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  6. article_body => "<p>Doug Williams said that the Redskins would draft the best available player when they were on the clock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always going to be the best player available,\u201d said the team\u2019s senior vice president of player personnel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/redskins\/talking-2018-nfl-draft-doug-williams-actually-explained-redskins-free-agency\">during the team\u2019s pre-draft press conference earlier this week<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After their selection, it appears that they took a pick that was more for need. They picked defensive lineman Da\u2019Ron Payne with safety Derwin James and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds still on the board, Jay Gruden said that there was some discussion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were quite a few guys were worthy of that pick, quite frankly,\u201d said Gruden. \u201cBut for what we were looking for, with the fit, I think Da\u2019Ron was perfect for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The words \u201cfor what we were looking for\u201d seem to indicate that they took Payne because they thought they needed someone at that position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Payne is unlikely to be a pick that the Redskins will regret, they may look at what James and Edmunds, both players that most analysts had ranked considerably higher than Payne, accomplish during their careers and wonder what could have been.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then again, Payne is a pick that is about eight years overdue. The Redskins have been running the 3-4 defense since 2010 and they have never drafted a good nose tackle. Others they have tried, like Terrance \u201cPot Roast\u201d Knighton, have been short-term solutions. For the past two years, the position has been manned by veteran Ziggy Hood, who is more suited to playing the end position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The result of the nose tackle situation in particular and neglect of the defensive line,&nbsp;in general, has been a rushing defense that has consistently in the lower half of the league, bottoming out at No. 32 in rushing yards allowed in 2017. The need to stop the run took a step up in importance earlier in the draft when the Giants selected running back Saquan Barkley with the second pick in the draft, a factor that Gruden cited when talking to the media after the pick. They already had twice-yearly dates with the Cowboys with Ezekiel Elliott at running back and the Eagles, who have a stable of effective running backs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although at 311 pounds Payne may be considered a bit on the light side for a traditional nose tackle, defensive line coach Jim Tomsula has said in the past that a lighter player can be effective in that role in the team\u2019s defense.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The main concern about Payne is if he can rush the passer. In his three seasons at Alabama, he compiled just three sacks. Gruden said that that number doesn\u2019t tell the whole story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can, he can get back there,\u201d said Gruden. \u201cA lot of times, the sacks that don\u2019t show up on the stat board, he enabled other guys to get them, because push from the pocket forces the quarterback outside. I think that [Redskins edge rushers] Ryan Kerrigan, Preston Smith, Ryan Anderson will be very happy to have Jonathan Allen and Da\u2019Ron Payne in the middle pushing that pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gruden also expressed confidence Tomsula will be able to coach Payne into being an effective NFL pass rusher.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We will see what Tomsula and the rest of the coaches can do with Payne. If they can get some pressures and sacks out of him and the ability to stop the run translates to the NFL, the Redskins will have received good value for the No. 13 pick, even if James and Edmonds go on to be stars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE REDSKINS NFL DRAFT NEWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Payne's Draft Reaction:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/redskins\/daron-paynes-first-reaction-after-being-drafted-no-13-redskins\">Watch the No. 13 overall pick learn his future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Draft Analysis:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/redskins\/redskins-fill-need-daron-payne-their-first-round-pick\">Redskins fill a hole by drafting Da'Ron Payne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inside the Pick: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/redskins\/redskins-hope-daron-payne-will-be-able-solidify-porous-run-defense\">What the Redskins see in Da'Ron Payne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Impact Pick: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/video\/why-daron-payne-will-instantly-contribute-redskins\">Why Da'Ron Payne is going to make an instant impact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br><strong>REDSKINS TALK PODCAST:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/redskins-talk\/id1151988852?mt=2\">Click here for the #RedskinsTalk on Apple Podcasts<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iygppa4jqsc74swaa7q7vfdc3ym?t=Redskins_Talk\">here for Google Play<\/a>&nbsp;or press play below. 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Doug Williams said that the Redskins would draft the best available player when they were on the clock. 

“It’s always going to be the best player available,” said the team’s senior vice president of player personnel during the team’s pre-draft press conference earlier this week. 

After their selection, it appears that they took a pick that was more for need. They picked defensive lineman Da’Ron Payne with safety Derwin James and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds still on the board, Jay Gruden said that there was some discussion. 

“There were quite a few guys were worthy of that pick, quite frankly,” said Gruden. “But for what we were looking for, with the fit, I think Da’Ron was perfect for us.”

The words “for what we were looking for” seem to indicate that they took Payne because they thought they needed someone at that position. 

While Payne is unlikely to be a pick that the Redskins will regret, they may look at what James and Edmunds, both players that most analysts had ranked considerably higher than Payne, accomplish during their careers and wonder what could have been. 

Then again, Payne is a pick that is about eight years overdue. The Redskins have been running the 3-4 defense since 2010 and they have never drafted a good nose tackle. Others they have tried, like Terrance “Pot Roast” Knighton, have been short-term solutions. For the past two years, the position has been manned by veteran Ziggy Hood, who is more suited to playing the end position. 

 

The result of the nose tackle situation in particular and neglect of the defensive line, in general, has been a rushing defense that has consistently in the lower half of the league, bottoming out at No. 32 in rushing yards allowed in 2017. The need to stop the run took a step up in importance earlier in the draft when the Giants selected running back Saquan Barkley with the second pick in the draft, a factor that Gruden cited when talking to the media after the pick. They already had twice-yearly dates with the Cowboys with Ezekiel Elliott at running back and the Eagles, who have a stable of effective running backs. 

Although at 311 pounds Payne may be considered a bit on the light side for a traditional nose tackle, defensive line coach Jim Tomsula has said in the past that a lighter player can be effective in that role in the team’s defense. 

The main concern about Payne is if he can rush the passer. In his three seasons at Alabama, he compiled just three sacks. Gruden said that that number doesn’t tell the whole story. 

“He can, he can get back there,” said Gruden. “A lot of times, the sacks that don’t show up on the stat board, he enabled other guys to get them, because push from the pocket forces the quarterback outside. I think that [Redskins edge rushers] Ryan Kerrigan, Preston Smith, Ryan Anderson will be very happy to have Jonathan Allen and Da’Ron Payne in the middle pushing that pocket.”

Gruden also expressed confidence Tomsula will be able to coach Payne into being an effective NFL pass rusher. 

We will see what Tomsula and the rest of the coaches can do with Payne. If they can get some pressures and sacks out of him and the ability to stop the run translates to the NFL, the Redskins will have received good value for the No. 13 pick, even if James and Edmonds go on to be stars. 

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