Backstory: Vinny Cerrato was the GM of the Redskins most of the 2000’s. The article on NFL.com was centered around how Cerrato was set to trade up into the 2nd to draft LeSean McCoy, but his RB coach told him he didn’t want McCoy so he didn’t (DOH!). Then he goes onto to talk about an opposite encounter…with Denver…
HE DIDN’T TAKE A FREE 3RD ROUND PICK KNOWING THEY DIDN’T WANT ORAKPO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Come the f*ck on!!!!!!!!!!!!! Besides this, they should have taken Orakpo at that spot and then gotten Knowshon later at 18 (we had 2 1st’s in 2009).All of Cerrato's stories are well worth a read, but he wasn't always the victim of bad luck. He recalls trying to trade up for Brian Orkapo.
"Denver’s on the clock the pick before us, and I called them. How about this, I offer them a third-round pick to swap, and they called me back and they said No, you’re gonna get your guy, don’t worry about it, you don’t have to trade. How about that one? [Laughter.]," Cerrato said.
Nfl.com article if you're interested - http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8 ... line_stack