Dave, normally I’m with you and I’d come up with a catchy nickname like Percy “No Mercy” Harvin, unfortunately, I agree with Grayson on this one. I WANT A DEFENSE LIKE BALTIMORES. Basically, I want the falcons to have their own little Ed Reed. Harvins a first day guy, and I don’t think the falcons can afford to spend a high draft pick on a running back. I do agree that they should draft one with similar abilities, but be realistic and think like the comrade thinks ( i think this is how he, and most otehr good gms think); running backs are not hard to find, comparable to other positions. A great back can be found in the 4th, 5th, or 6th round, we can find someone comparable to Harvin later on.

While Harvin is quite dynamic, you can usually find a similar player from a smaller school (so less hype) in the later rounds. The latest hot example is Darren Sproles. He was taken in the 4th I believe. Norwood was taken in the 3rd round.
I like the idea of adding a player like Harvin, but I wouldn’t want to spend that high of a pick on him when you can get a similar player in the middle rounds.

I won’t say no – only because we have no idea who we’ll add during the free agency period. If the Falcons get a LB and a DT in free agency….it could be worth doing!

Initial problems:

1. Have we really utilized Harry Douglas as best we can? I mean, I think we should maximize everything he’s doing for us before we consider bringing in another shifty WR.

2. Are his lingering injuries something the Falcons want to be on during round 1 of the NFL draft.

3. Is he immediately more valuable to Matty Ice than a great tight end?

FIRST NEED IS A LARGE, FAST LINEBACKER TO REPLACE BROOKING. HE IS DONE. I SAY MAKE HIM A LINEBACKER COACH AND RETIRE HIS JERSEY, BUT WE HAVE TO UPGRADE OUR DEFENSE FIRST. MY SECOND CHOICE WOULD BE ANOTHER DEFENSIVE END. ABRAMS IS ONE RUSH AWAY FROM BEING DONE. BIERMAN MIGHT BE A LONG TERM SOLUTION BUT WE’VE GOT TO START GROOMING THE NEXT ONE.

HARVIN IS FUN TO WATCH BUT HE WILL NOT HELP TAKE US TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.

Oklahoma’s TE, Jermaine Gresham or the best Safety available for our first round pick.

Anything else just won’t do.Gresham could be the blockbuster pick up in this draft.

 Allow me to make this known, I’m a HUGE Penn State fan. That said, I believe Percy Harvin is the same player Derrick Williams is, just on a much,much better squad. I agree a player with this skill set is tempting but why not wait until the 4-6th round for Williams than waste a 1-2nd rounder on Harvin.

 Also, sticking with the Penn State theme, A.Q. Shipley would be, and I can’t stress this enough, a PERFECT fit for our aggressive o-line especially in the 3-5th round. He can back-up McCLure for 1-2 seasons, then dominate the next 9.

The Falcons do NOT need Havin at the expense of a first day draft pick. He’s a poor man’s Reggie Bush from an institution that is not known for producing high caliber NFL players. Also as someone above mentioned he is a bit of a diva. That’s not the type of player we need on an organization that’s concentrating on having a “team concept”.

Defense needs to be addressed on the first day or the big TE from OK if he’s still available. Personally I think we already have the perfect backup for Turner in Norwood. I’d like to see the offensive coaches get him more touches and make him a bigger part of the gameplan. Unleash him with some screens and short passes to the flat and watch him runover most secondaries.

I agree with most of the posts that you can’t waste a 1st round pick on a huge stretch. That being said I think we should concentrate on those positions where scouts have a high percentage of being accurate and those positions usually are the defensive and offensive lines. Use these high pct. picks on the 1st day and save the low pct picks for the 2nd day. This includes CB’s, WR’s, and RB’s. which are notoriously hard to project.

I AGREE WITH HAMBURGER GET ME A CONSISTANT RAVENS/ EAGLES/STEELERS DEFENSE AND THE REST WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF……