Got to have a defense that can rush four and require the opposing quarterback to throw the ball by the league average of 3.2 seconds...

Our secondary will get amazingly better - fast.

Round 2- Donta Hightower or Vinny Curry
Round 3- Jarius Wright
Round 4- Coby Fleener
Round 4- Jared Crick
Round 5- Derek Wolfe
Rounds 6 and 7- Your Call

If Minneapolis loses the Vikings it will be a shame. It's an old organization identified with the city. But Minnesota should be ashamed that for the past 10 years their legislators have ignored or delayed the stadium issue.

All your points are good ones, but I think they lack a lot of the basic skills to play the DB position. The tackling seems to be the biggest issue, I am not sure why it is so hard for them to understand that just "hitting" some one is not tackling" As my HS coach used to say "you have to wrap em up". I like the big hits just as much as the next guy, but I prefer the tackles even more,
Secondly, they seem to be out of position or caught "looking in the backfield" to much. Not sure why, and most times it is on obvious passing plays.
Thirdly, I do not think they are physical enough at the line, I was always taught that you have 5 yards to "contact" the receiver before it is pass interference. So why not knock the guy on his butt. If you are worried about getting beat, well maybe you should not be in the game.
Finally I do think that we need to get more pressure on the QB's. They have way to much time to throw the ball. More pressure will help on the back end.

not a bad pick jcp.
the colston mech drew and nicks deals will be interesting to watch.
everything will revolve around those 4

I have to answer for Halo, since he isn't an Italian American...LOL
Not much difference.....all the traditional foods plus olive salad, pasta, and Italian cookties....definitely Italian cookies....and a little mafia drama (just joking on the mafia part).

What is the difference between Italian American Christmas & another type of American Christmas?

What foods do you have?

DO you still do ham & turkey?

(I am truely sincere in these questions & Not trying to be a dick!!)

Maybe we can look at a potential big play wide receiver in the middle of the draft. It seems like our big play/quick strike ability has been lacking.

WR Jarius Wright ARK 5'10" 180lbs
63 catches 1029 yards 11 TDs

We definitely need to fill a linebacker position. I honestly believe we've never replenished from losing Scott Fujita....

well lets see here..

Round 1 = Blank

Round2 = a few Possible moves here... No doubt we will have a late round pick... We need to fill in the LB spot real bad...
so for 2nd round I might suggest so theres 3 I have my eye on.
1) Brandon Jenkins DE/OLB... Fla St.2)Bruce Irvan DE/ OLB W. Virginia..3) Travis Lewis OLB Oklahoma..

Round 3 = well we can go a few ways here.. have a couple of Favorites
1) Michael Brewster C Ohio St.. we seem to have good luck drafting Ohio State players..2) Keenan Robinson OLB Texas..3) Robert Lester S Alabama... might be a good spot to pick this guy up if he's there..

I will add rest of picks at a later date...

Devin Taylor*, DE/OLB, South Carolina is one Jr i hope comes out.
Weak secondary for the complete package. once again Jr are the key and even then most should stay in school for another year.

there is

Winston Guy Jr., S, Kentucky
Height: 6-1. Weight: 210.
Projected 40 Time: 4.49

Sean Baker, S, Ball State
Height: 6-1. Weight: 200.
Projected 40 Time: 4.55

TE Coby Fleener is tempting. i could accept 2 TE in the draft

Chris Rainey hmmmm i look at him to go higher

i had to stick with sr on my wish list. the new cba has me guessing most JR outside of round 1 will stay in school

Lawd lawd lawd, we drafting already!

Any tall, fast DB's available this year?

apparently joe pa didnt know exactly what happened. he went to his superior to ask what needed to be done just like any employee at any job would've done

to say he was required to do more is all based on morality and not legality

fwiw sandusky has not been convicted of any crimes and has not admitted to any wrong doing.....you cannot fire someone in good faith without knowing all the details

if a company is willing to fire employees without knowing all the facts that shows people that no matter how long you've been a member of an organization and no matter how many great things you've done.....a negative allegation is more than enough to not support you in any way whatsoever and completely drop you from affiliation you have with said organization

regardless....joe pa deserved and earned the benefit of the doubt over his countless years of service to penn state university.....at least until all the facts were known

I like the Derek Wolfe pick. Here's what I've been hoping for...
Round 2: T DJ Fluker (If he comes out)
Round 3: LB Donta Hightower
Round 4: DE/DT Jared Crick (Derek Wolfe works for me too)
Round 4: TE Coby Fleener (The assumed pick for Bush)
Round 5: S Robert Lester (Should fall after torn ACL)
Round 6: RB/WR/KR/PR Chris Rainey (Wanted to draft him for a couple of years to replace Bush)
Round 7: WR Quinton Patton (Assuming he comes out. Could be a gem.)

Picking up a pass rush tweener sounds good to me too. A Vinny Curry-type in the middle rounds.

This is a great post! My friend and I often laugh about drafting of our two franchises. Mine (Saints) are awful and his (Vikings) are really good. They have picked up some really good guys over the years.

I almost totally concur with everything you have posted in this entry. You have to be critical in all honesty. Looking specifically at the 'Brees era' I think there have been some questionable picks.

A lot of people call Reggie a bust. I'm not comfortable with that. I think he offered a lot to the Saints, changed the way the offence was programmed. His biggest problem was that he couldn't really offer what a traditional RB could. Sometimes you just wanted him to go north and south and between the tackles and I always felt he struggled with that. Let's be honest, what Sproles has offered in 12 games far outweighs what Reggie ever gave us.

Meachem. I like him a lot. Decent WR but he's not a first rounder is he? At the end of the day, the truth is that someone like Brees only needs someone who can run a half decent route with some pace and he'll find him.

Sedrick Ellis. I think he's an 'ok' DT but he doesn't make any big plays or give me massive confidence that he can change a game. We need him on D simply because we do not have anything else. Would look at getting him some premium support or replacing him if necessary very soon indeed.

Malcolm Jenkins. I like the comment on him 'hitting a ceiling' but I actually like Jenkins. He's shown great versatility and at times he's shown some real big play potential. There have been too many times where I have seen a big play absorbed because our corners 'didn't get safety support' which is disappointing but he's still learning and I'm not uncomfortable with what he is doing.

Patrick Robinson. Awful First season. Truly awful HOWEVER he is probably one of the players I have thought was most improved this season. Totally different player. Yeah he's not perfect. He's given up some stupid yardage and sometimes looks to jump routes that aren't even happening but I'm reserving judgement.

Cameron Jordan. Feel sorry judging him so quickly but when you're a first rounder, people expect something soon from you. He has just not really done anything has he? At no point do I ever think 'Wow this kid is getting some pressure on that QB'. Many times, I wonder if he's even on the field? He needs to improve quickly and his next season is very important. If he doesn't step up, he could be in trouble of busting pretty quick.

Ingram. I am a fan of Ingram. He is getting far too much criticism. His first half of the season was 'ok' but not stellar. However he has improved in recent weeks and I am loving how he compliments the running game. People are comparing him to Chris Ivory but I think he is different. How he fits in with Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles is superb. He's been gaining more and more yards, showed he can receive and offers yet another dynamic. I think he could be very impressive. The problem is, everyone is comparing him to Demarco Murray already. That kid is having one hell of an introduction but that's a ridiculous comparison.

So my advice to the Saints Draft Team is to look at some of the franchises who do it better, and steal their notes!

Glad to see you back at it with the draft prospects. We need to find a DE/LB tweener in the middle rounds that can help us rush the passer so that we don't have to jailbreak blitz leaving our corners at a disadvantage.

You too Halo!!

Great read!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!