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For all you doubters who thought I was crazy complaining about the Saints move this off-season, or who suggested that waiting was the best option, or that there were no good free agents, I highly recommend that you read "Saints Free Agency: Where is All the Action?" written by Ernie Ballard and posted on the home page of this site. There is little that he said that I and others haven't already brought up. Specifically:

"Entering this year’s free agency period, Saints’ fans knew that their team would be one of the more active ones in the league. The Saints were a reported $16 million under the salary cap and had numerous holes to fill on defense."

"Ruff just opens up more questions for a young, inexperienced LB group. "

"With the departure of standout safety Sammy Knight, the Saints knew this was an area of huge need... Some fans will question the departing of Knight if a quality veteran is not signed."

"Now the focus seems to be the NFL draft. Will the Saints finally start answering some questions? There are still needs at defensive line, safety, linebacker, and tight end... With five picks on the first day, everyone expects the Saints to be one of the most active teams in the draft. But remember this, everyone expected the Saints to be active in free agency too. "

In fact, the only comment made in Ernie's entire column that I question is:

"With Jake Delhomme leaving for Carolina, Todd Bowman was acquired from Minnesota. This was a good move, and Bowman can win games for this team if Brooks goes down."

Jake couldn't? What will it take for Bouman to get in the game? My guess is that Brooks could puke up a lung or be dragging a leg and Haslett would still believe that they have the best chance of winning with Brooks in there. I'm not saying I don't like the move. I would have rather seen them make a play for Delhomme, but once he was gone, Bouman was a good addition.

Otherwise... I hope you all see that's it's not just me now. There are a whole lot of people in New Orleans and around the league wondering why the Saints effectively didn't do much of anything to make their team better this off-season.