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Originally Posted by papabear
I hope we end up with a defense heavy draft too, but if it's an offensive player who stands out when we're on the clock in the first then so be it. I would rather take a player the coaches have a lot of confidence in than for them to take a lesser player because he fills a need. My point wasn't to say don't take Maclin if he's far and away the best guy available. I was just pointing out to those who may be in favor of that realize what's the likely outcome because of my very high opinion of Kevin Walter.
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This is exactly how I feel. We better go defense if it is even a reasonably possibility. If an offensive guy stands out so far above the defensive choices, then I hope we try to trade down to a spot where defense makes more sense.
If we get stuck going offense in round one, I would look OL first and WR/TE second. I would not draft a RB who is clearly going to be a specialist behind Slaton. After all, you often put 3 WRs on the field but almost never use 2 RBs at once, so you are talking about a guy who rotates in. It's a waste to go after that guy in round 1.
If we go WR I want one who can play the slot because Walter is very good and I don't want him moved from the outside. This way, AJ plays mostly X and takes a few snaps in the slot. Walter is the primary Z and plays outside. The rookie we draft plays the Y in three wide sets, and takes snaps at X and Z as well depending on situation. Maybe Maclin can do this. I trust Roy that if we go WR he is the way to go.
Any WR should additionally help our return game making sure I never see Jacoby Jones dropping another punt.