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Every position on the D side…

That enough fer ya?

in that order…

1/2. SS – Someone young and fast to fill in for the Law Dog (DeCoud could fill this)
1/2. OLB – Someone to start opposite Peterson (Coy Wire could fill this)
3. DT – Big Body in the Middle (Trey Lewis could fill this)
4. DE – Generate a Pass Rush opposite Abraham (I say J. Anderson can do this w/ Chauncey)
5. CB – Not too big of a need IMO. I think a consistant pass rush will help them a great deal.
6. C/RT – McClure isn’t getting any younger, and I’d like to see someone compete with Clabo’s False Starts.
7. TE – I think we have a nice Combonation but TE isn’t big in our offense so i don’t rankt his high as a need.
8. WR – Why not?
9. FS – Did anyone notice that Coleman was the 3rd leading tackler amon Free Safeties?
10. RB – What happens if Turner goes down?

I’ll say:
1/2: DT
1/2: OLB (we need TWO here, so I’m only going to do 9 positions)
3: SS
4: CB
5: DE
6: TE
7: Anywhere on OL
8: WR
9: I really can’t go any farther than that

I vote for:
1. SS- Not really a stellar class this year. The kid from oregon or bama.
2. OLB- Obviously, one of the USC boys would be nice.
3. DT- Jerry out of Ole Miss would be solid and should be gettable(is that even a word?).
4. DE- Later round pick here. The top tier will be gone by 24.
5. OL- I’m with Pregame with Pabst on this one. Plus, Baker might have injury probs.

In no particular order…

LB-Sintim
SS-Moore
DT- Big Guy
TE-Ryan Purvis
T- Andrew gardner
LB- Scott Mckillop

Its great we have people on our roster that can fill these needs. The problem is that filling these positions and having them play great…are 2 different things.

Top three have to be: OLB, DT, SS (in any order in my opinion)

From there:
4. OL
Any one of the capable OTs in the 3-5 rounds would work. McClure only has a few years left in him, so drafting his heir apparent is a priority as well.
5. TE
Say what you will about “fitting the scheme,” you cannot deny the offensive boost that would be derived from adding a true dual-threat TE.
6. DE
Need I say more?
7. RB
I see this as the Big White Elephant in the room that few people are willing to acknowledge. Norwood is capable, but he’ll never be able to pound the rock. Snelling is versatile, but he’s hardly a proven commodity. Brown will do some things (I hope), but he too is an unproven commodity. This is not a priority in this year’s draft, but depending on how Snelling/Brown do this year, we might have to make it one next year.
8. CB
If Houston and Jackson don’t progress this year like we’re expecting them to …

That is about it IMO.

1. DT/NT – A big space eating 1-technique. (options: Ziggy Hood early; Terrance Taylor or Roy Miller late)
2. OLB – I’m not crazy about any of the 1st rounders. (options: Tyrone McKenzie "SAM" or Jason Williams "WILL" in mid rounds; maybe even another one late)
3. DE – I’m starting to change my thinking on this position, especially if this is Anderson’s last year to "prove it". Abraham is injury prone and already 30. Putting consistent pressure on the QB was possibly the defenses biggest problem last year. Even if Davis can take up most of their possible slack, I think we still need an up-and-comer. I’d say grab a DE that started to slip on Draft Day, but that is a position that doesn’t usually fall too far. (options: ??)
4. Safety – This is assuming DeCoud is capable. I think safety is probably the least important position on defense. Of course, if Delmas/Chung/Moore fell to us in the 2nd round I’d be OK with that. (other options: Courtney Greene, Otis Wiley late)
5. OT – Either a mid-round pure mauler for RT or a late-round diamond-in-the-rough project type (plenty of options from top to bottom)
6. CB – A mid-rounder on a tall/physical type to push immediately for Nickle or 4th CB, and possibly pushing to start on the outside in a year or 2 (options: Kevin Barnes, Keenan Lewis, Morgan Trent, Mike Mickens, etc.)
7. WR – Late-rounder for depth (eventual replacement for Finneran). I’d prefer a bigger "hands" guy, but if TD opted for a pure speed-burner, I’d be OK with that too. (options: Brandon Gibson "hands" or Deon Butler "speed" or maybe even Dominique Edison "diamond-in-the-rough/Laurent-Robinson-equivalent")
8. TE – Unless Mularkey’s planning on tweaking the offense, I don’t think this is too much of a need. Plus, most of the TE’s in this draft are too slow to be a "threat", or are bulked-up WR’s. Heck, I’d say take a late-round flyer (or even the UDFA route) on one of the small school guys – their weight/speed looks better than most of the BCS prospects (options: Jared Bronson, John Nalbone)
9. Center – As stated above, McClure’s not getting any younger. I’d love to see a QB-C combo that stuck together for what seems like forever and could read each other’s minds, like Peyton Manning and Jeff Saturday (especially since there’s some good Center prospects this year). But we have 4 Centers listed on the roster. They just re-signed Ben Wilkerson, and they just signed Brett Romberg, so I don’t see it happening in this year’s draft.

