Redskins senior vice president of player personnel Doug Williams acknowledged the cliche, but couldn’t help himself while discussing the team’s draft plans Tuesday.
“It’s always going to be the best player available,” Williams said during a Tuesday meeting with reporters.
Of course. Can the draft please get here already?
You can’t blame him. Until the actual picks are actually announced Thursday, every team official’s quote, tweet and utterance is thoroughly dissected by the football press and the fans who’ve turned the annual draft into a week-long stat-and-roster geek’s dream.
NFL suits and coaches talk about their plans for draft day like they’re protecting state secrets, and Williams on Tuesday was no exception.