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FatiusJeebs said

Wow.....this is basically the after-effects of dealing with the quality that Jason David produced for us. We have gone literally insane over DRC. Granted the guy DOES look good and I would not mind him at 10 either but man....talk about panic!! (At least that is what this feels like.) I think some of this is also due to the fact that since we just signed 2 veteran studs at the LB position that all the LB talk has dwindled down a bit. Its almost like there is not much room for Rivers talk but we are all scared poopless that we will have to deal with David again so......HIT THE PANIC BUTTON and bring up 3,000 DRC threads.

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Man, I think you just hit the nail on the head.

Don't get me wrong, above all else I am a Saints fan, have been for almost 25 years. If we select DRC and he turns into a Champ Bailey-type corner, then you won't find anyone happier that we took him. But, and it's a major but, I have this gut feeling that he won't pan out. Call it being cautious for past failures or whatever you want but historically, linebackers are the first defenders to get on the field and produce. That is basically my main disagreement with us taking a corner, no matter which one, in the first. This organization has shown a hesitance on playing young cornerbacks, evidenced by last year when David was struggling so bad and he never came out, even though Usama was waiting in the wings. The window for success in the NFL is so small, especially for a franchise that has a hard time attracting top-tier free agents, to win that we can't afford to use a Top-10 selection on someone who won't see the field in his first season. Now if we take a CB in the second, someone like Cason, I am all for it. But let's get a bonafide FIRST YEAR starter in round one. And to all you DRC fans, we all would rather the Saints win than have them draft 'our favorite draft prospect' right? So just ease up on the people that don't see him as the savior of our defense, okay?