2013 NFL Draft - Saints Big Board

[jeanpierre]

Anybody going to the game? Anybody in Mobile?

[lsutigerfan]

1. Barkevious Mingo OLB/DE, LSU or Dion Jordan OLB/DE, Oregon
2. Sucks
3. Arthur Brown ILB, Kansas State
4. Will Davis CB, Utah State
5. David Quessenberry OT, San Jose State (could be the steal of the draft)
6. Zeke Motta SS, Notre Dame
7. Dustin Hopkins K, Florida State

[SmashMouth]

Originally Posted by lsutigerfan

1. Barkevious Mingo OLB/DE, LSU or Dion Jordan OLB/DE, Oregon
2. Sucks
3. Arthur Brown ILB, Kansas State
4. Will Davis CB, Utah State
5. David Quessenberry OT, San Jose State (could be the steal of the draft)
6. Zeke Motta SS, Notre Dame
7. Dustin Hopkins K, Florida State

Interesting second rounder here ... LOL

[papz]

I have to say... there's a lot of quality serviceable tackles in this draft that could be had in the mid rounds.

[Danno]

Originally Posted by papz

I have to say... there's a lot of quality serviceable tackles in this draft that could be had in the mid rounds.

Which is why I wouldn't mind trading down, IF that difference maker isn't there at 15.

[jeanpierre]

This is a good year to draft mid round in the first, because there's no clear cut top ten, but a deep first round group though...

We just can't keep flubbing the first and second round picks...

Payton's gotta have something to work with...

[FinSaint]

Dion Jordan would be a nice pick since he could potentially play OLB right out of the gates and with time bulk up to that frame and move to DE, since he really doesn't have the mass to be an effective 3-4 DE at the moment.

The thing that concerns me about Alex Okafor is that according to the scouting reports I've read about him, his best weapon seems to be his speed and especially his initial first step, but he doesn't have the coverage skills to be an 3-4 OLB. And on the other hand, he doesn't have the size nor strength to give the push from a "hand-on-the-ground" position, which would make him ineffective as a 3-4 DE. Now, these are all assumptions I'm making simply based on the reports I've read, and most of them do state that these shortcoming can be fixed with time and coaching, but the Saints need the 1st round pick to be an immediate impact player - whatever his position will be - and therefore I wouldn't want them to pick a player who needs time in order to be that. Also he has fairly short arms, which could be a problem especially at the 3-4 DE position where long arms are a must.

[hagan714]

Originally Posted by FinSaint

Dion Jordan would be a nice pick since he could potentially play OLB right out of the gates and with time bulk up to that frame and move to DE, since he really doesn't have the mass to be an effective 3-4 DE at the moment.

The thing that concerns me about Alex Okafor is that according to the scouting reports I've read about him, his best weapon seems to be his speed and especially his initial first step, but he doesn't have the coverage skills to be an 3-4 OLB. And on the other hand, he doesn't have the size nor strength to give the push from a "hand-on-the-ground" position, which would make him ineffective as a 3-4 DE. Now, these are all assumptions I'm making simply based on the reports I've read, and most of them do state that these shortcoming can be fixed with time and coaching, but the Saints need the 1st round pick to be an immediate impact player - whatever his position will be - and therefore I wouldn't want them to pick a player who needs time in order to be that. Also he has fairly short arms, which could be a problem especially at the 3-4 DE position where long arms are a must.

i have to agree with most of what your saying here but the under rated thing with him is strength. the more you read on him the more people do not agree on his skill set. he is one of the harder players to do research on the web in this year draft. OLB skill sets do worry me the more i watch tape of him. not so much shallow routs as the intermediate route. 10 - 20 yards he would be asked to cover. but i am sold on his skill set as a rusher at DE. moving him inbetween the tackle and guard could be an issue, quickness only solves so much. so now i am on the fence with him

[dizzle88]

I'm not doubting the player mingo is but there's one thing that concerns me about him, his size

He looks way too skinny to be even an average DE or OLB at the next level, I'd go with ansah or Dion Jordan before mingo

[|Mitch|]

Originally Posted by dizzle88

I'm not doubting the player mingo is but there's one thing that concerns me about him, his size

He looks way too skinny to be even an average DE or OLB at the next level, I'd go with ansah or Dion Jordan before mingo

Mingo could probably be a 3-4 OLB, he might need to add a few pounds of muscle though... No way does he have the size to be a 3-4 DE though...