DEFENSIVE!

We have the 23rd pick in the draft... Cameron Heyward if he is still around

OLB is screaming for attention

According to TP, Saints have the 24th pick.

New Orleans Saints will have 24th pick in 2011 NFL Draft | NOLA.com

I was just going off what NFLNetwork was showing on their ticker. Must have been a typo for them or something...

We have no RB. If Ingram is there I hope we pull the trigger. If not then we are going to be in the same boat next season.

With out any pressure up front the whole secondary is compromised. DT seems like the biggest priority followed closely by LBers and DEs. Defense defense defense!
I would look strongly at left tackle in FA or a trade.

I would love to have Ingram. I just think that we have other priorities that need to be addressed first. I understand that we had no running game in the playoffs and it was evident that you can't win without a running game. We have a plethora of running backs that should be back and healthy. Remember how excited we were about Hamilton and PJ Hill?

I believe Fairley & Ingram are both projected Top 10 picks. Chances are very slim that they will be around when we pick.

I'd trade up for Patrick Peterson. We'd get a kickoff return guy and a replacement for Greer.

We severely need an edge pass rusher. JJ Watt - DE Wisconsin (6'6" 292lbs) could be a great pick.

This is definitely the year to sign a quality RB. We haven't had one since Deuce.

Ha! If we only lost enough games to get a top 5 pick :crazy:

As it stands right now, it was a quality value at that pick; look Porter is going be a FA after 2011; so he's got a year to learn the system and take hold...

And don't misunderstand, I'd like to keep Porter, but they were smart to take a talented DB at that position, allowing a year of development...

When you consider we moved up for Ellis, Seventh Pick, and the Bullshinski with his Rookie holdout, the expectations are higher (Twelve sacks in Three Seasons, Two Fumbles/Minimal Impact)...

At least Bush has given us some moments with the big play...

Ranking Need by Position:

1) Defensive Line - I've been critical of Smith, but this season he's really played extremely well; Ellis, I've made my feelings known, the rest are backups on .500 teams which makes the coaches jobs (all of them) even more impressive...

Projected - At least two of the top four picks


2) Strong Safety - Roman Harper at Chicago, Roman Harper at Chicago redux, Roman Harper v. Sam Bradford and the Rams, Roman Harper @ Seattle, et cetera; doesn't deliver "think about it" hits; Chip Vaughn, what happended? Usama Young, working on his post career career when he hasn't established his professional football career; Sharper's coming off major surgery and age...

Projected - At least one pick by Round 3


3) Running Back - Thomas is a great...backup, good guy; Reggie, would be a better wide receiver/slot back (i.e. Steve Smith with a little extra); Chris Ivory...great feel-good story, WTF does that mean?!? If Pete Carroll comes calling again do we trade Bush this time for Marshawn Lynch and a draft pick?

Projected - New School pick > No Round 1 RBs...an All-Pro in Round 3, only with Drew's overflow of good play


4) Wide Receiver - No way we keep Colston and Meachem after this season, Devery lacks focus; should Bush play more WR/Slot Back, this changes; Arrington can't seem to impress enough or stay healthy enough in practice to get on the field...

Projected - Another miracle in Round 7? Not likely, but with two picks in Round 3, opportunity may present itself...

Ingram isn't projected in the top 10. He could easily be there.

Pierre Thomas, Chris Ivory. We can find good RB's without spending high picks. Stay that course. Supplement with FA. The days of one back bell cows are gone.

I was looking at a draft ranking that was not updated, however I'm thinking we draft defense first round. We proved this Saturday it's the #1 priority, and we got a whole bunch of running backs coming off of IR.

But the days of RB's who can stay on the field are certainly not gone. How about a guy who can take hits?

Yeah we need a stud RB that doesn't get hurt every other play. I bet Ingram is long gone. Outside chance of Ryan Williams but I think that Mikel Leshoure could be the best back in the draft.

Doubt Ingram makes it to 24 too.

Lesoure is the power/speed RB the Saints need: #24, anyone???

Early Mock Drafts show possible picks for the Saints as:

Mikel LeShoure, RB

Corey Liuget, DT

Muhammad Wilkerson, DT

Stephen Paea, DT

Allen Bailey, DE/DT, Miami

Gabe Carimi, OT

Mark Ingram, RB

Anthony Castonzo, OT

Source(s) CBSSportsline, WalterFootball, ESPN, draftcountdown

Reggie would make a terrible WR. Lousy hands and not nearly as fast as he used to be. You rarely see a player learn a new position after 6 years in the league. He'd be our worst receiver on the team, including the practice squad.

