AsylumGuido

I have been preaching this for quite some time, JP. Cam Jordan is a monster and if he had any help consistently across the line, the Saints defense would QUICKLY become far better. The interior help will be there for sure. We just need that other force on the other end.

jeanpierre

I guess I have a two points to one argument I'm setting up...

First, we have much better talent this offseason than we've had for some time on the defensive line and all should be healthy...

Even have argued Kruger, who was signed Week 1 and coming off a neck/back injury could be brought back & help in a rotation...

Sheldon Rankins was a rookie, had to learn the game and recover from a broken leg...

And a new defensive scheme was installed for the fifth time in Payton's ten year term...

Second, this is one deep draft; Trey Hendrickson, DE Florida Atlantic has a high/mid second round grade and will probably go in the late third round; same with Villanova's Tanoh Kpassagnon...

So if our first two picks aren't a DE, that doesn't mean the sky's falling...

Now unless we lose two starting cornerbacks to injury, a starting high first round rookie defensive lineman to injury as well, bench a starting safety, and have an injured back on a ProBowl DE all by the end of Week 2 (and not to mention have a NT play with a torn pec), we should have an improved defensive line in a familiar scheme...

It's more important that we don't r-e-a-c-h for players in the draft, spend two picks on players in the draft, but draft value and maximize success with as many picks as the 2006 draft, whatever their position of talent.

It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way...

MarchingOn

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Second, this is one deep draft; Trey Hendrickson, DE Florida Atlantic has a high/mid second round grade and will probably go in the late third round; same with Villanova's Tanoh Kpassagnon...

So if our first two picks aren't a DE, that doesn't mean the sky's falling...

Either in the 3rd and OLB TJ Watt in the 2nd would be great!

voodooido

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Please no watt. The kid is avg at best. Living on his brothers name.

jeanpierre

Don't remember seeing JJ playing in the Wisconsin v LSU game...

And those TFLs, SKs, and INT Touchdown Return - pretty sure that wasn't JJ either...

Is he a first rounder, maybe, marginal, but he could be picked there...

If he's there in the second round, I'd definitely take him...

Yeah, he's JJ Watt's little brother, let him be judged on his own play, but don't handicap him for that either...