Tavon Austin

[Blitzwood]

Originally Posted by popanot

I was leaning that way too and hoping for an ILB like T'eo/Minter/Ogletree. However, there are now rumors that if the Texans re-sign Barwin they're likely to move Reed to ILB and start Mercilus at OLB.

I always thought Reed would be a better ILB with his size and speed (he has about the same measurables as Cushing but is faster). They moved him there for awhile when Cushing got hurt but then pulled a groin. I think he could easily make the transition with a full camp to get acclimated.

With that said, I think they could find a tweener-OLB/DE in the later rounds to fill Mercilus's backup OLB role (plus give Braman a shot), so I'd go Offense in RD1. This team needs some speed and a playmaker on O so bad it's not even funny.

After seeing the SB, which featured the 2 best defenses in the league, I'd be ok with going defense in the 1st round, as long as he's a starter. We're clearly not a good enough team to draft a backup in the 1st round like we did last year.