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The Saints had a historically bad defense, they need to make a lot of moves this offseason. Mock Draft 1.0

Found January 18, 2013 on Football Extra Points: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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The Saints have Sean Payton back and need to rebuild the entire defense. Here is my first look at the NFL Draft.  There are a lot of teams that need quarterbacks this year.  The problem, there are not enough QB's in the draft. I expect to see teams trying to trade down, will they have any takers? 1. Chiefs - Bjoern Warner, DE, Florida State 2. Jaguars - Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia 3. Raiders - Dee Millner, CB, Alabama 4. Eagles - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M 5. Lions - Chance Womack, OG, Alabama 6. Browns - Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M 7. Cardinals - Geno Smith, QB, UWV 8. Bills - Matt Barkley, QB, USC 9. Jets - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan 10. Titans - Lane Johnson, OT Oklahoma 11. Chargers - Johnathan Cooper, OG, UNC 12. Dolphins - Keenan Allan, WR, Cal 13. Buccaneers - Star Lotulelei, DT, LSU 14. Panthers - Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU 15. Saints - Kenny Vaccaro, FS, Texas  16. Rams - Philip Thomas, FS, Fresno 17. Steelers - DJ Fliker, OT...
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