each team did with their allotted draft picks. While some teams like the Jets and Detroit Lions did well, others made some puzzling moves that could impact their franchises for years to come.
Here are the draft grades for every NFL team:
Zaven Collins has a chance to be an impact linebacker. Adding wide receiver Rondale Moore gives them another speed option to go along with DeAndre Hopkins will give Kyler Murray another downfield target. and Tay Gowan fell to the sixth round
Rivera s second draft with Washington defined by speed Follow Us
Question of the Day
By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times - Sunday, May 2, 2021
There’s a scene in the movie “Whiplash” when J.K. Simmons’ character, jazz instructor Terrance Fletcher, throws a chair at Andrew (Miles Teller) and then berates him for not playing drums at the right speed. “Not quite my tempo,” Fletcher says repeatedly, before exploding in anger.
During training camp last season, Ron Rivera might not have thrown any chairs, but there were several moments when the Washington coach would pause practice because he wasn’t to put it kindly thrilled with his team’s tempo.
Washington gets good grades for their 2021 draft class
Draft grades!
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There is a long tradition of people giving draft picks a grade less than 24 hours after they’ve been made. Some of them are spot on after the players have shown who they are after a few years in the league, and some of them look pretty bad. A lot of graders get stuck on their personal rankings, and will tank a player’s selection because of that. How a player fits with a team, and their needs plays a big part here as well.
Jamin Davis got mixed reviews as Washington’s 1st round pick(19th overall). Washington opened day 2 by picking up the most athletic offensive tackle in the draft(Sam Cosmi, Texas). In the 3rd round they picked up a tall cornerback(Benjamin St-Juste, Minnesota) and another speedy wide receiver(Dyami Brown, North Carolina). Graders were general positive on Washington for their Day 2 selections, but there were some lower grades for St-Juste.
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