2013 NFL Draft - Saints Big Board

[hagan714]

6'5 238lb safety running 4.55 in as a OLB/ILB on passing downs?

[Danno]

You don't need to be 6-5 to lay a hit.
4.55 is the same speed as Harper and Jenkins.

[hagan714]

Originally Posted by Danno

You don't need to be 6-5 to lay a hit.
4.55 is the same speed as Harper and Jenkins.

no you do not but at 6-5 he definitely measures up better with taller WR and TE.

[tiger_bait]

here is all of the rumors that walter football has for the saints...with dates

New Orleans Saints:
April 22: "With many pass rushers dropping, Tank Carradine still generating buzz from recent workout. Saints seem quite intrigued among others." - Jason La Canfora

April 20: "Even after they signed the star of their [cornerback] class, Keenan Lewis, [the Saints] continued to pursue veterans Nnamdi Asomugha and Tracy Porter. Clearly, the Saints want to improve their pass defense, with an emphasis on physical corners who can handle man-to-man press coverage. That makes Florida State's Xavier Rhodes a very realistic option with the Saints' first-round pick. He's a big, physical corner at 6 feet 2, 210 pounds, and he's projected to go off the board somewhere between the 10th and 20th pick." - Mike Triplett, New Orleans Times-Picayune

April 9: "With 15th pick, Saints would likely need to trade up to get L. Johnson. But I asked Sean Payton about LT and said it keeps him up at night." - Sean Jensen, Chicago Sun-Times

March 3: "We understand both the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints will look hard at defensive backs in the early rounds of the draft." - Tony Pauline

Jan. 27: Sources told Charlie Campbell the Saints don't put much value into the offensive tackle position, so they likely won't pursue someone like Lane Johnson at No. 15 overall.


2013 NFL Draft Rumors - WalterFootball.com

[hagan714]

LMAO I LOVE DRAFT DAY

[hagan714]

can we draft already please

[Danno]

Originally Posted by hagan714

can we draft already please

We will, and I'm hoping its Friday night.

[lsutigerfan]

Hopefully we draft 31st., then Friday we'll have 2 2nd's and 2 3rd's.that would be sweet.

[hagan714]

It’s uncommon to see a franchise address their need at offensive guard with a top-10 pick. The last time that a true offensive guard was drafted that high came in 1997. With the No. 10 pick, the New Orleans Saints drafted Chris Naeole. Since 2000, no guard has been drafted higher than No. 15.

Does this mean that a team would never consider an offensive guard with a top-ten pick? Not necessarily. Let’s revisit the 2001 NFL Draft. With the No. 2 pick, the Arizona Cardinals drafted Leonard Davis. Although Davis was drafted as an offensive tackle, he spent his first three seasons as an offensive guard.

Tennessee Titans Rumors: D.J. Fluker at No. 10 in 2013 NFL Draft?

so history says bpa just maybe an OG/OC

[Danno]

Originally Posted by hagan714

It’s uncommon to see a franchise address their need at offensive guard with a top-10 pick. The last time that a true offensive guard was drafted that high came in 1997. With the No. 10 pick, the New Orleans Saints drafted Chris Naeole. Since 2000, no guard has been drafted higher than No. 15.

Does this mean that a team would never consider an offensive guard with a top-ten pick? Not necessarily. Let’s revisit the 2001 NFL Draft. With the No. 2 pick, the Arizona Cardinals drafted Leonard Davis. Although Davis was drafted as an offensive tackle, he spent his first three seasons as an offensive guard.

Tennessee Titans Rumors: D.J. Fluker at No. 10 in 2013 NFL Draft?

so history says bpa just maybe an OG/OC

But times have changed. With so many offenses using 2 and 3 step drops instead of the old 5 to 7 step drops, the interior linemen have inched up the scale of importance (or OT's have inched downward), and I think Brees and our offense are the Pioneers of that shift.

I think OG's and OC's are more respected now than in any time in NFL history.