B_Dub_Saint

Any suggestions??

SaintFanInATLHELL

You really can't effectively talk about the draft until free agency is over. The FA you secure will determine the direction of the draft because unless it's a best player available situation, the team is unlikely to double up on a selection.

So I'll spend a minute talking about free agents. There are two that will be available if you show them the money. LB Lance Briggs and CB Asante Samuel. Both fill areas of deep need for the Saints, both a studs at their position, and both are guaranteed not to be franchised. However both are going to want seriously top flight money after being held up on their current teams for an extra year.

Albert Haynesworth unfortunately will not be available because the Titans will have to franchise him. Maybe we could get him for this year's #1 and a #3 next year?

I hear that the Jets may be willing to trade LB Jonathan Vilma. May be worth the investment.

In free agency we need to secure personnel that can transcend bad scheme and bad plays. Unfortunately I don't think Payton is willing to let Gibbs go, or require Gibbs to come up with a defensive gameplan that actually works. So whomever we get, unlike J David, has to be able to erase mistakes out on the field, not create more.

I'd like to see a minimum of one impact player at each level of the defense. We can then consider drafting a second impact player at each level. Also we need to get our current players that we've already drafted (like U. Young) ready to step up for next year.

SFIAH

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