Olb?

I would expect us to wait until later than round one, and probably later than round two. Tulloch can fill in at OLB if either of our staters goes down, and will probably be the longterm replacement for one of them. I could more likely see us going for depth, someone to develop over a couple of years.

 

Tyrone McKenzie from USF is my guy.

 

I've posted this before, but I can seriously see us drafting Clay Matthews Jr in round 1.

 

I'm with you. Our previous two first round picks have been offensive. We will draft a defensive player in Chuck Cecil's first draft as our DC. I like the depth of this LB draft class. I see us getting one of the USC linebackers in the first, but it may make more sense to grab a "top knotch" DE since AH went for big bucks, who can blame him.

I've seen some mocks with us taking Johnson from GTech. Don't really like him too much, although drafting him could be the best move for two or three years down the road. I like the DT from Michigan (taking him in the 2-4; 2nd may be a reach, but we have been willing to reach for players we like/want the past few years), his name is slipping my mind, but he'd be a good player for depth then maybe a starting job two or three years down the road.

I'd love to see Reyrey of the USC LB core fall to us, but I doubt that happens. Some of the "pro-draft-analysts" have a lot of D-lineman going in the first round so it could happen if everything shakes out precisely.

 

I think we need ILB before we do OLB. I'd love to get James Laurinaitis at 30, that would be a steal.

 

Michael Griffin was picked the year before Chris Johnson.

 

I've seen several mocks saying he could go to Detroit at 33, so I wouldn't say he'll be "long gone." Gone maybe but not "long gone."

 

I think we need an ILB more than an OLB. As stated Tulloch can fill in at OLB if Bulluck or Thornton goes down. I think Keglar can make an impact on the team in a year or two. I do like the Clay Matthews pick but don't think Michael Johnson that DE from GT should be picked in the 1st. Pretty much, if a top 5 WR is available we'll pick a WR if not then it's wide open. With the emergence of our backups on the DL, unless there is someone the Titans really like, I don't think it's the biggest need. LB/CB are the top needs on defense.