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While I don't necessarily believe he needs to beg to make the roster, I did see more than a decent number of comments a couple weeks ago implying that rookie running back The head coach's track record of turning relatively unknown college prospects into household names dates back more than a decade and it In his first season with the team in 2010, ... (more)

In advance of the 2013 draft, all the talk and expectations were that the Redskins would shore up their secondary.

Mike Shanahan is very familiar with the No. 51 pick in the NFL draft. Three times in a row, he was in that position with the Denver Broncos.

We all know that the chances of finding a starter in the draft are increasingly better in the early rounds.

Rob Carr/Getty Images A year ago, the Redskins took the best player available when quarterback Kirk Cousins was still there in the fourth round.

Shanahan said the team has ranked players just as always, and that if a pick is close between best available and position of need, then need would take the priority.

FedExField Gets Fixed The Washington Redskins endured plenty of criticism last year.

That's right. Today is NFL Draft Eve, which means that if you go to bed when you're told to go and you've been a good little boy or girl this year, Draft Claus will come in the middle of the night and leave you a new offensive tackle or cornerback under your Draft tree.

The draft starts Thursday and the ratings around town don't figure to be all that high as the Redskins don't have a selection that night.

Dan Ciarrocchi looks at the last dozen players selected at 51 overall, which is the first pick the Redskins possess in the 2013 NFL Draft.