think about it like this
 

with us on the board at 27... who was still available besides meachem that would really be worth that pick?

puz yea, olson, maybe, but other then that i dont see anyone that i would have really wanted besides either of those guys at 27...i know chris houston was still on the board as well but i didnt like him a pro prospect and i still dont..... i think its a great pick and one that we got value for b/c he was a guy who was rated mid first round by most everyone



28(28) San Francisco Joe Staley OT CENTRAL MICHIGAN

29(29) Baltimore Ben Grubbs OG AUBURN

30(30) San Diego Craig Davis WR LSU

31(31) Chicago Greg Olsen TE MIAMI (FLA.)

32(32) Indianapolis Anthony Gonzalez WR OHIO STATE

2nd round

1(33) Arizona (from Oakland) Alan Branch DT MICHIGAN

2(34) Buffalo (from Detroit) Paul Posluszny OLB PENN STATE

3(35) Tampa Bay Arron Sears OG TENNESSEE

4(36) Philadelphia (from Cleveland through Dallas) Kevin Kolb QB HOUSTON

5(37) San Diego (From Washington through N.Y. Jets & Chicago) Eric Weddle S UTAH

6(38) Oakland (from Arizona) Zach Miller TE ARIZONA STATE

7(39) Atlanta (From Houston) Justin Blalock OG TEXAS

8(40) Miami John Beck QB BYU

9(41) Atlanta (from Minnesota) Chris Houston CB ARKANSAS

10(42) Indianapolis (from San Francisco) Tony Ugoh OT ARKANSAS

thank you but this thread is about meachem... not about the rest of our picks...

wasnt Evans a project last year? Didnt he start from day 1 and not only that, he became a dominant G. I like the fact that the Saints took athletes at CB who started for 4 years and all they need is a bit of teaching. That is what all the Saints assistants are...teachers. Everyone in the NFL is good, its just that some teams have better teachers than others...and the Saints are at the top of that list.

Alan Branch DT MICHIGAN

Ok you got a top 15 talent drop into your lap and your run defense stunk. When Thomas was out the DT rotation showed it need something. Well Branch is a whole lot of something. I like a WR. We will need the extra points again this year.

Some analysts see's a potential trade in the Saints future with some of these works in progress...

"Impact: Wow. Meachem is generally considered the most talented all-round wideout in the draft, and he is a big steal for the Saints at this point. The question is whether they really need him. New Orleans already has several excellent wideout options for their pass-first approach, even with the recent loss of veteran Joe Horn. Meachem has the talent to battle for a starting job (even on this team), and gives an already-deep corps even more downfield depth. There is a chance he (or another Saint) could be traded, since New Orleans has more pressing needs elsewhere."

http://sports2.chron.com/chron/footb...?NO&DraftID=14

Come on, was the Saints drafting players to come in and start day one? No. For the first time in this team history they were drafting for depth. and with the later round picks that what they was doing. Meachem will start and with out seeing the two CB I can bet they can not be worst then Thomas. And to add I don"t think our needs on defence is so pressing that we need to trade anyone right now.

actually if mckenzie or david goes down.. then fred thomas would be our new starting DB


and i do believe we signed several veteran LBs and safetys

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Kevin Kaesviharn and josh bullocks