JKool

I agree that Champ is the best option. I just don\'t think we\'ll get a shot at him.

I\'m not sure what I think about our inability to bring players along. I think it is more likely that we just overestimate the ability of people we have. That is, they do improve, they just didn\'t have any where near the potential we were lead to believe. I\'m having some trouble thinking of examples, but it seems to me that C. Grant, F. Thomas, M. Lewis, J. Horn, and S. Knight are all counter examples to the claim that we have trouble developing people here in NO. At any rate, I think the argument may still hold: we shouldn\'t bring some new kid with potential on board because we may badly misestimate his potential (see anyone on our current linebacker corps).

On the Ambrose note, do you really think he is too slow to still play in a CB role? Even at nickle or dime? What about special teams? I didn\'t really get much chance to observe his play this season, but I have always really liked him.

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