It was fitting seeing Chris Samuels there in NY being the Washington Redskins' representative to hand the envelope for the 4th overall selection. It's been a long time roughly 10 years since we drafted a lineman. Chris Samuels turned out to be a rock solid starter for a decade and if we had won more games, he and Jansen might have made more pro bowls and would have been a guaranteed HOFer.
The wait is now over and with a sensible front office finally in place, the Washington Redskins selected Trent Williams out of Oklahoma. Initially I wasn't so enthralled with this pick expecting us to take Okung the Ox rather than Trent the Silverback. But as I was texting a fellow Skins' fan of mine he reassured me the reason why we picked him. He simply fit the system better.
The zone blocking scheme requires linemen more than just parking their butt in a 2 yard area. Linemen are expected to keep up with the RB and FB moving up, down, left, right, diagonal, and every which way else. Trent Williams' unique skill of moving his hefty 315 lb frame in 4.8 seconds over 40 yards and perhaps quicker in a lesser distance makes this pick even more valuable than getting an Okung.
In other NFL offenses Williams would not be used adequately but with Shanahan's unique zone blocking run scheme, he is the one of a kind talent that the team would more than love to have.
