Why Not Draft a WR?

[rayzor]

However I am not looking at it from that point of view. Rivera and co have made numerous comments about adapting to the league and how its about scoring points that keeps you as a perennial contender.

where i take issue with that is we just saw a final four in which 3 of the teams were top 10 defenses. those teams that were counting on their offenses keeping them competitive and trying to get by with mediocre defenses....where are they? watching from home. you want to bank on us having an offense like the pats who can carry that team? good luck. it won't happen. unless you are that anomaly your lack of balance is going to send you home while the better teams are still playing.

we have to have balance and we don't have that. bringing back those couple guys that were on IR and the rest of the guys having one year in the system might help this defense get back where it needs to be, but there's no way i would bank on that. there's no way i would go into the season hoping that the status quo was good enough. there's no way i could have any confidence at all enough in our defense enough for us to be able to ignore defense at the of of the draft.

if we don't take serious measures to address it we are going to see us doing the same thing next year. having an offense that can get ahead but a defense that is incapable of keeping that lead.

we have to have a much better defense going into next year. we can't piss around with it. we can't afford to skimp out on it and hope that our bargain shopping and value shopping bypassing players that we need to make this team complete because they weren't the "BPA" is going to make this team more lopsided.

if this team is going to be dominant it's going to need to a be team that can dominate on both sides of the ball.

go BPA, but do it according to actual area of need and what we need is a defense that can keep us from giving away games or, better yet, play to the level the offense does.

[antame]

If Blackmon is available, he won't be, take him and don't even blink.

[ncmonzta]

DT or CB in the 1st

WR, Dwight Jones(UNC) in the 2nd

[panthers55]

Like others have said, it isn't a big need right now. Unless we pick up a guy in the first 3 picks, he isn't going to see the field this year so he won't be making an impact. Plus how many catches will a 4th receiver get at this point.

I don't know who we will pick at this point or who will shine at the combine, but I can see other guys who will be BPAs at positions of need rising above a wide receiver unless one drops alot and we can't pass them up.

[MHS831]

a draft thread? Here?

[MHS831]

DT or CB in the 1st

WR, Dwight Jones(UNC) in the 2nd

I think WR is a need, personally. SS is 33, our #2 is coming off knee surgery, Lafell is inconsistent (perhaps unfair to say) in that he has not produced long. Naanee is average to below average, and the others are unproven.

Smith needs to move to the slot to prolong his career and maximize his potential.

Jones is raw, but if he can separate, he will be good to great.

About DT: PLEASE No. Still is a one-year-wonder who underperformed for 2 years, and Brockers (a DT I see rising after the combine) is raw.

It would make more sense to take DeCastro, cut Wharton, and use the savings to sign a S and OLB.

[antame]

I think WR is a need' date=' personally. [/b'] SS is 33, our #2 is coming off knee surgery, Lafell is inconsistent (perhaps unfair to say) in that he has not produced long. Naanee is average to below average, and the others are unproven.

Smith needs to move to the slot to prolong his career and maximize his potential.

Jones is raw, but if he can separate, he will be good to great.

About DT: PLEASE No. Still is a one-year-wonder who underperformed for 2 years, and Brockers (a DT I see rising after the combine) is raw.

It would make more sense to take DeCastro, cut Wharton, and use the savings to sign a S and OLB.

Couldn't agree more.

[PantherPhann89]

B/C we need a CB more...much more!!!

[jtnc]

We could go the direction of NE with dominant TE's and good to serviceable WR's.

No disrespect to Shockey or Olsen but I wouldn't call them 'dominant' Hernandez and Gronkowski are playing on a whole different level. There are games where Olsen doesn't even catch a pass.

[beastson]

Which is why we need to put focus on our receivers. They're the down field threats

And stick to our run game as well

[jtnc]

Still don't agree with drafting a WR though, if we keep ignoring the d-line and secondary it's only gonna get worse. We have to fix those areas if we want to be successful this season.

[Marguide]

I think WR is a need, personally. SS is 33, our #2 is coming off knee surgery, Lafell is inconsistent (perhaps unfair to say) in that he has not produced long. Naanee is average to below average, and the others are unproven.

Smith needs to move to the slot to prolong his career and maximize his potential.

Jones is raw, but if he can separate, he will be good to great.

About DT: PLEASE No. Still is a one-year-wonder who underperformed for 2 years, and Brockers (a DT I see rising after the combine) is raw.

It would make more sense to take DeCastro, cut Wharton, and use the savings to sign a S and OLB.

I understand where you are coming from on WR #2. During training camp, I felt it was a need we had to address. Instead we went out and got Naanee (a #2 in name only, imo).

The situation is different now. LaFell came on strong at the end of the year. Gettis is coming back. While I would support a FA signing, we need to focus on D in the draft.

After watching the Giants' and 49ers' defensive lines, and Vince Wilfork's performance today, I really want to see us get a playmaker up front if possible. This defense would look much different with some interior pressure. We probably can't do everything we need to do in 1 offseason, but we have neglected adding top talent to our D for too long.

[beastson]

We do got a play maker by the name of C.J

Too many holes. OLB S and CB. Im iffy about DT

[Marguide]

We do got a play maker by the name of C.J

Too many holes. OLB S and CB. Im iffy about DT

Wouldn't Goldson from SF look nice at FS for us next year? Yeah, it's probably a pipe dream but safeties are relatively cheap compared to premium positions. It will be interesting to see what SF offers him.

Edit: I should have been clearer. Yes, CJ is a playmaker, but we need another at DT to see him reach his full potential.