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If a SS is taken in the draft should we assume that he will start

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No, he’ll be given a chance to compete to start but no jobs are handed to anyone. I have plenty of safeties on my big board and I really think it’s one of the wild card positions this year. I could see them taking one as high as the second round or not at all. 

I liked what I saw out of Duron Harmon last year and am curious how he develops in year two. But I felt similarly about Tavon Wilson last offseason and he was a special teamer only in his second year.

And if it all falls apart I don’t think Chung would be a total disaster if he has to fill in. Better him than Ebner.

Are there any DE’s that you like a lot that you think can provide an adequate pass rush

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Touched on this this morning on the podder with Frenz. Would I advocate someone like Dee Ford/Kony Ealy in the first round? Probably not over Easley. But if Easley’s gone, there’s an argument to be made that they need to take the next best available pass rusher, whether it’s a defensive tackle or defensive end.

Right now, I’m leaning toward the thinking that they would only stick with a potential three-down edge player like Trent Murphy or Kareem Martin (a guy I really like) out of North Carolina.

I don’t find the defensive ends you’d have to take in the first round to be all that intriguing.