TheOak

I’m not a Power Rankings guy.. Meaning I don’t care about the rankings but I do read them for the 30k foot view and this one makes some salient points.

Interestingly enough the players listed as “ancient by NFL standards” also account for roughly 55% of our cap and we are roughly 83MM over. It’s one thing to be young, fast, and over the cap it’s a whole different boat anchor when your ‘old and slowing’ is too expensive to let go.

Ranking Comment
“There are bigger problems here than the Saints' finances. Yes, as per usual, they are over the cap to a shocking degree. But more importantly, this just wasn't that good a team last year, and there aren't a ton of avenues toward improvement. The core of their roster — Derek Carr, Alvin Kamara, Cameron Jordan, Demario Davis, Tyrann Mathieu — is ancient by NFL standards. Star right tackle Ryan Ramczyk may need to retire for medical reasons. The vibes here just don't seem great.”
https://amp.foxsports.com/stories/nf...power-rankings

K Major

Saints need TWO tackles this off season. Ramz definitely needs to retire.

DA says Ramcyzk's knee could be a concern going into the season

Rugby Saint II

They really need Three Tackles if we want decent depth in the trenches.

SmashMouth

Between the two they drafted and what shakes out with the UDFAs and young vets, we might be better than at first surmised. We'll see as we go forward.