mysticsoto
04-25-2005, 09:43 AM
Read this interesting reason for why the Redskins had tried to move up to #25...from: http://www.eastcoastsportsnews.com/2005PreDraft.html
The Washington Redskins wound up taking QB Jason Campbell with the pick that they acquired from the Denver Broncos... but from what we have heard...Campbell was the Redskins third choice with that pick, but had to settle for the Auburn QB because the two players that the Skins were targeting were unexpectedly taken before the 25th pick...the reason the Redskins acquired that pick was because of an internal disagreement between the Redskins Scouting Department and Head Coach Joe Gibbs...Gibbs wanted to land a WR with the Redskins ninth pick overall...but the Scouting Department was pushing for CB Carlos Rogers...because of the disagreement the Redskins made the move to acquire the 25th pick overall from the Broncos so that they would satisfy Gibbs wish for a Receiver...the Redskins plan was to take WR Matt Jones of Arkansas with the pick or WR Mark Clayton of Oklahoma if Jones was already off the board...the Redskins were reportedly shocked that both Jones and Clayton went before the 25th pick....the Redskins organization did a great job of convincing everyone last week that information had leaked out that the team was planning on taking Campbell with the pick they acquired so that the other teams wouldn't catch on to the Redskins real plan of taking Matt Jones with that pick...that situation was a "classic" example of a smokescreen that NFL teams use to cover their intentions in the Draft....although...this time it backfired!...
The Washington Redskins wound up taking QB Jason Campbell with the pick that they acquired from the Denver Broncos... but from what we have heard...Campbell was the Redskins third choice with that pick, but had to settle for the Auburn QB because the two players that the Skins were targeting were unexpectedly taken before the 25th pick...the reason the Redskins acquired that pick was because of an internal disagreement between the Redskins Scouting Department and Head Coach Joe Gibbs...Gibbs wanted to land a WR with the Redskins ninth pick overall...but the Scouting Department was pushing for CB Carlos Rogers...because of the disagreement the Redskins made the move to acquire the 25th pick overall from the Broncos so that they would satisfy Gibbs wish for a Receiver...the Redskins plan was to take WR Matt Jones of Arkansas with the pick or WR Mark Clayton of Oklahoma if Jones was already off the board...the Redskins were reportedly shocked that both Jones and Clayton went before the 25th pick....the Redskins organization did a great job of convincing everyone last week that information had leaked out that the team was planning on taking Campbell with the pick they acquired so that the other teams wouldn't catch on to the Redskins real plan of taking Matt Jones with that pick...that situation was a "classic" example of a smokescreen that NFL teams use to cover their intentions in the Draft....although...this time it backfired!...