Reggie wouldn't even net us a 7th in a trade, much less Lynch and a pick. Who would trade for that $12million contract? Carrol would laugh at us.

Colston and Meachem are locks for the 2011 team, IMO.

Seriously? He has bad hands? He had 88 receptions as a rookie, before the time share the following season; career, he's averaging 5 receipts/game.

Danno, Bush currently lines up in the slot a couple of times a game name.

Devery Henderson? Robert Meachem? I'd take Bush before either of these guys. Though the salary slot is higher than it should be.

Probably right, but Carrol likes his guys; and there were alleged inquiries last season for a trade for Bush and the alleged source of the inquiries was Seattle.


Look, it's the last year of both their contracts; I'd keep Colston and let Meachem geaux and get compensatory draft picks...

Not saying he has good or bad hands, but 5 receptions a game on swing passes and dump offs isn't exactly a great measure of saying that he has good or bad hands. With that said, if he lined up as a full time WR, I'd say he'd drop more passes than Devery... not even close honestly.

Bush's big plays have been few and far between. He was the second pick in the draft. We passed on Ngata and Vernon Davis for this guy. We also passed on everyone else in the draft that wasn't Mario Williams. HE WAS THE SECOND PICK! I like Bush and would like to keep him around at a good price, but he's a bust and he's the biggest bust of the Payton/Loomis era.

And I can't remember when he caught a pass thrown farther than 10 yards downfield. A GlassBack occasionally playing in the slot doesn't make him a WR. Its a compeltely different skillset. Most of Reggies receptions are withing 3 to 5 yards of the LOS. That won't work as a wideout.

I think we'd have more success if we moved Henderson to RB than moving Bush to WR, but both are bad ideas.

What do you think Reggie is??? He is a slot WR that we use out of the backfield and a PR. That is it. Listing him as a RB is a crock!

Probably a 1.2 million dollar catch.

I like Delone Carter of Syracuse - maybe lower-miles than some of the other runningbacks and on the upswing. Easy to scout too as Doug Marrone is his coach.

Draft Demarco Murray, if hes there, but we do need to address OLB, DE and DT.
Sign Deangelo Williams loomis, get it done!!

Kid looks decent, looks like a straight ahead guy that can bounce to the outside if need be, but first priority to him lies north and south.
Good speed for his size

We need both but if Ingram is there we should go for it. We have found some good ones but they just don't hold up. PT and Ivory, their injuries were well documented before they played for the Saints and Reggie, I won't even start. We need a proven back and playing in the SEC with success is a good measuring stick.

i agree with all. so much more needs than rb.i have gotten caught up in the we need rb circa myself but look at the big screen and see we will be all right. this debacle of injuries can't happen twice. if we had a spec. speed rusher that could have come in on the 3rd down and put an iota of wiff on hasselbek we would be getting ready for the cubs. not worried about rb like you said rugby.we have rbs just no luck at all with them. we'll be cutting rbs next year probably starting with bush if he don't take cut in salary. AA will finally get his shot along with junior gallette. go strato.

You guys crack me up...

BPA - that is what we have done under Payton. Guess what???

Yeah BPA approach going into this draft as well.

Ironhead's boy. A world of "Yes"!


Well, hopefully that changes. We have a window to keep going to the playoffs with our core team, our core team is awesome. We need to get the right pieces for a Super Bowl run NEXT YEAR.

We need O-Line, we need an OLB, we need D-Line, we need a RB that can both take and dish out a pounding, and if we can find a REALLY fast guy with REALLY good hands, jump on it.

We need Running Back or Defensive Tackle/End in the first round...

so we'll probably take a Right Tackle or Wide Receiver...

Here's the thing, Coach Payton is not a "I gotta have this guy for my system" coach; he builds the system with the guys he has...

That's why the man has won a Superbowl instead of waiting for all the right pieces...

I've gotta go DE!We need to be able to bring some heat on opposing QB's without having to get it done thru a blitz.C.Heyward

I know Junyah had a back injury for a good bit of this past season.They must of had him maxing that iron day in and day out!He had some QB hurries and was pretty much the cause of a sack in the TB game if I remember right.He don't let up either!RELENTLESS!

Man can we skip the superbowl this year, and go straight to the draft? i'm pumped to see what we do in the off season and the draft.

I say we draft a solid rb or lb such as...
Mark Ingram or Casey Matthews if available.
Casey was all over the place in the BCS game, and almost won it for Oregon with that FF, if only cam newton(michael dyer) hadn't made plays late in the 4th.