Saintaholic's mock off-season - version 1.0

dome patrol said

Like it or not this is more realistic than 99% of the ideas you'll read on here. I have a feeling people are going to be very dissapointed once FA comes to an end. It's simply not realistic to go after players like Briggs and Samuels in one off season.

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I too would be underwhelmed by this off-season but we both know that this is typically how off-seasons work. I would definitely like to see us go after an Asante Samuel or Briggs but you and I both know, that would be very un-Saint like. I just can't see the team forking over an $80+ million contract with over $25 million in bonuses to a player like Samuel and I also don't know if I see them paying out the wazoo for a Briggs either.

canuckredux said

Derrick Harvey in the 2nd? The guy's a potential top-10 pick. If, by some unbelievable chance he fell out of the first round, most of the teams picking ahead of us in the 2nd run a 3-4, for which he'd be a perfect fit. HIGHLY unlikely he falls. We might not even be able to get him at 10. The Patriots and Bengals are probably both looking at him.

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No chance Harvey goes top 10...He is late first round at best in my opinion. His lower body and lack of power dictates he won't be top 10 material. He is a third down pass rush specialist at best right now in the NFL. This is just MY opinion of course.

You're right though, it would be a gift for him to be there by the time we pick in round 2 but much stranger things have occurred in drafts over the years. Good call on the point about the 3-4 teams ahead of us in round 2 though. I never thought of that and it would be hard-pressed for him to get through that gauntlet undrafted.