New Orleans Saints Forums - blackandgold.com

New Orleans Saints Forums - blackandgold.com (https://blackandgold.com/community/)
-   Saints (https://blackandgold.com/saints/)
-   -   Saints Depth Chart 2013 (https://blackandgold.com/saints/56657-saints-depth-chart-2013-a.html)

jeanpierre 04-03-2013 04:56 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by nycsaintfan (Post 491868)
Jeanpierre, very strong words.

I agree 100% with your thoughts on the first round selections. We really have wasted picks at the top of the draft. Not every pick was a poor one at the time, but clearly something is not working. We have found some later round gems so I will give the scouting department some credit. But clearly this has to change now. If there ever was a draft where we really need to hit on our 1st round selection... and beyond... this one is it.

As far as Loomis goes, I don't think he is making all of the free agent calls. I'm pretty sure that Payton has a voice, and a rather load one. However, I thought that they have been pretty productive in this area. They have been able to bring in good quality players, and have allowed some players to walk at the right time.

In the Payton era there is no question that the defense has struggled. However we have had our moments. 2009 and the 2011 season where as good as this organization has seen, and the defense made plays, important stops in key situations. Last season was the perfect storm. We lose the leadership of Sean Payton... and Gregg Williams, two areas that have been consistent for three years leading up to that point. I think most pun-dents were praising most of the additions to the defense a year ago.

This is shaping up to be a fork in the road type season for this organization. I think we all still feel like this is a team that has a chance to win a championship. But with the finances what they are, and the core of this team getting older, how much longer does the window stay open? For the most part, I think organization from top to bottom has some areas that they can improve on. But, is in good shape overall.

NYC...

Big, Timely Plays masked a "bend but don't break" defense" and Darren Sharper, an experienced, saavy Free Safety with Leadership on the field does not get the credit he deserved despite the ineptitude of Gregg 'also egg with two g's' Williams...

The Saints FO overpaid on defenders like Will Smith and Roman Harper; stubbornly have ignored mistakes like Jason David, Patrick Robinson; and I'll say this heresy - sometimes you need a "personnel" director who's not a "yes" man to tell Coach Payton who should be drafted/signed...

...because it ain't working...

Danno 04-03-2013 05:17 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 491934)
NYC...

Big, Timely Plays masked a "bend but don't break" defense" and Darren Sharper, an experienced, saavy Free Safety with Leadership on the field does not get the credit he deserved despite the ineptitude of Gregg 'also egg with two g's' Williams...

The Saints FO overpaid on defenders like Will Smith and Roman Harper; stubbornly have ignored mistakes like Jason David, Patrick Robinson; and I'll say this heresy - sometimes you need a "personnel" director who's not a "yes" man to tell Coach Payton who should be drafted/signed...

...because it ain't working...

Patrick Robinson isn't a mistake. At least not yet.

The man on the hot seat...

Rick Reiprish - Director of College Scouting

cars4dylan 04-03-2013 07:15 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 491937)
Patrick Robinson isn't a mistake. At least not yet.

Please.....let's see...Steve Smith lines up on your side of the field by himself..you decide you don't need to cover him, let him run free...you decide to help the safety cover the TE.....you're a mistake...

How many blown plays does a guy get before he is held accountable for how crappy he plays throughout the course of an entire season.

jeanpierre 04-03-2013 07:17 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 491937)
Patrick Robinson isn't a mistake. At least not yet.

The man on the hot seat...

Rick Reiprish - Director of College Scouting

Granted, but if Lewis, Greer are your starters, then Robinson is a bust...

But Reiprish and his Country Day Staff need to geaux, post-haste...

|Mitch| 04-03-2013 07:19 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cars4dylan (Post 491968)
Please.....let's see...Steve Smith lines up on your side of the field by himself..you decide you don't need to cover him, let him run free...you decide to help the safety cover the TE.....you're a mistake...

How many blown plays does a guy get before he is held accountable for how crappy he plays throughout the course of an entire season.

There were a few times last year where even Greer had a few busted coverages in the zone; does that make him a mistake as well?

nycsaintfan 04-03-2013 11:07 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 491934)
NYC...

