Grading Chase

Report card grades are in for the Washington Redskins selection of Chase Young. Surprise! The Ohio State defensive end is highly regarded.

Schools are out, but it's always time for grades. The weird thing is when almost everyone agrees on what the Washington Redskins did Thursday night in the first-round of the NFL Draft. 

The Redskins received an A - from Andy Benoit of SI.com for selecting Young.

There's this collection that the group at Redskins.com put together. Color me shocked if you see any B's here. 

Who doesn't love being a straight A student 😃https://t.co/QcpECNYWdu

— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) April 24, 2020

Nope! Not that there should be. 

I do take umbrage with the notion that Young is not a "need" pick. 

He isn't right now and when you factor in the Redskins string of defensive line/edge first-round picks, you can argue even further against him. 

The Redskins are the only team in the common era of the NFL Draft to ever use a first round pick in four straight drafts on a defensive lineman.

The strength of Washington's roster rests in what has the makings of a dominant front seven.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 24, 2020

However, as I've said all along - Ryan Kerrigan and Ryan Anderson are both going into the final year of their respective contracts as mentioned again last night with Albert Breer and Robin Lundberg. 

In a passing league, there's two ways you can control the pass in most analysts opinion. 

You can get cover guys or you can invest in pass rush. 

What everyone forgets about is the ability to shut down the run, which Young can do as well, which helps make an opponent one-dimensional. 

If an offensive attack is largely reduced to one option - what do you think almost always happens? The defense wins. 

Why? Because the defense knows what is coming. 

That's why you draft Chase Young. That's why he's a need. 

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Chris Russell is the Publisher of RedskinsReport.com & Sports Illustrated's Washington Redskins channel. He can be heard on 106.7 The FAN in the Washington D.C. area and world-wide on Radio.com. Chris also hosts the "Locked on Redskins" Podcast and can be read via subscription to Warpath Magazine. You can e-mail Chris at russellmania09@Gmail.com or follow him on Twitter at @Russellmania621.