I cant see Nick going OL early. It has become sort of the popular thing on this board to blame the OL, and talk about fixing the OL and OL this.. OL that.. but to be quite honest, it has been one of our best positions all year. We practically hardly ever give up sacks, we are running the ball well... We do NOT need to use a 1st round pick on a OLmen, unless we end up early enough to grab D'Brickshaw (which we wont). Anyway, all Im saying is that I am sick of hearing about improving the OL early in the draft. If we want an improvement, go for the real deal and sign a guy like LeCharles Bentley or Steve Hutchinson, two young but proven pro bowlers. Enough drafting olinemen on day one- we have done it for the last few years and it has set the franchise back, quite honestly. Saban will take the right approach, and grab guys Houck likes on day two, or go for the bang and improve just one spot on the line through F/A. But I am starting to think we may be better of spending the money elsewhere.. the line has been GOOD and getting better every week. Hudson may be a miracle man after all.
IMO, in round one we will shock the unknowledgable (the ones who still see us as a good defense and nothing else) and draft D- either a LB/S/CB or Dlineman (probably tackle, not end). Saban needs players to play his system. The D we have relied on for so long is aging. We need firepower on that side of the ball, young kids who will play their hearts out. You're seeing it with Travis Daniels and Channing Crowder. Look at (depending on where we pick) guys like Michael Huff, Jimmy Williams, AJ Hawk or Chad Greenway to be our pick. The O is a QB away from being VERY respectable. We will address that through free agency, hopefully, with a guy like Carr, Rivers, Brees..
