As the first wave of free agency has passed and the NFL Draft approaches Al Davis and Tom Cable should be thinking about addressing the defensive side of the ball.  The only thing is that there are only a few players that are "worth" drafting at No. 7. 

LB Aaron Curry, DT BJ Raji, and DE Brian Orakpo all would be upgrades to their respective positions if we drafted them with the seventh pick in the draft.

Curry would give us that SSLB that he havn't had since...yeah it's been that long.  Enough of the Sam Williams experiment.  He most likely will be off the board at No. 7 but keep your fingers crossed.

Raji is a flat out beast and he'd do a far better job of clogging up space than Sands could do against a JV football team. William Joseph and Terdell Sands are not the answer at DT.  Both are depth players at best.  Sands should re-sign for the vet minimum.

Brian Orakpo would be that guy reaking havoc on QBs every time they drop back to pass.  Imagine him and Trevor Scott coming off the edges.  Opposing QBs had way too much time to scan the field on third and long.  This also would open the door to move injury prone, new deal demanding, DE Derrick Burgess.

If those three are off the board at No. 7 then we pretty much have no choice but to take either Michael Crabtree or Jeremy Maclin.  Guys like Everette Brown,  Aaron Maybin, and Rey Maualuga are solid players but aren't "worth" drafting at No. 7.  

What do you think?