Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan has revealed that the opportunity to select offensive lineman Brandon Scherff in the Draft was too good to pass up.
The Redskins had the option of picking defensive lineman Leonard Williams, who was widely regarded as the best prospect in the Draft, or several other high-quality players with the sixth overall pick.
However, McCloughan has admitted that his side were in need of help on the offensive side of the ball and couldn't allow Scherff to slip through their grasp.
"The thing about Leonard — very good football player," McCloughan told reporters. "I was hoping to be able to move back there and it didn't happen. Everyone was talking about trading up, trading up to our spot but it was all for [third overall pick Dante] Fowler.
"Once Fowler went, then all the talks went off the board. Leonard is a good football player. If for some reason Brandon would have been gone, he probably would have been 1B, 1C right there.
"We were lucky enough in free agency to do some things on the defensive side. Going into this thing I knew we needed some help up front on the offensive side and it was too good of a bang for the buck to not get Brandon there."
The Redskins finished with a 4-12 record in the 2014 campaign.
Simon Sinclair
