Defense Drafting

LKelley67 · 02-21-2005, 10:20 AM

i hear the ravens D referred to like it has some inherent strength just cuz they are badasses. truth is, they have infused some great strength into the team via the draft year after year. i looked at this in consideration of the of the saints continuous decline in defense from 11th to 32nd in haslett's tenure.
what if's of course,but just consider them-
2003- sullivan picked over defensive rookie of the year terrell suggs (marcus trufant for that matter)
2002- stallworth picked over human highlight machine ed reed
2001- ravens pick solid cb gary baxter in 2nd
1999- the rickey year. skins picked champ bailey in the traded spot. all everything chris mcalister was just after that for the ravens.

SaintFanInATLHELL · 02-21-2005, 10:39 AM

Excellent post.

Often though it\'s a couple of years down the road before you can see how a particular play pans out.

So let look to the 2005 draft then:

What\'s the greatest need?

Who\'s the best player that we can pick, or even better move up to?

Why don\'t we have a good player personnel guy?

Was Randy Mueller involved in the Sullivan debacle?

SFIAH

papz · 02-21-2005, 11:25 AM

It\'s called having good scouts and management. Something we lack. Not to mention that Ray Lewis makes everyone on that team better.

JKool · 02-21-2005, 06:00 PM

... and his neighbors fear for their lives... :hallucine:

02-21-2005, 10:20 AM	#1
LKelley67 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: baton rouge Posts: 2,540	Defense Drafting i hear the ravens D referred to like it has some inherent strength just cuz they are badasses. truth is, they have infused some great strength into the team via the draft year after year. i looked at this in consideration of the of the saints continuous decline in defense from 11th to 32nd in haslett's tenure. what if's of course,but just consider them- 2003- sullivan picked over defensive rookie of the year terrell suggs (marcus trufant for that matter) 2002- stallworth picked over human highlight machine ed reed 2001- ravens pick solid cb gary baxter in 2nd 1999- the rickey year. skins picked champ bailey in the traded spot. all everything chris mcalister was just after that for the ravens.

02-21-2005, 10:39 AM	#2
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,776	Defense Drafting Excellent post. Often though it\'s a couple of years down the road before you can see how a particular play pans out. So let look to the 2005 draft then: What\'s the greatest need? Who\'s the best player that we can pick, or even better move up to? Why don\'t we have a good player personnel guy? Was Randy Mueller involved in the Sullivan debacle? SFIAH

02-21-2005, 11:25 AM	#3
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,754	Defense Drafting It\'s called having good scouts and management. Something we lack. Not to mention that Ray Lewis makes everyone on that team better.

02-21-2005, 06:00 PM	#4
JKool 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,423	Defense Drafting ... and his neighbors fear for their lives... :hallucine:

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