FinSaint

I thought that Jenkins had a very good 2010 season after Sharper was hurt and unable to start the season, and it was clear that the Saints were really hampered by Jenkins being injured and missing the final Seahawks game.

2011 was an off season for him, but that can be said for the whole secondary unit in general. I think that he has the talent to be top tier FS and I'm looking for him to have a bounce back year with the new coaching staff.

If Harper is suspended for a lengthy period, they might even consider moving away from the FS/SS format - at least temporarily - and fielding a cover-2 safety configuration with at least the other OLB adapting to a more SS like role. Chamberlain could fit this mold and even Herring (if he is still around) since they seem athletic enough to pull it off.

This might solidify the secondary with two deep(er) safeties and with the added tackling monsters to the LB corps, the run defense might not need the safety support that was necessary in the past - or at least GW thought so.

And I'm not talking about adapting a Tampa-2, but a configuration of a left and a right safety, who would both play more of a FS than a SS role.

I'm not sure what the Flajole/Curtis tandem prefers, but it might be an alternative if Harper is not available, because it might best suit the Jenkins/A-Q pair, since that would be what the Saints would have to go with. Furthermore, this year's draft has a very weak and narrow safety class, and beyond the top 3 prospects there aren't any starters to be picked, maybe a low round depth/ST contributor.

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