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Originally Posted by Defensewins
When you can get a blue chip, top 5 pick caliber talent, you take it.
Look and learn from our recent draft history...would you rather have a blue-chip, can't miss, high pick player like Lavar Arrington, Champ Bailey or Chris Samuels(or Sean Taylor); or do you want to move down (in the 1st round) and take a chance on a lesser player like Rod Gardner or Patrick Ramsey (or lesser talent d-lineman)?
I agree with you that our D-line is still in need of a player or two. My main problem with trading down for a D-lineman is there is not a single, sure-thing, can't miss defensive lineman in this draft. Otherwise there would be one projected in the top 10.
On the other hand safety Sean Taylor is a sure thing (safe pick). It would be a big gamble to pass up Sean Taylor for a defensive lineman that might not be able to earn a starting position.
Off topic-I know the Ramsey fans are going to scream that Ramsey is the next Bret Farve, pro-bowl, hall of famer...but in reality he is not yet there.
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Don't get me wrong, I would be ecstatic to have Sean Taylor on this team. Safety is an important position the Front Office has long ignored, and if our defensive line wasn't in such dreadful shape, I wouldn't blink at selecting him the first chance we get. And I agree with your analogy about the value of mid-to-late first round picks for players who turn out to be like Rod Gardner or, ahem...
Patrick Ramsey. Point well taken.
I only express hesitation because while the D-line was probably the single biggest culprit to the team's downfall last season, little has been done through free agency to correct it. With the June 1st cuts offering nothing more than 'sloppy seconds', I simply feel that a trade offer, if sweet enough, should be considered.
Ideally, I would love to see some sort of trade magic so we could get Taylor AND one of the top D-linemen available later on, even if it means mortgaging next year's top draft pick to do it.