jeanpierre

What might the depth chart look like for 2012?

Let's play General Manager ->

Note: Key Signing or Resign

WR Marques Colston, Adrian Arrington, Joe Morgan
TE Jimmy Graham, David Thomas
LT Jermon Bushrod
LG Carl Nicks
C Brian De La Puente, Matt Tennant
RG Jahri Evans
RT Zach Strief, Charles Brown
FR Lance Moore, Devery Henderson
QB Drew Brees
FB Jed Collins, Korey Hall
RB Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles, Chris Ivory

LDE Callais Campbell or Cliff Avril, Jeff Charleston
NT Aubrayo Franklin (UFA), Swanson Miller
DT Cam Jordan, Tom Johnson
RDE Junior Galette, Greg Romeus
SLB Jo-Lonn Dunbar, Martez Wilson, Will Herring
MLB Dan Connor, Ramon Humber, Ezra Butler
WLB Wesley Woodyard, Jonathan Casillas, Nate Bussey
LCB Jabari Greer; Rod Hood
SS Roman Harper; Jonathon Amaya
FS Malcolm Jenkins; Isa Abdul-Quddus
RCB Patrick Robinson, Johnny Patrick

P Thomas Morstead
K Garrett Hartley
LS Justin Drescher

First we MUST keep Colston and Nicks (Brees contract delay may be angling same) - and it won't happen if we don't let geaux of some high salaries elsewhere...

We will regret not resigning Colston and Nicks; factoring in also that we've got to start to get Jimmy Graham done...

AND since we've not drafted/signed clear impact players on the defensive side of the ball; that will have to be addressed as well...

Where to make the cuts, gotta be on defense where the production isn't justified by the numbers in contracts; Will Smith, Sedrick Ellis, Jonathan Vilma, Roman Harper are candidates for cap casualties...

Cam Jordan is moved inside to increase the upfront speed rush...

We can sign a high quallity DE with the money freed with the release of Smith; but a commitment to Mario Williams may negate the cap room sought to be created to resign both Colston and Nicks...

Linebackers get a major overhaul with both upgrade and cap relief...

Now Spagnuolo may come in and expose the infallible "GW" as a fraud; regardless of your opinion - I'd argue the Saints had a HUGE hole at FS since Darren Sharper was lost to age/injury...

Dashon Goldson and Michael Griffin are the only FA FS of note and Goldson is likely to be tagged and neither are that much an upgrade to warrant the increased financial commitment; Jenkins looks more like a SS and since Harper is there, Spagnuolo will likely have to get Jenkins up to the task as a FS or get ready to move one or both next season...

It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way...