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Originally Posted by painekiller
other than Raji, there is not many NT in this draft that excite me.
As for your LBs, do you think Ellerbe can be a SAM?
i want to get as many young RB in our system as possible, so 3 drafted is not a problem for me.
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Other than Raji, I'm not sure if there are any true NTs in the draft. Miller, Harris, Knighton, and Pryor would all be projects (like Okam). Magee is just another 3-tech that I could rotate to keep Okoye fresh for 16 games without having to rely upon Zgonina to get some pass rush.
Drafting Ellerbe and Matthews gives me some flexibility. Ellerbe could play WILL and stay on the field in passing downs when Matthews might be dropped down to DE from the SAM. Or I could have Ellerbe line up at the SAM and replace the WILL with Adibi on passing downs. Just a thought.
The reason I grabbed Brown in the 3rd is because NOBODY knows who will be available later in the draft. I hate the idea of projecting I COULD get Ian Johnson or Javarris Williams on the 2nd day, and then have them come off the board earlier than predicted. Andre Brown is big enough to push the pile, but quick enough to be a one-cut ZBS RB like Terrell Davis. Yeah, I said it. TD was a low mileage college guy just like Brown. Brown has some injuries that prevented the college production. His Senior Bowl practices, Senior Bowl game, and Combine should make GMs savvy enough to take him in the 3rd round.
Ideally, I want 4 RBs on the roster. 2 Fast guys (Slaton and Johnson) and 2 Big guys (Brown and Williams). If one of the fast guys gets hurt, I have a backup. Same thing for the big RBs. Therefore, Brown has the highest need in that he is my first Big guy and my first complement to Slaton.