re: Who Is Your 3RD RD Pick? Any #59's still around?

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Don't really care about this too much. Granted, my understanding of the condition is very limited, but with Clark, it really only seems to affect him in Denver. If that's the case, not a factor IMO. If Denver was in our division, that would be a different story.

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In any other year I would agree with you as well but because of how the events of this offseason has transpired so far, I feel a bit differently in this situation.

Think about it for a second. Depending on the player suspensions & the date of this season's game at Denver, the defense may be short handed already. That would make for a all available hands on deck scenerio as to where all available defensive personnel will be used.

Don't forget the element of Denver's thin air as well. There will be a need for a heavy rotation along the defensive line because those big guys will be gassed if they are required to take too many snaps. Having a player on this year's defense who could possibily have to miss a game that has nothing to due with the "bounty" suspensions isn't a luxury that the 2012 Saints team can't afford.

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In any other year I would agree with you as well but because of how the events of this offseason has transpired so far, I feel a bit differently in this situation.

Think about it for a second. Depending on the player suspensions & the date of this season's game at Denver, the defense may be short handed already. That would make for a all available hands on deck scenerio as to where all available defensive personnel will be used.

Don't forget the element of Denver's thin air as well. There will be a need for a heavy rotation along the defensive line because those big guys will be gassed if they are required to take too many snaps. Having a player on this year's defense who could possibily have to miss a game that has nothing to due with the "bounty" suspensions isn't a luxury that the 2012 Saints team can't afford

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I get your point, and I think it's valid.

I'm also just not very sold on Johnson. So I'm hoping we draft someone else.

This is a long post, I know, but to help out with a list, this is everyone that CBS sports has listed with a possible 3rd round grade.

I've bolded everyone that has either been already discussed or that I like as a target - let me know if I missed anyone.

Overall rank / Name / Position / Position Rank / School / Classification / Ht. / Wt. / Proj. Draft Round

