2022 New Orleans Saints roster breakdown: Linebackers
 

Take a deep dive into the New Orleans Saints roster ahead of training camp with a player-by-player breakdown at each position.

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We are going to be sneaky deep at a few positions.

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It'll interesting to see what happens at LB.

Andrew Dowell in his 3rd season might make the team. Deuce Windham is high on him.
Baun is a conundrum.
Elliss is in his 4th year and shows flashes--especially on Special Teams.
DeMarco Jackson from Appalachian State is my dark horse to make the 53 man roster.
The rookie from Notre Dame, Pryor, and the other rookie from Utah, Sewell, have a chance to make the practice squad since the Saints, in my opinion, only have two good-great LB's in Davis and Werner.

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I’m thinking Baun might be trade bait for a RB.

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Or a late round pick...


...or cut.:(

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Baun is in the wrong system here. He needs to be traded to a 3-4 team who can utilize his skills. It's not his fault that he was drafted into a 4-3(4-2-5). If we trade him he will benefit from the move and so will we. It's a win/win for everybody.

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I think we all know how I felt about Kwon, he will be missed! He was the perfect compliment to DD.

Pete Werner played better than I expected last season, though. He plays "heads-up" football, showed some good short yardage coverage skills, fills gaps well, and even has a little closing speed. Not sure he has the sideline to sideline range that Kwon had.

I'm really hoping D'Marco Jackson becomes a real star. Everything you see on his college film looks like a star. He looked like the best player on the field a lot, which is what you expect from an athlete in the Sunbelt conference that makes it to the next level. But even against Miami he was dominant. Fingers crossed on this young man to come in and make a difference.

All the others are a coin flip. If we could get something for Baun, do it. Ellis is a special teamer. I don't know much about the other guys but Wilson did flash a little in Minnesota.

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Yeah, agree with most of this. I think Baun could be used in a trade for a RB or TE maybe. Interesting that Kwon is still a FA. Some team will pick him up as
training camps start and inevitable injuries happen.

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I could've sworn I read he signed with a team, but some googling didn't find anything. I did learn that he played college ball at LSU, I didn't even know that.

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What some people don't see with Pete is that he doesn't guess on his assignments (1 missed tackle in 2021). Pete isn't nearly as athletically gifted as Kwon but was rarely out of position. Not a lot of talk or fanfare, just does his job.

As for Jackson, you may be right ... I think the coaches really like his college tape. We'll see.

Absent injury to Pete or Davis, I don't think Kwon makes a lot of sense given our cap, desire to develop our younger LBs & the Saints generally only have 2 on the field.

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Exactly. Frustration is not realizing or RB group has big question marks. TE too. At least the WR group was addressed.

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Agree about the need/have point you make JP. Still scratching my head a little on why he’s not in camp if for nothing else but depth. Maybe Kwon wants a little too much money? Just a thought.

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Exactly what I meant by "heads-up" football. You get it.

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One thing to think about Boston, is that the team may be waiting for everything to check out around the league and see who is available at the right price before investing in what happened to be left over at the moment.

I too am worried about running back and tight end. However, DA has a pretty good plan so far. I'm willing to let it unfold and see how it develops.

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I too am concerned about the running back and tight end positions. However, DA has put together pretty good plans so far. I'm willing to wait and see how things develop after cuts.

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That is high praise! Shanle was a very good player for us.

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And Warner looks to be faster than Shanley. He might even be an upgrade.

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I didn't realize how sparingly he was used later in the season. I wonder why that was?

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Kwon was getting the vast majority of the snaps. Probably experience while we were in contention.

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And now we learn that Kwan is no longer part of the plans and l wonder if those snaps would have benefited Werner's growth.