The more I read on the guy, the less I like him. I love his size, I think we need to get bigger on the line and that would help.

I would much prefer a Derrick Harvey or Philip Merling myself...but I doubt either of them will fall.

I actually like the DE's that are projected to fall to the second round, Lawrence Jackson and Chris Ellis. Campbell is now a projected 2nd rounder too and I wouldnt be surprised to see him there. I see his fall in the draft this year being similar to that of Alan Branch last year.

If the draft played out like this mock, I wouldve jumped on Sweed or Merling.

Would anyone be opposed to us trading our third rounder (only if we get a compensatory 3rd rounder to take it's place) and our 1st rounder as part of a deal to move up and take a premier DL like Long, Ellis, Dorsey, or Gholston?

I know a wide receiver is always a risky investment in the draft but I would like to see us take one in the first round.  One mock I read today had us taking Sweed with the first rounder, and Campbell falling to us in the second round because he's been underachiveing at these workouts.

Also, the same site said that the CB class is strong this year, and had us taking Zenon out of LSU in the 5th round, calling him a "solid" cornerback.  I like this strategy, although the idea of hoping Campbell fall to us is a bit risky.  I would still rather take a WR in the first round, but what can I say, I'm a flashy guy.

is a good pick...hopefully, he'll pay dividends sooner than the other campbell we have...

Sporting news.com report...they actually have us taking Campbell:

War Room analysis
Against the run: Chases down ballcarriers aggressively in pursuit. Reads the run away, accelerates to full speed in a blink and shows explosive closing burst to finish plays. Is not nearly as consistent on runs at him, losing focus on technique and playing upright and straight-legged. When playing with good leverage and getting hands on offensive linemen quickly, shows strength to lock them out with long arms, hold ground and stop plays at him. When playing upright, gets pushed around. Grade: 6.5

Pass rush: Dominates when aggressive. Has long arms. Shows surprising strength to jolt offensive tackles backward when using good leverage and aggressiveness; is inconsistent. Shows a wide array of pass-rush moves to beat offensive tackles with power, agility and speed. Once past blockers, shows elite explosive burst to finish sacks. Lacks snap anticipation to take advantage of explosive burst to threaten the corner as a speed rusher. Grade: 7.9

Initial quickness: When aggressive, gets out of stance and moving quickly to get hands on offensive linemen and control them with quickness and strength. Moves down the line fast on running plays away. Is an explosive athlete, but must learn to show it in all phases; shows explosiveness to finish plays, but not to fire off the snap as a pass rusher. Grade: 7.9

Run/pass recognition: Reads and reacts to plays well, and does not get fooled by misdirection or trick plays. Shows awareness to "peel" off pass rush to pick up running backs on flare out passes in the flat. Grade: 7.9

Pursuit/tackling: Gets started down the line quickly in backside pursuit, showing elite speed to chase down and finish plays. Even when not in best position to make tackles, uses explosive closing burst, size, long arms and strength to get opponents to the ground. Grade: 8.5

Bottom line: Campbell, a junior, will cause a lot of debate in draft rooms because of his tremendous potential. The more we evaluate Campbell, the more we notice similarities between him and Texans defensive end Mario Williams. Neither player dominated every game or made as many plays as he should have in college, despite being far superior athletically to nearly every offensive lineman. Campbell doesn't quite have the same package of talent as Williams. Campbell likely will be inconsistent early in his career, but the light will go on by his second or third season. If aggressive on every snap, he will be a terror to quarterbacks and ballcarriers.

doesn't seem to be a top prospect by any stretch...but Harvey has a great deal of technique issues.  at 6-3, 271, he's more of a Chargers/Cowgirls 3-4 OLB.  Essentially, all of his skills are in question, as is his intensity-his measurables are top nothch, runs in the 4.5 range and put up 31 reps on the press.  good quickness, I wouldn't look at him for the skins as he needs too much work, and he may not stuff the run as well as we should like-london fltcher or not.  that still makes all the difference on third and short and goal line situations.

to disagree, Bro.  You know who Justin Hickman is?  If so, his name may be about it.  But if I am not mistaken, he played for a California school last year (let's say USC) racked up eleven sack, went undrafted, and did not make our team.  Hey, if we draft Harvey, and he can get 8 sacks, I'll be thrilled, but I still like Lawrence Jackson best, but we'll see.

Don Banks has us taking Devon Thomas, a 6-2 , 217 WR...okay...DJ Hackettt?

Undrafted out of UCLA. I think he looked good in camp but he got hurt or something. That's all i know about him.

I also like Jackson best out of who should be available to us at DE. I wouldnt be surprised if a team falls in love with him and grabs him in the bottom of the first.

Who knows which DE we will end up with.

I do know who we are drafting next year though who would fill a need for us. Dexter Manley's son is coming out in '09. It wouldnt be right for him to play anywhere else. That being said, I think we should pick up Marcus Monk (no relation) in the later rounds this year, he's a 6'6 217 WR. That would be an awesome throwback.