BigRon

Grade: A
Filled needs with excellent players.Liked getting the extra 5th round pick and can move one of the corners over to safety position.

spkb25

BigRon, my lord, who is that in your avator

QBREES9

so far B+ will see after sunday. Love the Ellis and Porter picks.

NOAL5

I'll go with a B+ for now and that includes having Vilma as our 4th pick.

I'm glad we are filling positions with need and not going for just the best guy on the board.

TheDeuce

A- so far. I think that the Ellis pick was a fantastic pick, especially considering the price that we paid to get him was swapping a third for a fifth. The Porter pick is not great, but I do think that it's the best possible pick we could have made at that point in time. He helps to address a position of need, and although cornerbacks typically have a learning curve in the NFL, this guy has all of the physical tools to make the leap. Unlike two new CBs last year, Usama Young and Jason David, I think Porter will make a more positive impact. Usama Young came from a small school, and the difference in the level of talent between his school and the NFL probably accounted for his rough rookie season. Jason David came from a cover 2 scheme into a man-to-man scheme, accounting for his struggles. Porter, however, comes from a Big Ten program, playing against top flite talent. He also excelled in a scheme that was almost purely man-to-man. I say it was a great first day.

LordOfEntropy

Well I for one am extremely happy right now.

BlueDevil1978

I'll give a grade of B for the stand alone picks today -

It bumps up to B+ when I count the addition of Vilma for a 4th round pick -

I like the Ellis pick - very solid inside man (should help the linebacker play). I'm glad we didn't give up everything to try to get Dorsey. I'm hearing a lot of cheering about Porter having great hands, speed, man-to-man coverage ability . . . but man, did he look scrawny in his pic. He'll be in the weight room for a year before we see him, except on ST!

I'll bump this up to an A- if we can get through this thing without going after Shockey. He's a trainwreck waiting to happen for the Saints lockerroom. I'm glad they didn't give away Harper, our 2nd pick, and who knows what else for this "9-games-a-season" big name.

And finally, I'm glad I didn't hear that old "best athlete available" routine - that would have given us another WR in the 2nd!

/"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" - Billy Ed Hatfield (Walton & Johnson) /

FireVenturi

I give em an A....2nd best Dt in the draft and anywhere from the 4 to 8 Cb in the draft(depending on what expert you ask). Solid picks!!!