Do what it takes to move up for Eric Berry. A great all-around Safety will be a PREMIUM position in the next decade as the NFL higher-ups want the NFL to become even more of a passing league.
Eric Berry has the potential to be the best safety who ever played the game.
The Saints add Safety Darren Sharper last off season.. All of a sudden their defense improves immensely and they win the Super Bowl.
Ed Reed means a hell of a lot to that Ravens defense.. When QB's go into a stadium to face Ed Reed, believe you me, they fear the guy.. And all it takes is a tenth of a second of hesitation from a QB and Ed Reed owns you and your team.. It's over.
Polamalu goes down with injury this past season, and the great Steelers defense resembled the crappy Dolphins defense we have cried over the past 8 months... when Polamalu went down the Steelers D looked like melted Steel... they got TOTALLY torched!!!! THAT is NO Coincidence !!
Ronnie Lott won 4 super bowls with the 49ers.. A STAPLE of their defense and one of only 4 players who played on those 4 super bowl teams while Montana was there.. Ronnie Lott, an 8-time First-Team All Pro, and 10-time Pro Bowler.. A total leader and champion. Eric Berry can mean that to our defense.
Brian Dawkins goes to the Broncos last year.. All of a sudden he plays awesome at safety trying to prove the Eagles made a mistake, and the Broncos go to the 8th best defense in the NFL after being ranked 27th the year before.. I know they added Mike Nolan, but Dawkins was the lynchpin of that defense when you listen to Broncos players.
The Colts defense looked like total crap 4 years ago during the regular season while Bob Sanders was out hurt... They ranked in the 20's in defense and dead last in run defense... Sanders, a Pro Bowl safety, comes back for the playoffs, and the Colts look like juggernauts defensively... and they go on to win the Super Bowl soon afterwards.
I can go on and on and on.. I only gave a few examples.. But I am telling you, having a COMPLETE safety with great range means A LOT to a defense and it's success... especially the way the NFL is going, becoming more and more of a passing league..
Eric Berry is my #1 on my board... adding him is like adding 3 great players to your defense.... that's how influential a GENERATIONAL safety like an Eric Berry is to your defense.
You do what it takes to trade up, and add a GENERATIONAL talent like Eric Berry at safety to your defense over the next 10+ years... ask questions later.. But you do it.
End of story.