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Silva's analysis

Keenan Lewis emerged as a borderline shutdown corner in his first season with the Saints, but 32-year-old bookend Jabari Greer was a cap casualty, and 2010 first-rounder Patrick Robinson is a bust. Despite the addition of short-term fix Champ Bailey, cornerback could easily be GM Mickey Loomis' first-round target. Bailey turns 36 in two months. Defensive boss Rob Ryan utilizes press-man concepts in the back end, so expect New Orleans to target a big, physical corner in the draft.


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Danno

WR not in our top 3 needs?

Thats interesting.

Marlboro Man

Not too bad, but I noticed that she missed the concept that we are favoring. The 3-3-5. While I agree that we could use a playmaker in the LB corps and also agree that we need another talent to put opposite Galette, we also need that fast, athletic ILB that can flow sideline to sideline and also cover TE's coming across the short middle, and RB's coming out of the backfield and bubble screens. Lofton is our run enforcer in the middle and he's good, but he lacks size and speed. If RR gets an ILB like Christian Jones, who is not really being looked at for what he can truely provide for a defense like ours, we will get a steal when we pick him. He has the speed to cover WR's on the quick slant, TE's on hooks and crosses and the speed to close on RB's coming out into bubble screens and flat screens. This will free up our safties and CB's to really clamp down on teams WR's.

If you go back and look at the Dome Patrol, we had Jackson as the Sam, Mills as the run stopper, Vaughn Johnson as the short middle cover and run stopper and Swilling as the speed rusher. If we can add both an OLB with speed and physicality and an ILB like Christian, we could have an even better LB corps than the Dome Patrol and a better D across the board.

TheOak

Needs vs Wants are often misconstrued.

Utah_Saint

That's a pretty bold statement.

The Dome patrol is considered by many to be the best linebacking corp in the history of the NFL.

Papa Voodoo

We don't have anyone near Jackson or Mills' ability. It would be a very solid group though.

Seer1

1. Center
2.WR
3. Kicker

CheramieIII

I still think Champ is better than 1/2 the CB's starting in the league. Greer will be back and we will take a de/OLB maybe with the first 2 picks

hagan714

No. 3 Team Need: Center

says it all

hagan714

agreed but there is one player in the draft that reminds me a of swilling

Jeremiah Attaochu, DE/OLB, Georgia Tech


Take some time and google some of the longer videos and watch him work through wash on both sides of the ball. probably the best in the draft. that part of his game really reminds me of swilling. he not swilling but impressive

there will never be a dome patrol again. they were among the best ever