Are we really going to draft a DE in round 1?

Rugby Saint II · 02-18-2015, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

I think that's a mistake.

What if 5 O lineman are picked before us?

And why would we trade up for Perryman when we could grab Paul Dawson in round 2?

Address O line in FA. Keep your draft picks to add youth, speed and energy to the defense.

I believe that we will add a FA center. That move alone will help solidify our O-line. Grubbs is the weak link and needs to be replaced but we could get by if necessary. We could get a good back up to develop later in the draft. However, I would not be against spending our first round pick on a guard to protect Drew for his last few years.

The thing is we need several new starters on defense and there are good matches for the Saints in this draft. I do worry about taking two LB'ers in the same draft back to back because we haven't been good at developing them. I am also afraid to draft and develop a CB because our history drafting the position makes me cringe. It is quite the conundrum.

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,153	Re: Are we really going to draft a DE in round 1? Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 I think that's a mistake. What if 5 O lineman are picked before us? And why would we trade up for Perryman when we could grab Paul Dawson in round 2? Address O line in FA. Keep your draft picks to add youth, speed and energy to the defense. I believe that we will add a FA center. That move alone will help solidify our O-line. Grubbs is the weak link and needs to be replaced but we could get by if necessary. We could get a good back up to develop later in the draft. However, I would not be against spending our first round pick on a guard to protect Drew for his last few years. The thing is we need several new starters on defense and there are good matches for the Saints in this draft. I do worry about taking two LB'ers in the same draft back to back because we haven't been good at developing them. I am also afraid to draft and develop a CB because our history drafting the position makes me cringe. It is quite the conundrum.
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