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[Mecca]

Originally Posted by melbar

Your probably right, but if for some reason P and H dont like either QB who do we draft? One of the 3 or 4 OT's? Orakpo? Who is the next best option is my question.

Then you take Malcolm Jenkins....

If they take Orakpo I will lose my mind.

[melbar]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Then you take Malcolm Jenkins....

If they take Orakpo I will lose my mind.

No doubt there.

I like Jenkins. I just like Curry better. Just my oppinion, but we have 2 up and coming young corners and even average CB's can look a lot better with a strong front 7. I know that Curry didnt do a lot of pass rushing and we'll have to get more push up front, but we cant solve all of our problems in one pick. Here's why I like Curry IF we dont go QB.

We dont tackle well. Curry is an excellent tackler.
We dont have attitude on D. Curry is a big hitter.
We dont stop the run. Curry plays the gaps well and is stout against the run.
He also had `15 tackles behind the line last year.
We dont have playmakers. He had 3 ints for TD's last year. There's just an
intangeable there to be around the ball and do
something with it.
We are old and get injured a lot at LB. Curry hasnt missed any time in 4 years at college.

Now dont get me wrong on this next statement but, the big dig has been that Curry doesnt have the sack numbers. I would submit this:
Ray Lewis is probably the Best LB in the league and is the heart of a great Defense. Ray hasnt had more than 3.5 sacks since he had 4 in '97.

I'm not saying he's Ray, I'm just saying that you dont have to be the guy getting sacks to have a huge impact on a D. Ray wouldnt be Ray if guys werent putting pressure on the QB up front either, but there are some of the same qualities and i think poor LB play has been the major problem with our D.
Anyway, that is my thought process. Fire away.