re: So I'm thinking we need to go OT with our first pick

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Zombie, I somewhat respect you as a poster

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I'll take it

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1) What range do you think we will be drafting? 15-20? Higher/lower?

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The way things are going, anywhere from 7-9 to 9-7 seems likely. Sadly not high enough to get an impact defensive player, but low enough to get a piece to help us improve. O-linemen can come in quickly and help a team out.

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2) What offensive lineman project as first rounders in that range?

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I honestly don't know. Plenty of time left to evaluate prospects and see who actually comes out

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3) Are they better than Strief, Bushrod & Brown?

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At the moment they are drafted? Possibly. All three of those players are nothing special, with Brown being the old one who has "potential" based on his grade when he was drafted.

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4) What about tying up so much salary in 4 offensive lineman?

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All the more reason to draft your line then trying to sign one in FA. We've drafted our oline, and they are okay, but not that great.

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5) Is this an over reaction to one season of unfortunate injuries at one spot? i) didn't we over reach at RB when PT and Ivory got hurt and now we have what some say is too many running backs?

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It may seem that way, but I've had an issue with the o-line for a while now. They get physically dominated too easily. Also, one can never have too many good linemen

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6) Why not get a proven OT in FA? ie Jake Long

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Big money right there. And will probably get tagged by the dolphins

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7) How do you justify taking an OT over a defensive player if you are looking at positions over BPA? i) aren't Strief, Brown and Bushrod more adequate at OT than what we have at DT, OLB and DE?

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All comes down to where the Saints rank the players. I'm paying we get our 2nd rounder back. I definitely think we go BPA, and it wouldn't shock me if a lineman is there we covet.

Bushrod is a UFA i believe. DLP is a RFA. So they'll have some decisions to make.