R. Rich

Congrats! I envy you.

Seymour not only makes plays himself, but allows other to make plays by taking up blockers. He also plays DE in their 3-4 scheme, while Wilfork anchors the middle of their line. I personally think Seymour is the Pats' X factor, the one guy they need to be a championship contender. When he was healthy, their D looked impressive and they were a contender. When he spent some time out, they looked like crap.

If they're set on using the pick along the lines, I think a trade down is probably the best option.

While Trent wasn't another Elway, he does have a Super Bowl ring and a Pro Bowl berth in common w/ Elway. Albert, on the other hand, just plain stunk.

Let's wait and see what happens in free agency. If we don't end up w/ any significant upgrades to our lines going into the draft, then I may be inclined to agree.

My sentiments exactly! Unfortunately, also my sentiments exactly. Then again, Donahoe is gone...

That coin toss I saw him out for during a game this past season is a prime example of what playing like Campbell can do to you, long term. Man, did he look bad. That aside, he was awesome to watch back in the day. Too bad he's paying the price for his devil may care style now.

It's more of a big deal for DEs than DTs. Long armed OTs are able to lock onto pass rushers to neutralize their speed, kind of like what Walter Jones is able to do and what many feel D'Brickashaw Ferguson (whose wingspan is like that of a 7 footer) will be able to do.

He may have been considering him from a financial standpoint. Just a guess.

YES!!

Cutler actually had a pretty subpar Senior Bowl game, though he did have a good week of practice leading up to the game. Same w/ Brodrick Bunkley.

Glover is w/ the Rams. If they're going to look for 3 technique DTs, they'd do better to trade down and look to draft a guy like Brodrick Bunkley of Florida State.

I hope he's kept also, just not @ the expense of getting a quality interior OL or two plus a DT in free agency, allowing us to use the 8th pick on the best available.

Oh, and by the way... Rest In Peace, Kirby.

Some pencil-necked geek who's never played the game before. Like me.

Yes.

Man, was that Category a mean mofo or what?

Mourn?

Makes perfect sense to me. I think it's a very logical statement.

You peeked @ my list, didn't you? How else did you know that winning these folks over was my #1 priority?

Another time.........another place, okay?

I do like Huff's versatility as you mentioned. It reminds me of Carnell Lake, the former Pro Bowl safety of the Steelers who also was able to play corner, and play the position very well, when Rod Woodson went down w/ an injury.

True, but "by choice" can mean more than just 'this player sucks and isn't worth the money'. Some teams just can't afford to keep players and others make judgment calls on a player (hit the wall, injury prone, character issue, etc.).

Sure would, but there's a chance that most of the true impact players will be taken by our pick. D'Brickashaw Ferguson? Gone, more than likely Mario Williams? Gone, more than likely A.J. Hawk? Gone, more thank likely While I don't think Haloti Ngata will be a bust, I don't think he's the level of difference maker that those 3 will be. [i didn't include guys like Reggie Bush or Vince Young because we certainly don't need to go after skill players.]

Don't remind me. That's how we got stuck w/ that damn Takeo Spikes. I don't think every need can be addressed via free agency, but I do think we can help our offensive line w/ an experienced interior lineman (LeCharles Bentley, perhaps?) and then get a run stuffer for our D line (Ma'ake Kemoeatu of Baltimore; though interest in him is heating up, he still wouldn't break the bank to acquire). Now, if nothing is done in free agency to address the lines, then I'm all for using the first pick to address needs there, as long as we don't reach. You don't just take someone to fill a need if you can get a better player (like Huff) or if the player isn't quite the caliber of the pick (after Ferguson, there's NO offensive lineman I'd take w/ the 8th overall pick). Now, if there's a trade down, it would depend on where we're trading down to. If we're moving down just a few spots, I'd LOVE to see us address our pass rush by drafting Tamba Hali of PENN STATE. If we're talking about moving down toward the end of the round, then I'd love to see us get a stud like Max Jean-Gilles, the massive road grader who would really help solidify our interior line @ guard.