Unfortunate perspective-We AREN'T who we thought we were.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Unfortunately, I think it's the biggest crapshoot in the draft: DE. I feel that we'll sign Nate Clements and instantly our secondary is improved, but we're going to HAVE to draft someone that can give us SOME KIND of pass rush.

QB, DE, and WR are definately the biggest crapshoots. DEs are something like 50% 1st round bust rate (using a SMALL sample set, which could be skewed), and QBs and WRs are similar. still, i agree that that's probably the way to go.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by That Guy

QB, DE, and WR are definately the biggest crapshoots. DEs are something like 50% 1st round bust rate (using a SMALL sample set, which could be skewed), and QBs and WRs are similar. still, i agree that that's probably the way to go.

Would you agree with a statement such as the higher a DE gets drafted, the less of a chance he will bust. Not underacheive, bust out of the league. Like if there is a DE who gets drafted 5th and a DE who goes 17th, would it be unreasonable to expect the guy who had the skill set to go 5th to be the safer pick?

I know with QBs and WRs it's rarely the case, but DE's are usually about getting the biggest, most talented guy, so it seems like a good place to go with a top 5 pick.

I don't for example see Mario Williams out of the league anytime soon, even if he doesn't live up to potential.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Would you agree with a statement such as the higher a DE gets drafted, the less of a chance he will bust. Not underacheive, bust out of the league. Like if there is a DE who gets drafted 5th and a DE who goes 17th, would it be unreasonable to expect the guy who had the skill set to go 5th to be the safer pick?

I know with QBs and WRs it's rarely the case, but DE's are usually about getting the biggest, most talented guy, so it seems like a good place to go with a top 5 pick.

I don't for example see Mario Williams out of the league anytime soon, even if he doesn't live up to potential.

mario williams was the best DE prospect since julius peppers, so that's not really a fair comparision (and MW was thought to need a year or two to gear up since he's more athletic freak than football player right now).

courtney brown was taken #1 and he's had a combined total of 26 tackles and 2 sacks in the last THREE years. going #1 or in the fifth round doesn't protect you from busts. yeah a #1 is less likely to bust than a 5th rounder, but i mean, that's why one guy's getting drafted earlier in the first place.

and moving lemar to OLB and bringing in some unknown to call/QB the defense after one offseason with a bunch of guys he doesn't know sounds like a very bad idea.