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My problem is this... regardless of what our picks do or don\'t do... we still haven\'t addressed our NEEDS on defense. The drafting of a first round DT was huge. I admit that. Good move. HOWEVER, our LBs may be the worst in football and we still don\'t have a playmaker at corner.

I\'m still baffled by their moves at LB. Ruff is not the answer - hell, even the Saints know that. Why do you think he has a short-term contract? They\'re not really expecting him to be the long-term MLB. If Hodge plays like he did last year again this year, I bet he will be let go after the season. Allen is a complete and total question mark. What amazes me most is that Haslett was a linebacker. You would think he could evaluate our talent at that position best of all. Apparently, that\'s not the case.

As for CB, we\'re OK, but not great. Carter, Thomas, Ambrose, and Craver... I just see them as average at best. I am doubtful that Carter will ever return to being a shutdown guy. Maybe if we had a true game-changer playing across from him his play would be better... I just see him as a great second corner, not a number one. Ambrose, Thomas... OK, they\'ll have their good games and their bad games. Overall they are both average at best. I think Craver can really step it up, but not enough. We need a stud... an impact player... a game changer.

As for the draft - I am most upset b/c we went in with two first rounders and a second needing three positions badly - DT, LB, CB. Those should have been our first three picks. Instead, we got ourselves on good DT, and no one else who will really impact the defense.

Our defense is the key to our chances next season. In order for this team to ge better, the defense must improve dramatically. IF, and there\'s always a big IF when you\'re talking about first time starters, Mitchell can be a faster version of Sammy Knight, then our safeties are much improved, b/c Jones is a huge step up over Bellamy. Swapping Sullivan for Hand should make our D line better, especially if Grady can stay in shape. However, our corners are no better than last year, and I think our linebackers are MORE questionable. Overall, it is very hard for me to tell if we\'ve gotten any better at all. My gut says minimally if at all.

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