I think I trust Norwood more than probably anybody on here, so I don’t count RB as a need at all. If Turner got hurt, I’d feel OK going with Norwood-Snelling-Brown, with a street Free Agent on the "ready" call list. Of course, Mularkey would have to adjust the offense some too.

And just counting, it looks like I would need another 3-4 rounder and another 6-7 rounder to fill all my listed needs. Maybe some UDFA’s or a trade down will take care of that.

I would agree. I don’t think we need to worry about the running back position. We should be fine there.

The more I think about it, DT/NT should be prirority numero uno. As orang3b said, consistent pressure was a major issue last year and a solid DT/NT should help Abraham as well as bust boy Anderson apply pressure from the outside.

1. Smart LB – You know, someone with a brain that isn’t old.
2. Edge Rusher DL – Duh. Abe is mean but he can only hold so much meat in his thrashing maw.
3. Reliable TE – Matty Ice needs a consistently open zone threat.
4. CB – Preferably one taller than 6’

And

5. Nine wins. That’s all I ask.

1st:outside linebacker-if possible clay matthews in the first or jasper brinkley

2nd:corner-and one with speed for that matter if matthews is gone in the first get darius butler with the 24th pick

3rd:DT we need a pass rushing DT not a run stuffer like some say we never really evn go into a 3-4

4th:OT-some one big and some what cordinated

5th:tight end-not really a need but im trying to please the cry babies out there

6th:DE -its a big need but im not giving up hope in anderson he can do it (i hope)

1.) Strong Safety – Immediate need, which always makes drafting hard. Luckily, Thomas DeCoud may fill this spot.
2.) Outside Linebacker – Immediate need as well, which we may need to draft for.
3.) Defensive End – Chauncey Davis may help us get pressure off the edge, but I still think we need one, if nothing else than to eventually replace Abraham. Kroy Biermann may eventually be able to do this.
4.) Cornerback – I think this need will work itself out with a more reliable pass rush, so I don’t want us to draft for this.
5.) Defensive Tackle – I’m thinking a space-eating one-technique, but Trey Lewis may be able to do this for us.
6.) Center – As previously stated, Todd McClure may not make it much longer.
7.) Offensive Tackle – If Baker stays healthy, and Clabo regains some of his effectiveness, we may be okay here.
8.) Wide Receiver – We need “another” Finneran; he can’t have more than a season or two left in the tank.
9.) Tight End – We can work the offense with Ben Hartsock blocking for us, but an elite TE that can do both would work wonders towards “opening” up the offense.
10.) Offensive Guard – Harvey Dahl appeared out of nowhere to start last season. I’m worried he may be a fluke and suddenly go back to nowhere.

Bonus points: 11.) Backup Quarterback – I wonder if Chris Redman has it in him, and Shockley hasn’t got enough reps for me to trust him for an extended period of time.

What I’m worried about: There’s a lot of the word “may” in that… If some of these players don’t pan out, it may be another long year on defense.

With almost everything you listed there, except the comment about Biermann. I don’t think he’ll ever be anything more than a situational pass rusher – unless he can bulk up about 20-25 pounds, and keep most of his quickness. He weighs less than Curtis Lofton!! He simply has no chance to hold the edge at that size.