obiken wrote:He is a 2nd team All-Pro, the Pats refused to tag him, can we go after him? He would be perfect next to Wagner and Wright. Come on guys I never asked you people for anything !!
Seriously, do we have the CS to get this guy??
NorthHawk wrote:He's an OLB. Currently we have Mike Morgan who is a FA playing there with Kevin Pierre-Louis as backup who they don't seem to have confidence in.
We definitely have a need at that position, but I doubt he would last into the 2nd wave like JS is prone to wait for.
However, Hightower might not want to go to a rebuilding team and would rather play for a contender, so you never know.
NorthHawk wrote:I disagree.
A solid starting LB is a necessity.
Wagner and Wright played over 97% of the plays last year and if one goes down for any injury we will only have one starting caliber LB.
LB is a must this draft and I expect one to be selected in the first 2 days, maybe even with our 1st pick depending on how the draft falls.
RiverDog wrote:
So are you saying that OLB is a greater need than OT, DT, or CB?
With 5 picks in the first 2 days and a roster that's relatively full, I wouldn't be shocked to see a player from almost any position outside of quarterback, and perhaps center, to be selected by us in the first 2 days, including our 1st rounder. I expect us to take the best player available. So OLB along with safety, OG, RB, are all at the top of the board IMO.
So are you saying that OLB is a greater need than OT, DT, or CB?
NorthHawk wrote:Regarding taking the best player available, just yesterday in JS's interview he flat out said in this day and age it's a necessity to draft for need.
c_hawkbob wrote:The truth of the matter has always been a balance between BPA and drafting for need. The stronger your roster is and the more successful your pre-draft FA period the greater a teams ability to weight the scales toward BPA. I think Pete's statement is more an indication of the state of our current roster than any sort of a change in philosophy.
He knew it was coming too ... he said back when all of our current stars were in their first contracts that things were going to get a whole lot harder when we had to start paying everyone.
c_hawkbob wrote:Sure, if you have needs everywhere you can't help but hit one no matter who you draft. Problem is teams in that positions either aren't very good at identifying the best player or are so focused on a position that they wind up overlooking the truly best player in favor the player at the position they're most desperate to fill.
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