DE -- Will Smith
 

someone gotta be cut with this pick. Charles Grant Darren Howard Melvin williams Willie whitehead..This is just one of the stupidest move in the loomis era. If the saints can\'t sign Howard to a long term contract they could\'ve search for a defensive end next year, plus Will Smith was not the best DE on the board (Kenechi Udeze)

DE -- Will Smith
 

Anyone hear of Terrell Suggs?

DE -- Will Smith
 

Buzwa,

I want more than anything for that to be true, but it is difficult to learn a new position (or to be as intuitive when you haven\'t had much experience). This is a pick that cannot benefit us this year (unless it helps in producting a reasonable contract with Howard). The Saints need help right now on the defensive side of the ball.

While I agree that this pick was not a stretch, we should have made a trade. BAP is NOT the best strategy in every case! I\'m sick of hearing that. Trades for players are difficult to arrange, so a pick that in the first round at a position WHERE THERE IS ABSOLUTLY NO NEED will be of very little value in improving a team.

This was a sensible pick at our spot, but we should simply have moved from that spot to avoid creating the problem we just did (no impact 1st rounder).

DE -- Will Smith
 

thats good stuff

DE -- Will Smith
 

With Wilfork available I think we should have taken the best on the board to fill a need.

DE -- Will Smith
 

Will Smith is a great pick. Top ten talent at 18! Plus the guys we all wanted were gone by then. Vilma, DJ, even my boy Clayton. Plus the factor that Will could play ILB. I hear this guy has great character and a nonstop motor. 1 Round should always be the best available player. Would you guys feel better if we got Gamble, not me.

DE -- Will Smith
 

Ah, he will be soooooooooo good.
http://images.ea.com/sports/events/m...ns/smith18.jpg

[Edited on 24/4/2004 by no_cloning]

DE -- Will Smith
 

Isn\'t that Howard\'s number?

DE -- Will Smith
 

i think we got great value out of our pick, smith was a top 10 guy a guy with a great motor and good character is exceptionally quick off the ball, and is exceptional against the run!!! also it gives us great depth on the D line with howard always being injured and grant playing inconsistant at times. while i love whitehead, he doesnt have half the talent that smith has, and i think the move just makes us much stronger on the Dline, in my opinion, its a great pick. you can never have enough depth on the offensive and defensive lines..

while i would have loved to have wilfork, i am not at all disappointed with this pick....

p.s. udeze is injured with shoulder problems and is a reason that he dropped so far

p.s.s. yes that is howards #

[Edited on 4/24/2004 by pakowitz]

DE -- Will Smith
 

Yes, I agree we got great value with the pick. I like the idea of trying him at LB, he\'s got size and all the attributes. I like having Howard staying... I don\'t see him going anywheres.