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SBN Mock Draft: Pick No. 27


No. 27

Pick by And The Valley Shook

Dwayne Bowe
Wide Receiver
LSU

Our guest picker for the New Orleans Saints is GeauxTigers, the man behind the SBN LSU Tigers blog, And The Valley Shook. Coincidence?? Here's his transcribed deposition:

Were I not the LSU blogger, I don't think I'd have to offer much justification at all for this selection. I absolutely HATE being the "homer" and I would much prefer to go defense with our first pick, but here's the bottom line: I think Bowe is the best player still available by a fair margin, and regardless of how well our offense performed last year, a solid WR is a big need for us at present. Neither Devery Henderson nor Terrance Copper have proven to be legitimate #2 WRs (just ask Steeler fans, who saw Copper's dropsies first hand while we tried to mount a last minute drive at Pittsburgh last year), and the declining Joe Horn has sold his services to the devil Falcons, robbing us of at least some measure of reliability downfield.

I tried my best to pry Darrell Jackson out of the Seahawks' hands, which would have been ideal. While this pick would have been involved in that trade, I'd planned on packaging my second-rounder with another pick I'd have acquired (perhaps less) to move up in the second round and take a CB like Marcus McCauley or some defensive line help. Unfortunately, my initial offer was as high as I was willing to go, and included a conditional pick in 2008 based on Jackson's production, but apparently the Hawks got a better offer and my proposal fell through. (Thanks for reminding me: Dudes, we got a deal? I'll throw in Pacman Jones' personal counselor for free! -- Ed.)

It's plainly evident the Saints need help in the secondary. But with Hall, Revis, Ross, Houston, and the Character/Mr. Versatility guy (Weddle) gone, I had to default to other needs. I considered LB Lawrence Timmons, "tweener" DE/LB Anthony Spencer, T Justin Blalock, and even WR Dwayne Jarrett, but I don't think I'd be alone in asserting that Bowe is the superior talent of that bunch, and we need a dependable receiver every bit as much as we need front seven or offensive line help. At that point it comes down to nothing more than selecting the best talent.

Of course no writeup about Dwayne Bowe would be complete without mentioning the wonders of Lasik Surgery. His junior season (2005) was plagued with dropped balls coming at the most inopportune times (homer note: thankfully, we beat Alabama anyway!), but an offseason lasik procedure appears to have completely cured that problem. Bowe turned in a stellar 2006 and racked up 12 TDs (tops in the SEC) and nearly 1,000 yards, stats that while not exceptional were impressive in an LSU offense that had plenty of other weapons to share the load.

Bowe won't be a deep threat - we've got Devery Henderson handling that job (by far the NFL's leader in yards per catch last year at 23.3) - but what he most certainly will do is give Drew Brees another dependable option on the intermediate routes downfield in the event Marques Colston gets slapped with double coverage, not to mention adding the solid blocking skills that come in so handy on the myriad swing/screen routes to Reggie Bush. Absent a money tight end, this shores up the Saints' offense for the foreseeable future.

New England is on the clock for their second 1st-round choice. Pats Pulpit is due to check in with their office-lunch to-go order anytime now.

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RE: "I think Bowe is the best player still available by a fair margin"

I don't entirely disagree with the pick, but this statement really makes it sound like a homer pick. I think the Saints could probably use more help on D than on O. Bowe is a good value pick here, but to say he is so much better than everyone else that you have to pick him screams homer, especially when the Saints could use a lot of help on D.

by DrKlopek on Apr 11, 2007 5:46 PM PDT   0 recs

Typical
Funny how you entirely disregard the fact that I actually tried to trade the pick to get Darrell Jackson, instead of sticking with the LSU guy.

Anyway, I went into detail about my relative indifference between front seven needs and WR need; secondary is a concern and all the guys I wanted were gone. Trading didn't work, so I went with BPA.

by GeauxTigers on Apr 11, 2007 10:49 PM PDT   0 recs

Typical of what?
You brought up the homer idea, so I just addressed it. I don't think its a terrible pick caused by a homer opinion. The only homer statement I think you made is implying that Bowe is so much better than the other players available, and that is completely normal from a fan of his college team. There is nothing wrong with the evaluation of him or the pick itself, but the simple statement that he is that much better than the rest of the players left is a homer statement. Its not like Calvin Johnson fell to this slot and you simply have to take him because he is a top five or ten talent that just happened to fall this far for some reason. This is about where Bowe should be looked at and is a good, but not outstanding, value here. The pick is fine.

by DrKlopek on Apr 12, 2007 9:08 AM PDT   0 recs

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