59 Bruce Irvin OLB 7 West Virginia Sr 6-3 245 2-3
60 Ben Jones C 2 Georgia Sr 6-2 303 2-3
61 Kelechi Osemele OG 5 Iowa State rSr 6-6 333 2-3
62 Billy Winn DE 8 Boise State rSr 6-4 294 2-3
63 Isaiah Pead RB 5 Cincinnati Sr 5-10 197 2-3
64 *Ronnell Lewis OLB 8 Oklahoma Jr 6-2 253 2-3
65 *Mohamed Sanu WR 8 Rutgers Jr 6-2 211 2-3
66 Harrison Smith SS 2 Notre Dame rSr 6-2 213 2-3
67 George Iloka FS 1 Boise State Sr 6-4 225 2-3
68 Brandon Boykin CB 9 Georgia Sr 5-09 182 2-3
69 Brian Quick WR 9 Appalachian State rSr 6-4 220 2-3
70 Kirk Cousins QB 5 Michigan State rSr 6-3 214 2-3
71 *Bobby Massie OT 6 Mississippi Jr 6-6 316 2-3
72 Tyrone Crawford DE 9 Boise State Sr 6-4 285 2-3
73 Chris Polk RB 6 Washington Sr 5-11 215 2-3
74 Josh Chapman DT 8 Alabama rSr 6-1 316 2-3
75 Mitchell Schwartz OT 7 California rSr 6-5 318 2-3
76 Dwight Bentley CB 10 La.-Lafayette Sr 5-10 182 2-3
77 *LaMichael James RB 7 Oregon rJr 5-08 194 2-3
78 Mike Martin DT 9 Michigan Sr 6-1 306 2-3
79 Trumaine Johnson CB 11 Montana Sr 6-2 204 2-3
80 Sean Spence OLB 9 Miami (Fla.) Sr 5-11 231 3
81 *Brock Osweiler QB 6 Arizona State Jr 6-7 242 3
82 Josh Kaddu OLB 10 Oregon Sr 6-3 239 3
83 James Brown OG 6 Troy rSr 6-3 306 3
84 Brandon Mosley OT 8 Auburn Sr 6-6 314 3
85 *Brandon Washington OG 7 Miami (Fla.) Jr 6-3 320 3
86 *Bernard Pierce RB 8 Temple Jr 6-0 218 3
87 Nigel Bradham OLB 11 Florida State Sr 6-2 241 3
88 Leonard Johnson CB 12 Iowa State Sr 5-10 196 3
89 Markelle Martin FS 2 Oklahoma State rSr 6-1 207 3
90 Senio Kelemete OG 8 Washington Sr 6-4 307 3
91 Demario Davis OLB 12 Arkansas State rSr 6-2 235 3
92 Mychal Kendricks ILB 3 California Sr 5-11 240 3
93 Greg Childs WR 10 Arkansas Sr 6-3 219 3
94 Chase Minnifield CB 13 Virginia rSr 5-10 183 3
95 *Orson Charles TE 3 Georgia Jr 6-3 251 3
96 *Robert Turbin RB 9 Utah State rJr 5-10 222 3
97 Marvin Jones WR 11 California Sr 6-2 199 3
98 Alameda Ta'amu DT 10 Washington Sr 6-3 348 3
99 Omar Bolden CB 14 Arizona State rSr 5-10 202 3
100 *Ronnie Hillman RB 10 San Diego State rSo 5-09 200 3
101 Nick Toon WR 12 Wisconsin rSr 6-2 215 3
102 Ladarius Green TE 4 La.-Lafayette Sr 6-6 238 3
103 Matt McCants OT 9 UAB rSr 6-6 308 3
104 Cam Johnson DE 10 Virginia Sr 6-3 268 3
105 Antonio Allen SS 3 South Carolina rSr 6-1 210 3
106 Kheeston Randall DT 11 Texas Sr 6-5 293 3
107 Michael Brewster C 3 Ohio State Sr 6-2 312 3-4
108 Russell Wilson QB 7 Wisconsin rSr 5-11 204 3-4
109 Trenton Robinson FS 3 Michigan State Sr 5-10 195 3-4
110 Keenan Robinson OLB 13 Texas rSr 6-3 242 3-4
111 Michael Egnew TE 5 Missouri Sr 6-5 252 3-4
112 Tony Bergstrom OT 10 Utah Sr 6-5 313 3-4
113 Brandon Brooks OG 9 Miami (Ohio) rSr 6-5 346 3-4
114 Cyrus Gray RB 11 Texas A&M Sr 5-10 206 3-4
115 Kyle Wilber OLB 14 Wake Forest rSr 6-4 249 3-4
116 Malik Jackson DE 11 Tennessee Sr 6-5 284 3-4
117 James-Michael Johnson ILB 4 Nevada rSr 6-1 241 3-4
118 *Marcus Forston DT 12 Miami (Fla.) rJr 6-1 301 3-4
119 Chris Rainey RB 12 Florida rSr 5-08 180 3-4
120 Casey Hayward CB 15 Vanderbilt Sr 5-11 185 3-4
121 Jeff Allen OT 11 Illinois Sr 6-4 307 3-4
122 Rishard Matthews WR 13 Nevada Sr 6-0 217 3-4
123 Josh Norman CB 16 Coastal Carolina Sr 6-0 197 3-4
124 Juron Criner WR 14 Arizona Sr 6-3 224 3-4

Can David play WLB? If so he would be a nice compliment to Lofton.

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79 Trumaine Johnson CB 11 Montana Sr 6-2 204 2-3

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Now this guy is really intriguing. During his combine workouts, he showed tight hips which will limit his ability to quickly change directions trying to cover smaller, quicker receivers especially in the slot.

On the other hand though, his workouts & highlight films shows someone who has excellent ball skills. Mike Mayock projects Johnson to be a safety in the NFL. His combination of size, speed & ball hawking ability would make him an outstanding safety, imo.

I love to see Johnson in Black & Gold as a possible future replacement for Roman Harper who we all know has his issues in coverage. With the explosion at the tight end position across the league, I believe Johnson provides the type of athlete who can match up well with pass catching tight ends. Teaming him up with Malcolm Jenkins could potentially allow the Saints defense to have the best tandem of any back end in the league.

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102 Ladarius Green TE 4 La.-Lafayette Sr 6-6 238 3

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I love this guy, maybe just maybe we can pull this off

I like Ronnell Lewis if he would fall that far. I like Irvin too, but he is more of a project

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What about Mike Martin, DT out of Michigan?

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Saw him at a Senior Bowl practice a few months ago. His effort really stood out to me, he didn't seem to take any plays off. Didn't notice him getting knocked off balance that much. In the one-on-one drills he mainly faced the Ohio St. center(Brewster) who he was familiar with.