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...Saints front office is on CRACK. I have no confidence whatsoever in this administration's ability to war room without Mueller. We could have traded up and took a CB, we could've taken Gamble, we could've traded down for another pick....but no...let's take a position I thought we were least worried about! And don't talk trading a PROVEN Darren Howard for a CB....puuulllleaaassseee! Haslett, I hope you and the pencil-pushing front office are ready for fans running you out of town after this season. Be sure and teach Venturi how to drive a U-Haul.

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Couldn\'t agree more. Our draft team is a bunch of idiots. The last position we needed was DE. Howard is way to good to trade for a corner and he has many great years ahead of him. If anything draft the DL from Miami to get some depth there. I am disjusted!!!

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Failure to adequately address the cornerback position will be the downfall of Jim Haslett and company.

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Hasbeens ego will not let him take a Mel Kiper selection .

Hasbeen called Kiper last year and told him that he had more confidence in his corners then Kiper did and that is why he did not draft Trufant .

Kiper projects a corner again this year and once again Hasbeen goes elsewhere .

Although with the Saints organization what it is right now , Howard could want out of New Orleans and Hasbeen has to replace him with no quality players left in the free agent market ......

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A little perspective here yall...

Haslett, Loomis and Benson want to win. The best corners and backers were off the board, so they took the best de in the draft. It wasn\'t a need necessarily, but it\'s more like the Duece situation. They are focusing on the right side of the ball at least and they didn\'t make a big reach just to deal with a more needed position. It was great value.

Let\'s stay optimists here, we still have 2 picks in the 2nd to deal with defensive needs. In the meantime, we have a good chance to get Howard to sign for a realist amount of money. We also have the best young defense line in football, it all starts up front.

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Here\'s a little perspective for ya.....the decline of the New Orleans Saints since Mueller left. Listlessness in the draft, major free-agent signings that cost more money that the productivity that the signings brought us and now the second pick on a WR, an LSU wr that will appease the fans for the snafu before? Another year of this crap....when will someone pull the trigger and put the Saint\'s fans out of their misery?

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Wow a lot of pessimists on this board, no wonder more people hang out at saintsreport.com. We got a great receiver and a top 10 talent at pick 18. No one else was there worth taking except Gamble, but he isn\'t going to be ready for 2-3 years. So far so good in my book.

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You could be right, but let me ask you something......

How do you feel about our STARTING LINEBACKERS???

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Not pessimists...REALISTS. If the first pick wasn\'t so away from what we needed the second pick wouldn\'t be so bad. But as usual we didn\'t really address the needs of this team when we had the chance. And be my guess at hanging out at saintsreport.com If blowing smoke up each others arse is what makes you feel better as your team goes down another year then maybe that\'s where you should be. Over hear we want the problems addressed in the most productive fashion so that this team will rise not decline. This years draft is almost a mirror image of last year\'s. Hmmm...what did we end up? What great free-agent pick-ups have we made to justify the money spent?

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Try to keep your fantasys out of it!

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they can move Smith to LB. What you have to realize unless someone was going to give us something worthwhile... and we are looking at talent as Smith has... I\'d say grab him. You can find a position for him or simply upgrade somewheres.

[Edited on 25/4/2004 by Euphoria]

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The only way our pick will be worth a lick is if Will Smith plays at the LB position where he can use his speed, athleticism, and quickness. If we attempt to trade a guy (Darren Howard) who has played well in the past and dedicated a part of his prime time in the NFL to the saints half ass organization, I think I will .....well im not sure but it wont be good...

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The amusing part about the drafting of Smith was , that the Pats were looking to move up to the Saints pick at 18 and then the Saints would have had some extra pick in a later round to take the second best DE at 21 .

If the Saints are going to make Smtih a linebacker project player , he could have been had a 21 .... ;)

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One thing is certain.We have a log jam at the DE position,which will make for plenty of competition in training camp.We\'ve got Howard,Grant,Williams,Whitehead,and Smith.Competition could bring out the best in everyone.This could also allow them to use multiple blitz packages depending on a certain players strengths.

As far as the LB corps goes,they will have Rodgers,Ruff,D. Smith,Cie Grant,Watson,Hodge,Allen,and maybe W. Smith.This could also provide good competition as well as allow for multiple blitz/coverage packages depending on a players strengths

The CB position still needs a boost.Craft will help to add a few int\'s this year,but he is not a shutdown corner.I don\'t think Venturi\'s schemes depend on shutdown corners.his schemes depend on disruption up front and strong play from the safety position.Someone like will poole in the 4th could help.I would also look at FS Etric Pruitt.He has a non stop motor and is a great special teams player.

Let\'s not forget,there are probably some real gems left in this draft.It\'s not over yet.Remember where Tom Brady was drafted?I\'m not ready to judge this book yet !