re: Thoughts on the Leonhard situation and how it affects Harper/the Draft

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How in the hell can you say in any realm of reality that safety is more important than OLB or LT going into this year's draft?

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Well Harper only has one year left. And when I originally posted I was under the impression that it would save 3.6 mill if post June 1, so I was hoping to use that to address the tackle spot with a vet like McKinnie in FA. If still available after June 1. Top tackle that would be available to us at 15 or later would be Fluker because None of the big 3 will be there. Don't know how I'd feel about him coming in and being an immediate starter, so I'd rather go tackle in the 3rd (or 2nd if we trade back) since this years class is pretty deep. There's rumors swirling that the Dolphins are trying to trade up and grab the Raiders 3rd pick to get Fisher or Johnson because they don't see the the remaining one (presumably Johnson) getting past both Arizona and San Diego.