Big, Timely Plays masked a "bend but don't break" defense" and Darren Sharper, an experienced, saavy Free Safety with Leadership on the field does not get the credit he deserved despite the ineptitude of Gregg 'also egg with two g's' Williams...

The Saints FO overpaid on defenders like Will Smith and Roman Harper; stubbornly have ignored mistakes like Jason David, Patrick Robinson; and I'll say this heresy - sometimes you need a "personnel" director who's not a "yes" man to tell Coach Payton who should be drafted/signed...

...because it ain't working...

Jeanpierre,

I think we are on the same page when it comes to what Sharper brought to this team in 09. He was savvy and brought a toughness to the secondary that I don't think we have seen before.

With that said, yes there have been mistakes. Jason David was a horrible signing. We gave up a 4th round pick in the 2007 draft for David. We can go on and on about the draft picks made in the first round. To be honest, I didn't care for Robert Meachem when we made him our first round pick in 07. I really did not care for Patrick Robinson in 10.

But who else really jumps out at you as a player that was given a grossly bad contract through free agency? If anything, Loomis and Payton have had impact classes in free agency... 06 (Brees & Fujita), 08 (Gay & McCrary), 09 (Sharper, Greer, Hargrove, and Heath Evans), 11 (Sproles, Shaun Rogers, and Aubrayo Franklin), 12 (Lofton, Hawthorne, Grubbs and Bunkley).

I think the only disappointing group of free agents that were brought in was the year we won the Super Bowl. We could not sign anyone until we lost a free agent. I think that was the Alex Brown and Jimmy Wilkerson signings.

With all this said, I think the Saints have done a great job of late when it comes down to using free agency to fill holes. The draft... not so much. One of the big reasons I would love to see us trade down this year. I don't trust our front office to make the right moves with our first round pick.

jeanpierre 04-04-2013 12:29 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Jolly Good Illustration of the success of the Free Agents;and you do make a great point...

I should have been more specific in my criticism of overpaid contracts in Will Smith, Charles Grant, and Roman Harper; and how those commitments directly kept us from other available free agents that were of a better caliber (upgrade) and would have given the team more flex in signing additional players...

Would disagree with you about Franklin and Rodgers, though Franklin was more of a bad fit and Rodgers' contract should have been even more incentive-based...

But it has been the repeated busts in the higher round draft picks that have handicapped the team...

jeanpierre 04-05-2013 07:37 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
I don't get it...

Rams need a Strong Safety, Saints need a Left Tackle...

Is the light going to ever come on for the Saints Front office?!?

TheOak 04-05-2013 07:55 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 492301)
I don't get it...

Rams need a Strong Safety, Saints need a Left Tackle...

Is the light going to ever come on for the Saints Front office?!?

No one wants to pay 5.2M for Harper... Next year his salary is 6M.

Danno 04-05-2013 08:27 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOak (Post 492304)
No one wants to pay 5.2M for Harper... Next year his salary is 6M.

He can re-negotiate a longer term.

We can throw in an equalizer, either another player or a late round draft pick this year or next.

There are ways, but I doubt anything happens. They probably know its 50/50 that he gets released.

jeanpierre 04-06-2013 10:09 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 492311)
He can re-negotiate a longer term.

We can throw in an equalizer, either another player or a late round draft pick this year or next.

There are ways, but I doubt anything happens. They probably know its 50/50 that he gets released.

Must find a way to free up Salary Cap Space and moving Roman Harper is the next progression...

Giving more guaranteed money while lowering the annual cap will make him an attractive trade chip, especially if we were to go to the Rams for Saffold...

jeanpierre 04-06-2013 04:58 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
[Updated 2013/04/06]

SAINTS DEPTH CHART - 2013

OFFENSE

QB Drew Brees, Luke McCown

FB Jed Collins

RB Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles, Mark Ingram, Chris Ivory, Travaris Cadet

