Saints trade up, get their man

April 27, 2008

Saints trade up, get their man – David Gladow – New Orleans Sports

Saints trade up, get their man
Posted by David Gladow, NOLA.com April 26, 2008 3:02PM
Categories: College Sports, NFL, Saints
AP Photo / Kevork DjansezianSedrick Ellis is headed down to New Orleans.

(Dave Gladow will be keeping a draft diary for fans of the 2008 NFL Draft, chronicling his exciting day in front of the television … and offering a couch potato’s view of every first-round pick. Exciting? No. Informative? Maybe. Silly? Definitely.)

3:01 p.m. – Again, it didn’t take long for me to be wrong about something. The Saints have traded up to get Sedrick Ellis, after not making a move for Glenn Dorsey, and there was much rejoicing (at least by some). Defensive tackle was a position of dire need for a defense that simply couldn’t hold up against either the run or the pass last year, and Ellis figures to help that immediately. This is a good pick.

Likewise, Jacksoville has traded up for a defensive player (Florida DE Darrick Harvey). A nice player, but top ten? Then again, I can’t fault the Jags too much for identifying a need and trying to aggressively address it.

Gotta love the Bungles sitting put and getting passed over by both the Saints AND the Jaguars in their pursuit of a defensive player. Some things never change.

Written by tsg255 · Filed Under Featured, New Orleans Saints News

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