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Originally Posted by TEX
Only if Williams can play LB or CB. We need to draft all defense. This on's pretty simple.  |
Just ask the scRams how to miss on impact players when you focus on one side of the ball and do not take the best player available. Take a look at round 1 of the 2001 draft where they were desperate for "defensive" help and sacrificed their draft to that end.
1 1 Atlanta Falcons
(from San Diego) Michael Vick QB Virginia Tech
2 2 Arizona Cardinals Leonard Davis OT Texas
3 3 Cleveland Browns Gerard Warren DT Florida
4 4 Cincinnati Bengals Justin Smith DE Missouri
5 5 San Diego Chargers
(from Atlanta) LaDainian Tomlinson HB TCU
6 6 New England Patriots Richard Seymour DT Georgia
7 7 San Francisco 49ers
(from Seattle) Andre Carter DE California
8 8 Chicago Bears David Terrell WR Michigan
9 9 Seattle Seahawks
(from San Francisco) Koren Robinson WR North Carolina St.
10 10 Green Bay Packers
(from Seattle) Jamal Reynolds DE Florida St.
11 11 Carolina Panthers Dan Morgan ILB Miami (FL)
12 12 St. Louis Rams
(from Kansas City) Damione Lewis DT Miami (FL)
13 13 Jacksonville Jaguars Marcus Stroud DT Georgia
14 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(from Buffalo) Kenyatta Walker OT Florida
15 15 Washington Redskins Rod Gardner WR Clemson
16 16 New York Jets
(from Pittsburgh) Santana Moss WR Miami (FL)
17 17 Seattle Seahawks
(from Green Bay) Steve Hutchinson OG Michigan
18 18 Detroit Lions Jeff Backus OT Michigan
19 19 Pittsburgh Steelers
(from New York Jets) Casey Hampton DT Texas
20 20 St. Louis Rams Adam Archuleta S Arizona St.
21 21 Buffalo Bills
(from Tampa Bay) Nate Clements CB Ohio St.
22 22 New York Giants
(from Indianapolis) Will Allen CB Syracuse
23 23 New Orleans Saints Deuce McAllister HB Ole Miss
24 24 Denver Broncos Willie Middlebrooks CB Minnesota
25 25 Philadelphia Eagles Freddie Mitchell WR UCLA
26 26 Miami Dolphins Jamar Fletcher CB Wisconsin
27 27 Minnesota Vikings Michael Bennett HB Wisconsin
28 28 Oakland Raiders Derrick Gibson S Florida St.
29 29 St. Louis Rams
(from Tennessee) Ryan Pickett DT Ohio St.
30 30 Indianapolis Colts
(from New York Giants) Reggie Wayne WR Miami (FL)
31 31 Baltimore Ravens Todd Heap TE Arizona
Round 2 had the likes of Drew Brees, Alge Crumpler, Chad Johnson, Fred Smoot, Chris Chambers, and Travis Henry.
STL took Tommy Polley with our 2nd round pick that year when Smoot was still on the board.
Almost all of the players taken by STL are a bust! It just goes to show, in order to build a solid team with depth you have to draft the best player. If that means drafting two WR's back to back then so be it. That position will be solidified for years!