WR Marques Colston, Nick Toon, Chris Givens, Saalim Hakim, Jarred Fayson

LT Charles Brown, Marcel Jones

LG Ben Grubbs, Eric Olsen

OC Brian De La Puente, Ryan Lee

RG Jahri Evans, Andrew Tiller, Ricky Henry

RT Zach Strief, Bryce Harris

TE Jimmy Graham, Benjamin Watson, Mike Higgins

FL Lance Moore, Joseph Morgan, Courtney Roby, Andy Tanner, Preston Parker


DEFENSE

DE Cameron Jordan, Kenyon Coleman, Jay Richardson

NT Brodrick Bunkley, Tom Johnson, Tyrunn Walker

DE Will Smith, Akiem Hicks, Greg Romeus

JLB Junior Galette, Martez Wilson, Braylon Broughton

SLB David Hawthorne, Will Herring, Austin Johnson

MLB Curtis Lofton, Ramon Humber, Chris Chamberlain

WLB Jon Vilma, Victor Butler

CB Jabari Greer, Corey White, Ryan Steed

FS Malcolm Jenkins, Rafael Bush, Jerico Nelson

SS Roman Harper, Isa Abdul-Quddus

CB Keenan Lewis, Patrick Robinson, AJ Davis, Dion Turner

KICKING

PK Garrett Hartley

P Thomas Morstead

LS Justin Drescher

PR Darren Sproles

KR Travaris Cadet, Darren Sproles

*Key Additions

A look at free-agent leftovers New Orleans Saints could ponder | NOLA.com


jeanpierre 04-08-2013 04:23 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
[Updated 2013/04/06]

SAINTS DEPTH CHART - 2013

OFFENSE

QB Drew Brees, Luke McCown

FB Jed Collins

RB Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles, Mark Ingram, Chris Ivory, Travaris Cadet

WR Marques Colston, Nick Toon, Chris Givens, Saalim Hakim, Jarred Fayson

LT Charles Brown, Marcel Jones

LG Ben Grubbs, Eric Olsen

OC Brian De La Puente, Ryan Lee

RG Jahri Evans, Andrew Tiller, Ricky Henry

RT Zach Strief, Bryce Harris

TE Jimmy Graham, Benjamin Watson, Mike Higgins

FL Lance Moore, Joseph Morgan, Courtney Roby, Andy Tanner, Preston Parker


DEFENSE

DE Cameron Jordan, Kenyon Coleman, Jay Richardson

NT Brodrick Bunkley, Akiem Hicks, Tyrunn Walker

DE Will Smith, Tom Johnson, Greg Romeus

JLB Junior Galette, Martez Wilson, Braylon Broughton

SLB David Hawthorne, Will Herring, Austin Johnson

MLB Curtis Lofton, Ramon Humber, Chris Chamberlain

WLB Jon Vilma, Victor Butler

CB Jabari Greer, Corey White, Ryan Steed

FS Malcolm Jenkins, Jim Leonhard, Jerico Nelson

SS Roman Harper, Isa Abdul-Quddus, Rafael Bush

CB Keenan Lewis, Patrick Robinson, AJ Davis, Dion Turner

KICKING

PK Garrett Hartley

P Thomas Morstead

LS Justin Drescher

PR Darren Sproles

KR Travaris Cadet, Darren Sproles

*Free Agent Additions, Signings

Position of Concern, Need

A look at free-agent leftovers New Orleans Saints could ponder | NOLA.com


jeanpierre 04-09-2013 04:19 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
DefCon 1 Offensive Tackle, Defensive End

DefCon 2 Defensive Back

DefCon 3 Outside Linebacker

jeanpierre 04-09-2013 02:46 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
We gotta trade for Saffold; we need to shore up LT...

TheOak 04-09-2013 03:07 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
The Rams are not going to let Saffold go he is too cheap right now.. He is still under his rookie contract. Whether he is happy of not, he has no choice but to play for the Rams.

The Rams are paying him 880k

Fisher said. "But we’ll get things settled, and Rodger’s a big part of our future and a big part of our plans on offense."

jeanpierre 04-09-2013 10:29 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOak (Post 493054)
The Rams are not going to let Saffold go he is too cheap right now.. He is still under his rookie contract. Whether he is happy of not, he has no choice but to play for the Rams.

The Rams are paying him 880k

Fisher said. "But we’ll get things settled, and Rodger’s a big part of our future and a big part of our plans on offense."

Oak, the clock is ticking on the Rams...

All he has to do is show up just before the first week to get his check and to start earning his vestment as a veteran (though he still would have a few weeks into the season for the latter)...

