The competition will certainly make each guy perform at a higher level. During Saturday's first three rounds, the Redskins drafted Westbrook, Wisconsin center Cory Raymer and Nicholls State safety Darryl Pounds, who probably will switch to cornerback. The Redskins picked Miami running back Larry Jones in the fourth round. Jamie Asher was taken in the fifth round with a pick acquired from Houston in the 1993 Wilbur Marshall trade. Both backfield positions are very much up for grabs.
Tight end is perhaps even less settled.
Ethan Horton likely will be released after catching just 15 passes last season, free agent James Jenkins is likely to re-sign but has not yet done so. Coleman Bell was added late last season. Kurt Haws was a fourth-round pick last spring, but went to Carolina in the expansion draft after not progressing as much as the Redskins hoped. Though tight ends coach Russ Grimm said Asher needs to work on his blocking, he sees a difference with Haws. Whether it was a matter of being a rookie or something else, I couldn't get Kurt to pull the trigger.