we will go with the player that will step in and provide right away. mario, demeco, spencer, daniels...all stepped up coming out of camp. levi brown won't be our pick. we will not reach for a player at 8. we're in a position where we won't price ourselves out of a trade like we did last year, but there will be an elite prospect available that we or someone else will want and be willing to trade for. i doubt russell falls to 8, but quinn might. however, we will try to save face and pass on quinn, and if we are hellbent on taking a QB, we will wait til the 2nd and take kolb. much better value there, especially since either qb would sit a year and waste cap space. we could go with branch, but he just doesnt do a whole lot. he's not great at rushing the passer, and if we needed a big body to plug in there, we could get one later. if gaines adams is there, i dont think we'd take him either. we need more help at other positions, and while adams is a good pass rusher, he's not great against the run. we won't take a 1 trick pony.
peterson, landry, and nelson are at the top of my board in that order if we stick at 8. peterson, landry, and nelson all can step in right away. landry is the most well rounded defender, but he won't help us out as much as peterson will. nelson can play the pass as well as landry can play the run, but landry plays the pass better than nelson plays the run. thats my rationalization on why landry is ahead of nelson at this point.
i like alot of players, just not at 8. we can be pretty flexible as far as trades go with the 8th pick. with atlanta behind us at 10 waiting to pounce on one of the safeties, i think we go that route unless peterson falls by some act of God.
