I think its gonna be between Green Bay, San Fran, and the Jets that will want to trade up for Bush. Arizona is going to be the team trying to trade up for Leinart. I think the only other game we will have a chance to win is the San Fran game and hopefully we will lose.
If somehow we lose the race for the #1 pick, and get the #2 pick we will still be in a great position to trade down with Arizona for Leinart. Thats if Bush is the #1 pick, which he most likely will be. Either way, we are in good position to trade down, get some very needed xtra picks and bolster up our OLine. If we go with the trade down senario, I will be very dissapointed if we dont take 3 or more linemen in this draft. We have been ignoring our biggest weakness for 3 years now and are going to have to make up for it with multipule picks.
IMO we need a LT, a RT, and a Guard that can start on either side of the line. As much as some people on this MB like Pitts at LT, I havent been impressed at all. I do believe he is our best lineman that we have at the moment, but he should be playing Guard IMHO. Am I the only person that has noticed that when we are in passing situations Pitts lines up almost a full yard behind the LOS? He has been penalized for the a couple times this season already, and other times I dont know how he gets away with it.
The reason I mentioned that we need a RT is because Todd Wade cannot pass block to save his life. He is a moutain of a man, but he also is about as mobile as one. Ive seen on numerous times where he gets beat to the outside w/o even getting a hand on the defender. He has a huge contract so he might start next year while the rookie works on his strength, weight (if a problem), and technique. Either way he needs to be phased out of our line or switched to Guard. I also think we need to draft a Guard because Weigart is often injured and we also need solid depth behind our starters.
As much as we need defensive help, IMO we should fix the offense first with OL and a TE (TE in either draft or FA). We can pick up a few key defenders in the draft to help this year, then spend higher picks in next years draft to solidify our defense. Well thats my
