Draft Question (another long one)

JimmyB1775 · 01-25-2012, 08:38 AM

In the recent years (10 or so), the Saints have been notorious for grabbing D-line and WR's in the first round. We've taken a few O-line guys early also but as I can remember, we got Charles Grant, Will Smith one or two years later, Sedrick Ellis, Jonathan Sullivan, Cam Jordan, and then on to Stallworth, Meachem, Henderson (2nd I think). I don't know if its a trend or not.
Now around the NFL, you'll notice some similar trends. QB's almost always take #1, Oakland (if I'm correct) is the only team to target a kicker early, LB's, TE's, CB's and centers don't show up in the bottom 16 nearly as often as other positions.
My question is:
Does any have or has anyone heard stats on which position is most likely to work out? I mean is there a chance that D-line has a propencity for gaining weight, or being psyched out by powerful veterans? Is there a chance that TE's excell (one L or two?) and WR's have trouble catching passes in traffic? It seems like DB's play two different games in the NCAA and NFL because they take time to develop.
I was just wondering. We've drafted two DT's in the last 10 years both of which busted. We've taken a few T/G's early and they seemed to work out. Lots of them playing their way out of town and into huge contracts. I can't remember the last time we took a LB early.

Anyone got any ideas?

01-25-2012, 08:38 AM	#1
JimmyB1775 100th Post Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 216 Blog Entries: 1	Draft Question (another long one) In the recent years (10 or so), the Saints have been notorious for grabbing D-line and WR's in the first round. We've taken a few O-line guys early also but as I can remember, we got Charles Grant, Will Smith one or two years later, Sedrick Ellis, Jonathan Sullivan, Cam Jordan, and then on to Stallworth, Meachem, Henderson (2nd I think). I don't know if its a trend or not. Now around the NFL, you'll notice some similar trends. QB's almost always take #1, Oakland (if I'm correct) is the only team to target a kicker early, LB's, TE's, CB's and centers don't show up in the bottom 16 nearly as often as other positions. My question is: Does any have or has anyone heard stats on which position is most likely to work out? I mean is there a chance that D-line has a propencity for gaining weight, or being psyched out by powerful veterans? Is there a chance that TE's excell (one L or two?) and WR's have trouble catching passes in traffic? It seems like DB's play two different games in the NCAA and NFL because they take time to develop. I was just wondering. We've drafted two DT's in the last 10 years both of which busted. We've taken a few T/G's early and they seemed to work out. Lots of them playing their way out of town and into huge contracts. I can't remember the last time we took a LB early. Anyone got any ideas?