[jjnunley]

1. Eric Berry-Safety-Tennessee- Fits our biggest need on Defense and is compared to Ed Reed. If needed could play either safety spot.

2a. Cam Thomas-NT-North Carolina- Fills a void at NT but also plays at 335 which will make him an every down NT. "Mount" Cody will only be a 2 down NT at 360.

Now that gives us 2 defensive players that fill HUGE needs for us.
Now comes time to help out the offense.

2b. Brandon LaFell-WR-LSU- Big and fast. Could easily challenge Bowe for the #1 spot in 2 or 3 years.

3. Jordan Shipley-WR-Texas- If he is compared to Wes Welker then he is good enough for me as a 3rd round pick. Plus he has KR/PR ability. That would give us 3 young receivers with great potential.

4. Eric Olsen-C-Notre Dame- Yes he played at Notre Dame who finished 6-6 but thats why he could be a good fit. Charlie Weis knows him and what he can do.

Now thats 5 players that will start or could possibly start\battle for a starting spot before the pre-season or in the pre-season.

5a. Toby Gerhart-Stanford-RB\Montario Hardesty-Tennessee-RB- Gerhart is the bruiser that could give Charles a breather and block on 3rd and long but Montario who is slightly lighter in weight could also give Charles a breather but be a 3rd down receiver at RB. Pick your poison.

5b. Demaryius Thomas-WR-Georgia Tech- Big guy who will be a project. Great blocker coming out of GT. Also a big receiver in the red zone.

5c. Sean Canfield-QB-Oregon State- Scott Pioli grabs another late round QB to develop under Weis.

Everyone thinks the defense was our biggest disappointment last season and that is completely wrong. If our offense could have stayed on the field for more than 5 minutes at a time our defense wouldn’t have looked so bad. Yes our defense wasn’t very good but with the addition of Berry and Thomas our defense is 5 or 6 spots better in the NFL power rankings.