Many of you can tell from my posts that I am an admirer of Rice and think he can be great but he is a second round pick.  I see a lot of bickering going on about Branch or Carriker.  Today the Vikings signed Mike Doss to a one year deal, which makes LaRon Landry look a lot more realistic.  Granted Doss plays SS but they already have Sharper (veteran of that secondary who has to start) and Greg Blue (1st team SEC in his day) at SS.  Dwight Smith is there FS which although he's not bad they could move sharper to FS and let doss and blue fight it out.  Either way I think they already have too much invested in safety.  

LaRon Landry would complete our secondary.  This kid is a huge stud.  I would love to see him back there with Lewis and them just guessing which one is going to bring the heat.  Clements could play a lot of straight man, Spencer could get help from a safety as needed and that leave the other safety (Lewis or Landry) free to go eat the QB's lunch.  

My problem with Carriker is he's a DE.  In a 3-4 they sit there and take up space with their fat selves.  DT does the same although a DT as big as branch is not easy to come by but we can get one later (next year or this one) bc we have a good rotation there now and could get Soliai or Louis Leonard later.  I have no problem with taking Willis bc a 3-4 needs good LBs to work.  There are other BIG DEs.  Abiamiri, Alama-Francis, Atkins, Moore, and Pittman.  Get one of them later to set their fat bodies on the tackle and free up LBs.  The greatest situation would be the Vikings taking Ginn or Jarrett with their first round to prevent them from taking away a WR in the second round right before us.

Landry would still have to slip by the falcons and Dolphins but its is possible.  What does everyone think about Landry and if he fell would u still take Willis, Branch, or Carriker?