Washington Redskins ready for Shanahan era?

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For the first time in recent memory the Washington Redskins did not jump out of the gate and make a big name free agent signing. Despite rumors of their interest, the team sat on the sidelines as DE Julius Peppers was quickly snatched up by Chicago. Could the new regime lead by GM Bruce Allen and head coach Mike Shanahan be ushering in a new mentality in the nation’s capital?

While they have not gone for the flash, the Washington Redskins have certainly not been on the sidelines. They have moved quickly to ink QB Rex Grossman (who was with new offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan in Houston last season), RB Larry Johnson (Chiefs/Bengals), P Josh Bidwell (Tampa Bay) and, most recently, CB Phillip Buchanon (Lions). Probably the biggest area the team has to address this offseason is offensive line to fill the void left by retired OT Chris Samuels.

2009 Team Record: 4-12
First Round Pick: 4th Overall

Roster Analysis

2009 Active Roster Batting Average (NFL Average): 37.74% (44.69%)
2009 Draft Pick Retention: 66.67%*
Undrafted Players on 2009 Active Roster (NFL Average): 28.30% (27.89%)

2010 Free Agents

Unrestricted: 6
Restricted: 11
Notable: Jason Campbell, QB (RFA); Rocky McIntosh, LB (RFA); Phillip Daniels, DE (UFA)

Last Five First Rounds

2009 – Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas (13th Overall)
2008 – No pick, traded down with Atlanta
2007 – LaRon Landry, SS, LSU (6th Overall)
2006 – No pick, selection traded to Denver as part of Campbell trade
2005 – Carlos Rogers, DB, Auburn (9th Overall)
2005 – Jason Campbell, QB, Auburn (25th Overall)

DNQBR

For the 2009 season, Jason Campbell had a Draft Nuggets quarterback rating of 9.6, good for 17th in our rankings.^

Notes & Observations

• Four of the Washington Redskins six 2009 draft picks made the teams’ active roster
• FB Eddie Williams (7th round) finished the year on injured reserve
• Three of the last four first round draft selections have been used on the defensive side of the ball

* we have not performed a complete analysis of teams’ 2009 draft selections versus their 2009 active rosters in order to calculate an NFL league average.

^ we will detail the breakdown of the DNQBR in a future post, however, the figure represents the approximate number of points per game that the team’s quarterback contributes. As a point of reference Saints QB Drew Brees lead the league with a DNQBR of 26.3, while Jets QB Mark Sanchez possessed the lowest at .7

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