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I agree as Calhoun & Spence could be had early in Round 2. I wouldn't try and get too cute by trading down too far and missing out on these guys.
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I agree as Calhoun & Spence could be had early in Round 2. I wouldn't try and get too cute by trading down too far and missing out on these guys.
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And even if we do trade back, and both guys get swiped, we could take Kentrell Brothers. First ~5-10 picks of round 2 is a perfect spot for him.
Altho Im probably biased. Id take Brothers at 29. Much like Bucannon was "overdrafted", hes turned into a star for us. I think Brothers can be the same.
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I'm the opposite, I'd take Spence at #29 because come draft time I feel Brothers will be more likely to be around when we pick in Round 2 than Spence. If Spence can run in the 4.6 range or better and answer the tough questions in the interviews, he goes no later than Round 1.
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The problem with relying so much with Buc at ILB is he's a bad matchup against the Panthers team because of his size. At some point if you want to win a title Keim is going to half to take that into consideration. We need a better ILB corp & DLine to knock them off. Carolina ain't going anywhere & neither is Seattle.
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I agree the D line needs to better. Specifically younger with more play makers.
I outline A'Shawn Robinson as our 1st round pick would be huge. And then if we got Kentrell Brothers in the 2nd, well my day would be made. That's a 1-2 punch that immediately fortifies our run D, and also enables CC to become more of a pass rusher again.
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The guy I like is Sheldon Rankins. This guy has stud written all over him as an inside pass rusher & can play 3-4 or 4-3. He's reminds me of John Randle
This is a very tough year and as has been the case in recent years the Cards are picking too late to get a sure thing. Several names in this thread are reasonable gambles. I think the Cards need to first determine which needs can be met in free agency. Certainly the O-line can. So the real focus is the defense. I think they stay the course with Bethel. Powers is likely gone. They can pick up 1 more CB in the draft or free agency. Safeties are deep enough with or without Johnson. So it's the front 7 that needs focus. I'd love to think they'd sign a big FA, but they'll get outbid. They need to get someone at DE that can produce Dockett-like presure. Finally they need 2 OLBs. They need to move up in round 1 to about 18-20 to improve their odds. They should take another with their next pick. They also need a return man. Keim will fill in the holes. I'd like to add an ILB, but they can't fix everything.
