hobo with a rolex

i am a long time lurker and wanted to make the most of my first post... i had previously posted this on another board and wanted to see what kind of response everyone here would have if it went down like this... so here goes

In reading around on several boards there are esentially 3 schools of thought going into the draft as far as the saints go - and I intend on poking holes in all of them....

So for your viewing pleasure - in no particular order - "the theories" .....

A. The Saints will pick a corner (because our db's suck - true). I don't entirely disagree - our db's do suck as a collective unit and that sucking sound got even louder when our best corner Mckenzie went down - and folks you just don't get faster after A. age 30 or B. tearing your ACL and he has crossed both bridges.

My main objection to picking a CB at #10???? Which one are you going to pick??? Even the "Experts" can't agree which one is the "top cb".

So in no particular order you have the following:

Leodis McKelvin, Mike Jenkins, DRC, Aqib Talib, Brandon Flowers, Reggie Smith, Tracy Porter, Patrick Lee, Chevis Jackson, and Antoine Cason

My point is that more than one of these guys will be available in the 2nd round and none of them is guaranteed to be an all pro - in fact the "top 3 corners" as the experts call them (McKelvin, Jenkins, and DRC) all played against weaker competition than the other corners on that list faced weekly, and mostly earned their rep on good senior bowls and combine numbers.

At pick #10 you need an instant starter and their are no guarantees at CB.

B. We will draft Rivers at #10. Maybe but is he really THAT much better than Mayo? And the Saints have already picked up Vilma and Morgan at the LB position. We are much thinner at other areas at this point than LB.

C. We will get Ellis or Dorsey if they slide..... yeah and I will find 12 hot naked models playing in my pool when I get home tonight... just won't happen - if it does - go buy a lottery ticket.

D. We trade up to get Ellis or Dorsey - I just don't see how we could outside of trading picks with someone ahead of us and giving up at least a 3rd and that just would be too big of a loss since we have several holes to fill

so my own theory goes something like the following:

Also: Outside of Reggie Bush name all of Sean Peyton's draft picks that you nailed? Let me guess you figured we were picking up a WR last year...

Peyton in his two drafts so far have shown that he is willing to put needs aside to pick up the best player available and that player at pick number #10 will be..........


Rashard Mendenhall - how great did our offense work with that 1-2 punch two years ago


and not because I hate Bush (I love reggie) or Deuce (one of my favorite players ever), but because you can never have enough big time RB's to tote the rock (see last year)- and he is the safest choice at #10, a corner will still be available at #40 and we can pick up a DT or LB in the later rounds.

my alternative theory is much easier on the mind

Trade down picking up a late first and a second taking the following:

CB with first (jenkins may still be around)
DT with second (Laws)
LB with recieved second (Mayo)

just the opinion of a hobo