My vote for who we should take #1, Patrick Peterson

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Not the biggest need (but still a pretty big one) and not a top value position like a QB but without-a-doubt the best player on the board. The guy is an absolute beast, best DB prospect to come around in a VERY long time, lives and breathes football and elevates the play of everyone around him. Not to mention he's made himself into a top return man as well. Here watch this and get all hyped and sh*t.

[philp]

i wouldn't complain. but what about the offense? they have to make an effort.

[Montsta]

It would be neat to have a Revis-esque corner across from Gamble. That'd be awesome.

[Swarly]

he is one of the "elite" prospects available(along with AJ Greene)

it'd certainly help the defense, but can we afford to NOT draft offense after scoring 12 points per game?

[R0CKnR0LLA]

i wouldn't complain. but what about the offense? they have to make an effort.

Honestly, no matter who you take the offense is still going to be bad. Worst team in the league and it's not going to turnaround overnight. I'd rather start building by adding the best guys we can get rather than being desperate and reaching for guys that aren't really that good.

[Jangler]

The offense is fine, we got rid of what was holding it back!

[PantherFanForLife]

And AJ Green is one of the best guys we can get and he is also an offensive weapon that we will be in desperate need of a year from today when Smith will no longer be thought of as Elite.

Why is this so hard? It's Green. It's easy.

The only reason I would take a defensive pick is if I thought it could bring me a trade worth more to us than AJ Green, say like a DAMN GOOD QB!

[R0CKnR0LLA]

FWIW this is the guy that shut down AJ Green, though I wouldn't hate taking Green either. Offense, probably best you can do is get a new offensive system and coaches in there. Fix the OLine, add a WR pickup or two through FA, trade up into the 2nd and take Kyle Rudolph, add a vet QB like Hasselbeck, ect, ect. Still plenty of moves there to be made.

[Montsta]

I'm down for BPA. Anybody other than Luck seems like a reach, but I mean when it comes down to it we have the #1 pick which means we'll more than likely get a kickass player at a position of need, and that's reassuring to some degree.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

I like it. We need to go defense with the first pick. Whether Bowers, Peterson, or Fairley. We can NOT afford to waste this on a guy like AJ Green. The WR isn't our problem. We have 3 capable starters. The guy throwing it to them and the guys protecting him IS our problem.

[PantherFanForLife]

Am I the only one that sees the importance of finding Smith's replacement now before we realize how bad we need him?

You cannot get that kind of WR though FA, young and with his whole career ahead of him, without giving up huge money or something very valuable for him like another high draft pick. What would be the point?

Capable receivers, and excellent receivers with a potential to become your main offensive weapon are two different beasts.

You can win championships with an elite receiver and a capable QB and even make it to the Superbowl. We have done that with Jake, Smith and Moose.

You cannot do that with "capable" receivers and average QBs.

[Double Trouble]

he is also my choice, wouldnt mind green either. they both seem like locks to be studs

[Miaoww]

The offense is fine, we got rid of what was holding it back!

....the offensive line?

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Am I the only one that sees the importance of finding Smith's replacement now before we realize how bad we need him?

You cannot get that kind of WR though FA, young and with his whole career ahead of him, without giving up huge money or something very valuable for him like another high draft pick. What would be the point?

Capable receivers, and excellent receivers with a potential to become your main offensive weapon are two different beasts.

You can win championships with an elite receiver and a capable QB and even make it to the Superbowl. We have done that with Jake, Smith and Moose.

You cannot do that with "capable" receivers and average QBs.

We have a ton of needs. #1 receiver to replace Smitty, RG, LT to replace Gross (who is more of a RT anyway), TE, QB, DT X 2, CB, another DE in the rotation would help, good safety to move Godfrey to depth, PK to replace Kasay. F**k our team is a mess.