LKelley67

nfl draft sites are now a cottage industry. i read an article last week, i think it was askthe comiish.com that had 3million hits in feb. anyhoo, it's kinda interesting seeing how they shape up. there is a smaller list that is appearing as the saints #1 as time goes on. here's the latest from these sites-

Shawne Merriman - OLB/DE - Maryland Draft Season (Lups) Mar. 5, 2005
Travis Johnson - DT - Florida St. Philly Eagles Draft 2005 Mar. 5, 2005
Thomas Davis - S - Georgia Fantasy Tailgate Mar. 4, 2005
Thomas Davis - S - Georgia Draft Gurus Mar. 4, 2005
Mark Clayton - WR - Oklahoma East Coast Sports News Mar. 4, 2005
Travis Johnson - DT - Florida St. Draft Studio Mar. 4, 2005
Alex Smith - QB - Utah Inside the Eagles Mar. 4, 2005
Kevin Burnett - LB - Tennessee Lion Backer Mar. 3, 2005
Adam "Pac-Man" Jones - CB - West Virginia Small.To Mar. 3, 2005
Kevin Burnett - LB - Tennessee Off-Tackle Mar. 3, 2005
Channing Crowder - LB - Florida DraftAce Mar. 3, 2005
Thomas Davis - S - Georgia Draft Season Mar. 3, 2005
Thomas Davis - S - Georgia Heard's Football Report Mar. 3, 2005
Travis Johnson - DT - Florida St. Draft King Mar. 2, 2005
Channing Crowder - LB - Florida Sports Dialogue Mar. 2, 2005
Odell Thurman - LB - Georgia NFL Report Mar. 2, 2005
Thomas Davis - S - Georgia Phin Fever Mar. 1, 2005
Carlos Rogers - CB - Auburn Fantasy Football Toolbox Mar. 1, 2005
Travis Johnson - DT - Florida St. Huddle Geeks Mar. 1, 2005
Alex Smith - QB - Utah Sporting News Feb. 28, 2005
Travis Johnson - DT - Florida St. NFL Smackdown Feb. 28, 2005
Jammal Brown - OT- Oklahoma Friendly Bet Feb. 28, 2005
Thomas Davis - S - Georgia Snivlem Draft Blog Feb. 28, 2005
Marlin Jackson - CB - Michigan The Sports Genius Feb. 26, 2005

chRxis

now that we\'ve got dwight smith, i don\'t think we need a FS anymore... if they draft thomas davis, maybe play him at outside lb or as ss... i\'m at a loss, because that is who i really was pushing for, but with the latest signing of smith, we don\'t need that position in the draft now.... that\'s a good problem to have i guess.... i think now we package our 1st and darren howard and maybe even fred thomas or tebucky (if he\'s not cut before then) to trade up and get derrick johnson, because he is the only guy that will now come in right away and instantly make our defense a whole lot better.

Euphoria

I don\'t think I would trade up. Getting in the top 5 top 8... just going to get us in trouble either cap wise in the long run or missing out on other talent that we are going to need down the road. With that said... I think this is the perfect draft for us trading down. Get extra picks in this draft or next years. OL Adam Terry is going to be HUGE hell he is huge. Beef up our line even more, going to be there in the second or third round so will WR Mathis out of Hampton. Get another RB and still get a LB. Oh yeah hell snag a K in the mix.

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saintswhodi

chRxis, Thomas Davis is a strong safety, not a FS. Signing smith will not effect whether we draft him or not.

LKelley67

i would be very happy with jot\'s ammal brown or maybe even khalif barnes at #1. travis johnson dt not thrilling but could be okay. otherwise a trade down is looking better. it seems there will be no LB\'s added in fa so so help is defintiely needed. plenty of them from the bottom of the first thru the second round. get a second for howard and another second and other picks for #16, that would be kewl. three 2nd rounders in this draft could go along way.

Euphoria

see thats what I am talking about... snagging lots of 2nd and third round pics is ideal for us in the long run.