“If you think I’m worth that much, why didn’t you give me that in the FIRST place? If I take it, I have to walk around here knowing that the boss looks at me and thinks he’s paying me too much. No, I’m going to go. Whaddya MEAN you’re not paying me my unused vacation???”

All my ex-employers love respect remember me.

Just kidding. Are you kidding me?

It’ll have to be addressed in the draft.

here’s 2010

He came to us when we were a 3-13 Hurricane ravaged team. That worked out pretty nicely for both us and him. Some guys aren’t afraid of going to rebuilding projects, and he should be given credit for being willing to do so. Not insulted by saying “he’s given up on himself, sadly”

We all know Fujita’s character. He has right to secure a future for himself financially, and it’s arrogant to think that our favorite team is necessarily everyone’s favorite team. If you think he’s given up on himself, how do you explain him coming here when we were 3-13. Or have you forgotten those days already?

But you’re right.

Woops I was typing very fast.

do we really want this?

OLB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
For as well as Weatherspoon worked out on the field and for as much as his “character” is praised within the Missouri program, he has turned off a number of decision makers just as much with his outlandish, look-at-me, loudmouth personality and has been criticized for worrying too much about his image and post-football career aspirations before he has accomplished anything in the National Football League. “He never shuts up,” one top executive said. “He was the loudest guy in the room for the bench press. He gives me a headache. I think he is full of (it). It’s all about himself. I don’t want him in my locker room.”

I can’t imagine the dropoff from Fujita to either one of those guys rendering the position upgrade IMPERATIVE. That being said, there is (and already was) a considerable amount of room for improvement.

(Rita, when asked by Mickey if he could drop a ton of dough on Fujita)

I want Dekoda Watson. Some sites have him projected as a 4th rounder, which could be a steal if you look at his skill set compared to our needs. He absolutely tore it up at the combine.

OLB Eric Norwood, South Carolina

Entered the Combine with questions about where he would play, having appeared less instinctive playing on his feet than when he lined up with his hand on the ground to rush the passer on third downs, but he moved around very well in drills and despite measuring barely above 6-feet flat, he did have among the longest arms of any linebacker at 33 3/8 inches and should have a very safe landing spot potentially in the second round in an aggressive "30" front such as the Steelers or Ravens.

Source: Yahoo.com

ie. He’d be better in a 3-4 scheme, and his coverage skills are no where near his blitzing skills… when he starts with his hand on the ground.

ie. He’s a small, fast DE.

If that’s what you want (as you’ve said), so be it… but, but he doesn’t appear to be a 4-3 OLB, like we need.

I agree with this. I still think Norwood brings more to the table in the areas we lack, but now that Fujita’s gone, I’m not so sure we can afford to spend a first day pick on a player who might not work out to be an every down player. In other words, we may not have that luxury. If I knew a little bit more about Arnoux, then I might feel better sticking to my guns and going for the b****-to-the-wall to be used situationally and brought up to speed as a starter. The fact that we run both a 3-4 and a 4-3 eases that anxiety a little, but it’s probably best to start thinking full time WILL, as I’d like to avoid seeing Troy Evans anywhere but on special teams.

That would be superb. And I don’t throw around that adjective lightly.

Depends on the situation, i.e., down and distance. On top of which, the Saints play the 3-4 quite a bit also. That means every player in their front seven is not being used optimally, at some point or another. While that “hybrid” ideology causes problems for opposing QBs, it doesn’t exactly lend itself to the conventional wisdom that the eleven best overall defensive players will comprise our starting lineup. You either have to come up 24 or so supremely versatile guys that excel in EVERY scheme you run (which is pretty much impossible, based on the scarcity of such players), or compromise by going the specialization route (which is pretty much what they’ve been doing). I personally don’t think they blitz enough with their OLBs, specifically when they’re in the 3-4, but also in general.