2011?

[Blitzwood]

Trade our 1st for Buffalo's 33rd & 65th pick.

33. Marcus Cannon OG 6-6 345 TCU
52. Sam Acho DE 6-3 260 Texas
65. Kenrick Ellis DT 6-5 340 Hampton
84. Titus Young WR 5-11 180 Boise St
116. Johnny Patrick CB 6-0 190 Louisville
148. Damien Berry RB 6-0 210 Miami
180. Pierre Allen DE 6-5 265 Nebraska
211. Da'Norris Searcy S 6-0 210 UNC

This draft addresses our defensive woes by giving our secondary more quality depth and our D line some much needed youth, athleticism and size. It also gives us a quality OG with more size than we're accustom to and provides depth at WR (incase JJ leaves) and RB (insurance for Ben Tate).

[NBT]

If we end up in the playoffs (not likely now with the worst D in the league, and so many injuries to key players), then for the first time in this franchises history, I would be for trading up to get either 1) that dominant DT we have been looking for forever, or 2) another game changer on offense like AJ or similar.

[painekiller]

new one from them

21 Michael Floyd* WR Notre Dame 6' 3" 220
53 Chris Culliver S South Carolina 6' 0" 190
85 Josh Bynes ILB Auburn 6' 2" 239
117 Chykie Brown CB Texas 6' 0" 190
149 Justin Boren OG Ohio State 6' 3" 315
181 Steven Friday DE Virginia Tech 6' 4" 235
212 Ben Chappell QB Indiana 6' 3" 235


Cherry Pick

21 Akeem Ayers* OLB UCLA 6' 4" 254
53 Deunta Williams S UNC 6' 2" 205
85 Marcus Gilchrist S Clemson 5' 11" 190
117 Colin McCarthy OLB Miami 6' 3" 240
149 Cliff Matthews DE South Carolina 6' 4" 260
181 Kai Forbath, K UCLA 6-0, 200
212 Ben Chappell QB Indiana 6' 3" 235

Notice a trend?

[Nconroe]

Hmm, does seem it is defense that needs the help right now anyways.

I hope they can find the dominant DT somehow who can push middle of O-line back so opposing QB can't step up in pocket, then QB has to go out where our DE's will get him.

[NBT]

It does seem that a dominant DT would upset the pocket and force the QB to flee or get sacked. Oh boy how good that would be!

[Joe Joe]

I'm hoping for another defensive end or the dramatic recovery of Barwin. Ugh! Mario can swing to the strong side if need be so the Texans can bring in a speed rusher.

[NBT]

DT Rick Fairly of Auburn looked pretty good in their game against LSU.

As for going to a 3-4, I echo that we don't have a verifiable NT, and besides they just cut DT Frank Okam, the only NT type we had on the roster.

All the talk about moving LBs around has also been answered by moving Cushing to Mike, leaving Diles at Will, and making Bentley the Sam. Not bad moves I guess.