Your reaction if we go DBs in the first couple rounds?

[scarface]

I really want Lee, Matthews, Benjamin or Robinson @ WR, but something like Calvin Pryor in the 1st and [CB]Kyle Fuller in the 2nd sounds pretty damn nice to me. 

[carolinarolls]

I would not be mad if we went at least one DB.  IF we went two it better be because our board fell that way with BPA.

 

Corners are probably the 4th or 5th most sought after position for any team.  Everybody should have at least one guy they feel can take away the other teams best WR.

 

With the love affair with huge fast TE's you really need two or at least one great one and another guy that can spy a Graham-type.

 

This does not seem likely however based on what we have now.  Granted if Hardy walks that could change,but as it stands now, you pressure with the front four, fill with athletic playmakers at linebacker,  plug n play DB's behind that big rush, and bank on the pressure to let average cover guys make big plays.  If we are lucky enough to get some guys back there who happen to have a good balance between discipline and aggression with this approach, it can be a good gamble.  That is how the "bend don't break" approach works without having to play too much umbrella "prevent".  To me, we are much closer to fielding a team with this philosophy than one that is all of a sudden gonna dare you to throw the ball on them at all based solely on coverage.  Plus, with our cap situation and needs along offensive line as well as at flanker it just does not seem likely.

 

That said,  all this could change. I know this is kind of a cop out answer but if we lose Hardy, dependent on what we get in return, there may be all sorts of scenarios that become possible.

 

Smart  GM's like options.  I think Gett is a very smart guy with plenty of experience to navigate just about whatever goes down.  In addition to that feather in our cap, this draft is pretty deep.  There is a decent chance that whoever is disappointed by the first picks can end up pleasantly surprised by what we get in the middle rounds.

 

I'm optimistic.

[SevenSixes]