2013 NFL Draft - Saints Big Board

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Originally Posted by Danno

And we have a lot of potential on defense that we just don't know enough about yet. It may not hurt to roll with what we have, draft a difference maker if one falls to us, and refocus next year on exactly what we have in Galette, Wilson, Jordan, Hicks, Bunkley, Hawthorne, Robinson etc. Then attack the 2014 draft with a better understanding of our weaknesses and address them accordingly.

Exactly, it'll be very difficult to know where the main needs on the defensive side lie at the moment before the staff (i.e. Ryan) has even had a chance to evaluate the players already on the roster wearing pads and lining up in his defensive base formation. So, I would agree with you on getting a defensive difference maker if one would happen to fall to the Saints. And someone like Jarvis Jones would certainly look even more intriguing if the Saints should find a trading partner to move down on the 1st round and Jones were to drop down on the draft day. But other than that, guys like Barrett Jones and Chris Faulk would be really nice additions to the offensive side.

They do probably need to pick up a rookie NT and a LB or a DE for depth and development, but those moves can be done in later rounds as well, since those guys wouldn't be expected to be day-1 starters.