We do have so many holes we need to fill there is a valid arguement for and against every person we need to consider.
RB-Adrian Peterson is easily the fan favorite and with good reason. While the RB is in desperate need of a starter and playmaker it isn't our biggest need. if Adrian is not selected when we're up...I say we need to draft him. (Det. and Cle are the two most likely to select him) Cle may even trade down with Minn...and still snag Peterson so the vikes can take CJ. He is a powerful runner with quicker speed than a lot of people give him credit for. he's a true running back that we need. bush had a lot of hype and he's a playmaking machine....but don't kid yourself by saying he's the best running back in 20 years....AP is more along those lines...Bush is better than anyone else w/ his versatility..but not rb.
OL-Everyone knows Joe Thomas will be gone before us..he won't make it past Arizona. Levi Brown is the guy that has really improved his status but is he worth a top ten pick..he's trying to make that case at least. Arizona sure needs some help but would selecting him #5 be too high? Levi instantly starts and would give us a legit LT for pretty much the first time in our history. There is no telling what is going to come about w/ Spencer and kubiak has said we cannot go on waiting on our injured players to get better...see Domanick...
DL-While everyone is clamoring about how we cannot spend yet another 1st rounder on the DLine..they have a good point. But when you have only one of those picks starting and the other two on the edge of getting released, it still means we have a problem. Those were mistakes from the past regime and should have no effect on what needs to be done by this current one, they have come in take take care of the problems..most of those on the DL and OL. (Alan Branch and Amobi Okoye are the two best DT. Okoye has impressed all during the past week and is challenging branch for the 1st one taken. We need help here and they could be the bpa. Gaines Adams and Jamaal Anderson are the two DE's worthy of a top 10. They could both come in and put instant pressuer on the qb's, their knock is that they arent top 10 strong against the run.)
LB-well we know Demeco might as well move into reliant stadium because I dont think Kubes or McNair will EVER let this guy go. He's an OLB that stepped up with our need because we dont' have a true Mike. Demeco thought otherwise. A lot of people don't want him moved outside, but that is something the coaches will play with during offseason to see how he would do when we have a legit mike. Keeping him at mike is fine by me though. The media has finally given Patrick Willis the respect he deserves. After the senior bowl..he'll go top 15 most likely. I would love for us to trade down a few spots and select him to play next to Ryans but now I'm sure we'd miss out on him w/ SF, Buf, St. Louis, and Car all selecting there together. Plus we have more pressing needs than lb imo.
CB-ovbisous hole that has to be addressed. leon hall has been the longtime #1 in the draft...if he's still it. i've seen him slipping in a lot of mocks so i'm not sure if he's still worth it at #8? y'all may know more than me. having someone opposite dunta is crucial to surving against peyton...and now vince.
FS- we need to have a true FS...preferably a ball hawker that will get some int., pdef, and just flat out not let lee evans and marvin harrison embarass the hell out of us. LaRon Landry and Reggie Nelson are the two top in the draft. I'd be happy with either...esp if we trade down. Atl will most likely take one..so we could miss out on both if we trade. We don't need to be reminded everytime that we play the colts twice a year but we will win more with an imroved pass defense. we will have a hard team EVER beating them again if CC and Faggins are still starting at the positions.
That's kinda my take on each postion that i feel is important. I guess I'm a little easier to please than most fans but we're guaranteed to get a guy I like at 8. The FO is the ones that decide what is best for this team for next season and 10. i'll let them make that call but I know we're guaranteed to be able to select from a few...
Peterson, Levi, Jamaal, Gaines, Amobi, Branch, Patrick, Hall, Landry, Nelson that's not including the two qb's that prob. will be taken.
My question is this Quinn could very well slip...just as easy as Peterson can to us. Who would move up to get him if he fell to us? Miami has the next pick so they might take him..could carolina jump miami and snag him? delhomme has 2-3 yeas left on his contract i believe. if kubiak selects either quinn or russell, they will make a believer out of me. we have a lot of questions about brady..and russel could be the perfect guy to sit and learn for a year, step in and kick ass. if they take one that says a lot with as much kubiak knows, so while its not something i really want right now..there is an arguemnt (besides people saying oh carr sucks)
We play the saints next season. i would like nothing more (well a W would do but..) than the announcers talking about how we passed on bush to get mario. that mario is taking form and being dominant. With the selection of Adrian peterson they get their franchise back. someone who can run over people and around and fits the team a lot better than bush would have. looks like both teams come out ahead of where they were and thats what we want. peterson is better for the texans than bush, but bush is better for the saints than peterson.
