Rumors along with Dan Snyder meeting the USC QB Mark Sanchez have many wondering if the Redskins will draft the QB if he's available at the current pick 13th overall in the 1st Round or if the Redskins will trade up to draft the QB. Not only would it signal the end of the Campbell era, but it would also mark the start of another rebuild around new leadership at the QB position. By the time the potential QB would be ready, Portis, the OL, and LB unit may be too old.
Could all of the draft speculation about Sanchez be unfounded? Could the Redskins be looking to play the game to encourage teams to trade up to the Redskins pick or move past the Redskins to draft Sanchez allowing a better OT or DL to slip to the Redskins? Could the Redskins deploy such a mysterious game of draft strategy that they're positioning themselves to move up for DT Raji to play along side Haynesworth or the highly touted DE Orakpo to generate more of a pass rush or even OT Monroe? This would involve a high degree of mastery of the interworking of the NFL Draft. The Skins have usually sold draft picks away for too little and under delivered on the additional picks they've garnered.
Is it possible that the Snyder could be learning from his neighbors up north in Baltimore as to how the draft is supposed to help a franchise? It's possible, but unlikely. Anytime Snyder's team is repeatedly mentioned with such fervor it's worth monitoring. Let's hope for Skins fans that owner Dan Snyder is working the phones and media to his advantage to gain the upper hand in the draft.
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