The Official 2007 Draft Discussion Thread

[TenandSix:Unacceptable]

What I am saying is that there are multiple avenues to addressing the DLine. There was only one position that we could have drafted Landry, and that was with the sixth pick. I still do not agree at all with people who think that that pick could only have been used on DL to be effective. The proof is in the pudding that there were no viable trade partners for us. The FO made a wise decision selecting Landry. If someone wants to wager on the first two years of LL versus any one DL that we could have chosen at six, just name your price, and you're on. That's how much time JG has left to try and win this thing again. The only guy that I really would have thought about selecting over Landry is 19 years old. He's a long term asset and Joe doesn't have that kind of time. Your basic argument is that by not selecting a DL at six, the team made a mistake. My basic argument is that DL can and will be addressed in the future and using #6 on one of them while forgoing the chance to add Landry would have been a mistake. And once again, the real payoff is when Landry and Taylor are playing with an improved line in front of them. That will most likely not be next year, but I imagine the team can get it done within a couple years, right about when a seasoned JC is hitting his stride, and the cornerstones of our defense ST and LL, are hitting their primes. Time will obviously tell, and I will be the first one to take a bite of crow if LL is a colossal f--- up. In the end, and for the millionth time, Jason Campbell holds the keys to the franchise. If he does well, he's gonna have a lot of fun over the years watching LL and ST run to the sidelines after an interception or a fumble recovery to give him back the ball. If Jason Campbell flops, Laron Landry and Sean Taylor will just be handing that ball back to some other guy, while most of the "top" DL we passed on watch from home on their plasma screen TV's.