1983: Green, Mann and Bryant

The Redskins' official web site, redskins.com, has been going through and listing some of the best Redskins draft's ever and the latest was 1983.

In the year of the quarterback, the Redskins probably made one of the boldest - and smartest - picks of the draft by selecting Darrell Green. Even with questions about his size raising red flags, Green obviously went on to prove cynics wrong by having one of the best career's of any defensive back in NFL history, and yes I am biased on that opinion.

But along with Green, the Redskins also got one of their most dominant lineman from the 1980s in Charles Mann, and versatile running back Kelvin Bryant, who played an instrumental role in the Skins' run to the 1987 Super Bowl in San Diego.

While a lot of the picks from 1983 had little to no impact, any time you can get a future Hall of Famer and one of the top players at their position in team history, you have to consider it a solid draft. And if the Redskins can learn anything from that draft, it's to trust your gut and not follow the trends of the league.

So when offensive players fly off the board in front of them, the Redskins should remember one thing - the holes that desperately need to be plugged are on defense and either Gaines Adams, Alan Branch or Amobi Okoye should be more than adequate to fill the job. And who knows, one of them could be a future Hall of Famer.