He is not going to play Right Tackle and lose out on some Left Tackle money...

So I'm not so sure he's staying in St. Louis...

TheOak 04-10-2013 05:40 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 493139)

He is not going to lose out on some Left Tackle money...
.

I took a liberty with your sentence for simplification.

Ignoring everything else, if your above statement is correct, you already know why he will not be coming to the Saints this year.

Why do we need a Left Tackle?

hagan714 04-10-2013 06:21 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
LT

RT Zach Strief, Bryce Harris, Charles Brown, Marcel Jones

ok the picture is perfectly clear to me now

hagan714 04-10-2013 06:26 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
in two years we could be looking at this

JLB Junior Galette - we will see
SLB Martez Wilson - gut feeling he will end up back inside
MLB Curtis Lofton - contract security
WLB Victor Butler - we will see

so LB is high on my list for the next few years

jeanpierre 04-10-2013 07:03 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 493156)
LT

RT Zach Strief, Bryce Harris, Charles Brown, Marcel Jones

ok the picture is perfectly clear to me now

I suspect that Coach Payton will borrow a page from Parcells and adjust the thermostat in the training room or place a gator in the whirlpool...

jeanpierre 04-11-2013 05:43 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Report: Unhappy Rodger Saffold won't hold out, open to trade - CBSSports.com

Rams need a Safety (Harper), Saints Need a Left Tackle (Saffold)

Seer1 04-11-2013 07:18 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 493325)
Report: Unhappy Rodger Saffold won't hold out, open to trade - CBSSports.com

Rams need a Safety (Harper), Saints Need a Left Tackle (Saffold)

Rams can afford a safety, Saints can't afford a tackle.....sigh.

jeanpierre 04-11-2013 08:36 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Seer1 (Post 493341)
Rams can afford a safety, Saints can't afford a tackle.....sigh.

He's the kind of tackle we could use, but his agent doesn't get it that the days of Left Tackles making QB are over...

Anthony Munoz retired...

ClintSaints 04-11-2013 11:04 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Shouldn't this be updated to include the backup quarterback we just signed?

voodooido 04-11-2013 12:10 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rezburna (Post 490824)
Will Smith is still listed as a DE on the official roster. The official depth chart isn't out yet.

Reporters keep putting him at LB because he's our best pass rusher...which isn't saying much...

The problem is you have to time his 40 on a sun dial. He will have a hand on the ground this year. No OLB for him.

jeanpierre 04-11-2013 03:24 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by voodooido (Post 493378)
The problem is you have to time his 40 on a sun dial. He will have a hand on the ground this year. No OLB for him.

LOL - Exactly.

And how's a guy who needed Star Caps to stay "slim" as a 4-3 defensive end gonna get leaner and faster as a 3-4 OLB?!?

Seer1 04-11-2013 06:03 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 493433)
LOL - Exactly.

And how's a guy who needed Star Caps to stay "slim" as a 4-3 defensive end gonna get leaner and faster as a 3-4 OLB?!?

He'll be able to move more, get more exercise not lying underneath an OT from the git-go.

jeanpierre 04-11-2013 10:32 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Said this before...

Will Smith must have pictures of Mickey Loomis dressed in a Falcons Mascot Costume or Sean Payton enjoying a night in the Quarter to get the unwarranted love he's gotten in his contract and team commitment...

jeanpierre 04-12-2013 07:02 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
[Updated 2013/04/06]

SAINTS DEPTH CHART - 2013

OFFENSE

QB Drew Brees, Luke McCown

FB Jed Collins

RB Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles, Mark Ingram, Chris Ivory, Travaris Cadet

WR Marques Colston, Nick Toon, Chris Givens, Saalim Hakim, Jarred Fayson

LT Charles Brown, Marcel Jones, Jason Smith

LG Ben Grubbs, Eric Olsen

OC Brian De La Puente, Ryan Lee

RG Jahri Evans, Andrew Tiller, Ricky Henry

RT Zach Strief, Bryce Harris

TE Jimmy Graham, Benjamin Watson, Mike Higgins

FL Lance Moore, Joseph Morgan, Courtney Roby, Andy Tanner, Preston Parker


DEFENSE

DE Cameron Jordan, