Saints Draft

saintsfan1976 · 03-24-2011, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Man, as much as l like Wilkerson; really warming to the idea of Julio...

He won't be around - thank goodness, bc we need help up front on D!!

This draft is heavy with DT/DE talent. So much so that we're almost guaranteed to grab a solid player at 24.
Cameron Jordan
Muhammed Wilkerson
Ryan Kerrigan?
Cameron Heyward?
Corey Liuget?
Justin Houston?

Round 2 - Drake Nevis? Brooks Reed?

All real possibilities.

Now, I always like to take a look back at players Payton wanted to draft but had them taken just before we picked - Jerry Hughes and Beanie Wells come to mind.

Check this out -

Payton's thoughts on adding a pass rusher in the draft:

"I think (the pass rush) is an area we've done a real good job with as it pertains to the blitz and the dogs and the different ways to get to the passer. I think in the framework of a four-man or three-man rush, I think it's more of a challenge," Payton said. "There's a strong value on someone that can speed up the clock in the quarterback's head every year. I don't know that there's a team drafting that will say, 'Well, we feel pretty comfortable with our pass rush.' Just because those guys are hard to find.

"Likewise it's hard to find, with all the sets, guys that can cover. And then lastly, guys that can protect. Those three positions are tremendous assets to a club. And as we head into this draft, the (pass rushers) are something that we want to (look for). You're really talking about, 'Alright, this is your draft class. How many guys can truly rush the passer?' ... There's probably seven or eight of them that can and 18 that appear they can be able to. The trick is where you get one that can do it. That would be a priority for us."

When asked what the emphasis in 2011 would be:

Payton didn’t blink. Because he apparently already knew the answer.

“I think we have to run the ball more efficiently,” he said. “That’s got to become a better part of what we do offensively just as it was in ’09. I think that we’ve got to take the ball away more frequently on defense and when I say more frequently, there were some numbers in ’09 that were really up there. But we have to better in that area.”

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03-24-2011, 07:31 AM	#24
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 11,037 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by jeanpierre Man, as much as l like Wilkerson; really warming to the idea of Julio... He won't be around - thank goodness, bc we need help up front on D!! This draft is heavy with DT/DE talent. So much so that we're almost guaranteed to grab a solid player at 24. Cameron Jordan Muhammed Wilkerson Ryan Kerrigan? Cameron Heyward? Corey Liuget? Justin Houston? Round 2 - Drake Nevis? Brooks Reed? All real possibilities. Now, I always like to take a look back at players Payton wanted to draft but had them taken just before we picked - Jerry Hughes and Beanie Wells come to mind. Check this out - Payton's thoughts on adding a pass rusher in the draft: "I think (the pass rush) is an area we've done a real good job with as it pertains to the blitz and the dogs and the different ways to get to the passer. I think in the framework of a four-man or three-man rush, I think it's more of a challenge," Payton said. "There's a strong value on someone that can speed up the clock in the quarterback's head every year. I don't know that there's a team drafting that will say, 'Well, we feel pretty comfortable with our pass rush.' Just because those guys are hard to find. "Likewise it's hard to find, with all the sets, guys that can cover. And then lastly, guys that can protect. Those three positions are tremendous assets to a club. And as we head into this draft, the (pass rushers) are something that we want to (look for). You're really talking about, 'Alright, this is your draft class. How many guys can truly rush the passer?' ... There's probably seven or eight of them that can and 18 that appear they can be able to. The trick is where you get one that can do it. That would be a priority for us." When asked what the emphasis in 2011 would be: Payton didn’t blink. Because he apparently already knew the answer. “I think we have to run the ball more efficiently,” he said. “That’s got to become a better part of what we do offensively just as it was in ’09. I think that we’ve got to take the ball away more frequently on defense and when I say more frequently, there were some numbers in ’09 that were really up there. But we have to better in that area.”