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re: 2013 NFL Draft -- Saints Mock Draft Compliation

Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:29 pm to
Posted by LooseCannon22282
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Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:29 pm to
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I think this- Give any 22 year old (like Ellis in 2008) a guaranteed $19.5 million and you better know if they have the drive and dedication to excel at the highest level. Someone as skilled as he could certainly perform at less than 100% and still collect the money. Hell, he has collected over $33million being on a more bad than good defense while here. If he never plays a down in his life again he is set (unless he Vince Young's it).


good point. I hadn't thought about that..he signed well before they agreed on the new rookie wage scale.

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My opinion is that the head and character of these guys is the as important, or possibly more so, than the athletic performance.


Floyd is a player who has good character. At least according to what they have to say about him from Scouts Inc.

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You have players that outperform their draft contracts substantially (like Graham). They usually get an early long term deal to somewhat makeup in compensation (like Colston). The bad part is that when they underperform the team is in essence stuck with them cuz they don't wanna take the cap hit. There should be more recourse to deal with those who take the money and run.


I guess it is all just a hit or miss type of situation. Good thing for us, Colston had another productive season. And look at what happened with Carl Nicks. He takes a nice lucrative deal with Tampa Bay but goes down with an injury.


Anyway, consider me a big fan of Floyd. It looks like he'll go before our pick but I'd love to get him. I guess I'm just not as high on some of the other OLB's that would be available at #15. Mingo is interesting and so is Ansah but I can't get hyped up about Dion Jordan.

Posted by blueslover
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Posted on 2/20/13 at 2:10 pm to
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I can't get hyped up about Dion Jordan.

a lot more opportunity the next few days

Walter update
New Orleans Saints: Dion Jordan, DE/OLB, Oregon
The Saints fired Steve Spagnuolo and announced that they are moving to a 3-4 defense. A new scheme doesn't mean they'll be able to fix their old problems, however. They still need to find a top pass-rusher to make things easier for an overmatched secondary. Dion Jordan makes a ton of sense here as one of the top prospects available.

*** OTHER 2013 NFL DRAFT POSSIBILITIES: ***

1. Barkevious Mingo or Jarvis Jones, DE/OLB - More pass-rushing options for the Saints' new 3-4.

2. Johnathan Hankins, NT - Brodrick Bunkley is currently slated to be the team's nose tackle. New Orleans may not view him as a viable option for the position. If that's the case, Johnathan Hankins will be considered.
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