re: Blues Mock 3 Pre Combine

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Funny but I'm 180 from where your at with Mingo. I love his speed and ability to bend to get to the QBfrom the edge.
It was his ability to shed a lineman once engaged and coverage that i thought he could improve on.
I hope he is there at 15.

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Would be happy with Mingo for sure, but I feel better about Jordan. I just think he will be the better player. All remains to be seen though.

Philip Lutzenkirchen late would be sick. He is excellent as a blocker, and a good all around player. Payton could do some interesting things with he and Graham in some double tight sets.

Jefferson in the later rounds would be awesome, I remember seeing him around the ball a lot in his days at OU

What would you say if instead of this

SAINTS #106, 4th Rd
S Tony Jefferson Oklahoma

We did this

SAINTS #106, 4th Rd
CB Tyrann Mathieu Amsterdam


P.S. heres mine...

1.Kansas City Chiefs:Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
2.Jacksonville Jaguars: Star Lotulelei, NT, Utah
3.Oakland Raiders: Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida
4.Philadelphia Eagles: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
5.Detroit Lions: Ezekiel Ansah, DE/OLB, BYU
6.Cleveland Browns: Damontre Moore, DE/OLB, Texas A&M
7.Arizona Cardinals: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
8.Buffalo Bills: Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
9. New York Jets: Bjoern Werner, DE/OLB, Florida State
10.Tennessee Titans: DeMarcus Milliner, CB, Alabama
11.San Diego Chargers: Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU
12.Miami Dolphins: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
13.Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
14.Carolina Panthers: Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas
15.New Orleans Saints: Dion Jordan, DE/OLB, Oregon

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I'd say I would give a shite. No thanks.

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Unless they pick up a QB in FA then I still say they reach big time and take Geno.

I'm very strong that they will pickup someone. If not, they could get one at #34 or trade up from #34. Kinda like LT here. I can't imagine heading to the draft with only Charles Brown on the roster as the only OT that has any LT reps.

New Chiefs GM John Dorsey is adamant about taking the best available player regardless of position at No. 1 overall this year.
"I know of no other philosophy," added Dorsey. "You spent all those months as a group staying true to your board, and all of a sudden you have to jump a player because of positional needs? I don't think you do that. We have proven you don't do that." While the franchise's biggest need is a starting QB, NFL.com's Gil Brandt doesn't rank a single quarterback in the top-25 prospects this season.
LINK worth a read

That draft would be fricking awesome, that's why I think it might be a tad aggressive (pipe dream)

I would take it as is right now even though I worry a little about Geathers (I still have Sullivan nightmares)

3rd Rd 4 year deals for less than $3million are a lot less risky than $33million ones to fatasses like Sedrick Ellis or Sullivan.

Oh Blues, don't tease us. This would be about as great a draft as we could possibly have.

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Mingo is going to get absolutely swallowed up by NFL OTs. It will be hard to watch. I want zero part of him in Black and Gold.

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Just as many say the same thing about Jordan. I defer to the Saints staff in who they choose or don't choose. It may be more art and luck to drafting than skill and science. Aldon Smith and Bruce Irvin are the latest examples of players that were reached for that panned out as pass rushers. It is a highly valued commodity in the ever increasing pass happy NFL.