I'm well aware of how highly projected Lattimore was, and I have said at every mention that I like him. I just think there were dynamic play makers, up front, who would seem to be a higher priority. Best player available is always the cop out response, I know, but if we're honest with ourselves we should have learned by now that the back end of your defense can only do so much if they have to cover all day, or if we are getting gashed in the run game.

We have some really good D-linemen, but we lack enough true pass rushers, and we really are hurting for depth up front.

All that said, again, I like Lattimore and think he'll be very good.

Urban will soon surpass Les in his recruiting and of and having more pro ready players in the draft. LSU will soon be in second place in having the most former players in the NFL. As far as the Saints passing up better prospects in order to draft tOSU players? (Reddick vs Lattimore?) That's just spurious.

The front office is probably just comfortable with the depth of the draft at LB and pass rushers. There's a lot of quality players left at both positions to where we can address all needs. We'll just have to see what they do with these picks. I wouldn't be mad at another corner though, especially if it was Sidney Jones or Kevin King.

Where do you get this erroneous information? LSU continues to put out talent every year. That didn't suddenly stop. I didn't even mention LSU. I know you are a notorious LSU basher, though, so I'm not surprised at your biased rants.

There are programs, LSU included, who produce more starters than Ohio State. There are programs like Florida who put out a bunch of draft picks, but have a terrible success rate. Ohio State is somewhere in the middle.

And I didn't compare Lattimore to Reddick. I simply said that guys like him or Foster would have been more dynamic, or perhaps "impactful" would be a better term, as they would address dire needs.

I don't think our secondary was that far off. They need to stay healthy (surprisingly, so does Lattimore. How about that?), but other than that, they just need help up front.

What about Cunningham. Nobody keen?

I more consider myself an LSU fan conspiracy theorist chain yanker. I don't care where they do or don't come from. Once they're a Saint, they're okay in my book. Unless of course they aren't and should be cut.