Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 492959)

Stealing JeanPierre`s trade scenario

Saints trade rights to RB Chris Ivory and pick 1.15 (15)

for

Bengals' picks 2.5(37), 2.21(53), and 3.15(47)

2013 Saint's Draft Mock (Jeanpierre)



2.05 (37) OT Barrett Jones/Menelick Watson/DJ Fluker

R2 Forfeit

2.21 (53)DT Margus Hunt/Jonathon Hankins

3.13 (75)CB Leon McFadden/Robert Alford

3.22 (86)OT Chris Faulk/Terron Armstead

4.12 (109)NT Montari Hughes/Kwame Geathers

5.11 (144)ILB Nico Johnson/AJ Kleinn/Bruce taylor

6.15 (183) BPA

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 493046)

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 492959)

Stealing JeanPierre`s trade scenario

Saints trade rights to RB Chris Ivory and pick 1.15 (15)

for

Bengals' picks 2.5(37), 2.21(53), and 3.15(47)

2013 Saint's Draft Mock (Jeanpierre)



2.05 (37) OT Barrett Jones/Menelick Watson/DJ Fluker

R2 Forfeit

2.21 (53)DT Margus Hunt/Jonathon Hankins

3.13 (75)CB Leon McFadden/Robert Alford

3.22 (86)OT Chris Faulk/Terron Armstead

4.12 (109)NT Montari Hughes/Kwame Geathers

5.11 (144)ILB Nico Johnson/AJ Kleinn/Bruce taylor

6.15 (183) BPA

Originally Posted by papz (Post 492967)

Oklahoma T Lane Johnson is visiting the Saints on Tuesday.

The team has a huge void at left tackle, but without a second-round pick it could be tough to move up and secure a top three tackle. A more viable solution could be to trade in the opposite direction and possibly target Terron Armstead or Dallas Thomas.

Source: Sean Jensen on Twitter

Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 493113)

hmm interesting mix. Both are OL tweeners across the board. did you do this on purpose?

Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 493159)

OL Barrett Jones looks to be starting the season out on PUP list. so he should drop a bit.

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 493331)

2013 Saint's Draft Mock (JeanPierre)

[Updated 2013/04/11]

R1(15) LB Alec Ogletree, Georgia

R2 Forfeit

R3(75) LB Chase Thomas, Stanford

R4(109) DE Joe Kruger, Utah

R5(144) NT T.J. Barnes, Georgia Tech

R6(183) SS Cody Davis, Texas Tech

:bng:

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 493598)

Really don't want Mingo...

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 493562)

Is that you thinking that we are done at LT now with Smith?
Try to make do with a mixture of Jones,Brown and Smith?

Originally Posted by papz (Post 494144)

ESPN Cleveland's Tony Grossi believes the Browns will trade one of OLB/DE Jabaal Sheard or DE/DT Ahtyba Rubin.

Sheard and Rubin aren't believed to be great fits for the new 3-4 scheme, and both players are young and skilled enough to bring back some value. Sheard, 24 next month, has 15.5 sacks in his two seasons. Rubin, 26, goes 6-foot-2 and 330 pounds, and he is strong versus the run with a bit of pass rush skill. The Browns are without a second-round pick, so that's likely the asking price.

Source: Tony Grossi on Twitter

If we were able to move a mid round pick for Rubin, I'd love the move. I'm not exactly sure how he's going to fit, but if we're going to take a down lineman in the mid rounds, Rubin would be much more enticing. I can remember wanting him in the '08 draft.

Originally Posted by papz (Post 494206)

NFL Network's Mike Mayock says he is "scared to death" of Georgia LB Alec Ogletree as a first-round pick due both to off- and on-field concerns.

Ogletree is a candidate to slide out of the first round because his character is a nightmare. "I’m scared to death about Ogletree, both for on- and off-the-field issues," Mayock said. "When you put the tape on, he has no clue what he’s doing. He looks like a safety that somebody plugged inside at inside linebacker. He just runs around." Mayock also called Ogletree's work ethic and passion for the game "question marks right now."

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News

Originally Posted by Damond Talbot, NFL DraftZone (Post 494206)

Mike Mayock has been eating his own words about the draft

Draft News, Prospects, Rookies

December 19, 2012

by Damond Talbot

Draft guru Mike Mayock said rookie Nick Foles “looks like a completely different guy from what I saw in the Senior Bowl a year ago.” Mayock had a fifth-round grade on Foles thanks to concerns about arm strength and footwork. The Eagles took him in the third round and he’s proceeded to post a 77.7 passer rating while throwing five touchdowns against four interceptions in six games.

“I think you can easily talk yourself into [believing you have] a franchise quarterback,” Mayock said. “But if I’m them, I wouldn’t be jumping up and down, saying, ‘I’ve got my guy.’ I’d be saying, ‘We may have a good young building block here. But we still have to figure that out.’” The next coach of the Eagles will have the final word on how much competition is brought in for Foles this offseason.

Not only did you have to listen to Mayock say he was wrong here, but if you watched the Thursday Night Game between the Bengals and the Eagles, you had to listen to Mike Mayock continuously praise Vontaze Burfict, who he darn near killed at the Draft with words. Mayock said he would not be in this league, and he was not a good prospect. Mayock had to erase those poor words from last draft, by talking up the young Arizona State product on the Thursday Night Game. You would have thought that Mayock was an advocate for Burfict, but that was not the case. That was a case of being “Wrong”. Some of these draftniks are great, but Mayock is still one of the best in the industry, even though he has been wrong as of late.

PS: Guess how many personal fouls Vontaze Burfict has in the NFL through week 16? NONE, YEP THAT’S RIGHT, A CHANGED MAN? OR A CRITICIZED MAN?

Source: Mike Mayock has been eating his own words about the draft » NFL Draft Zone

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 494207)

Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 494265)

talking heads great band

i am back to hoping Cooper falls into our lap he would be the BPA hands down on my board. a steal at 15. Plus teams would be calling through out the first and well into the second to see if we can work deal for him. I like the safety net he provides

The way the FA OG are signing now in the top 15 it is looking more and more like that might happen.

Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 494760)

with the idea of trading Ivory i have been looking at RB a bit more

Jonathan Franklin, RB, UCLA is a solid pick for the saints. he is another PT in my opion which is key. solid in the passing game and good at pass protection.

Brian Schwenke, C, Cal - is probably the best true OC that would not only fit the saints system but give the saints a mobile OC that can pull and get to the next level

Terry Hawthorne, CB, Illinois - is an interesting prospect that is climbing the boards. go back 2 years and you see more of his game than last year. like so many of the Illi players.

Bennie Logan DT LSU - but can he play NT?

Levine Toilolo, TE, Stanford - we talked about him

The 2013 draft's 'Better-than' Team - CBSSports.com

Originally Posted by papz (Post 494750)

Former LSU tackle Chris Faulk took a pre-draft visit with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, according to the Baltimore Sun. The Saints are still looking for help at tackle, so the visit isn't out of left field.
Faulk missed all of last year for the Tigers with a knee injury, but elected to enter the draft anyway. The 6-foot-6, 331-pound tackle is slated as a fifth-round prospect by NFLDraftScout.com.

I hope we take him in the mid rounds. Little risk with a good amount of upside.

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 494984)

Don't be surprised if he goes undrafted, unlikely, but as his injury lingers so does the possiblity of going undrafted...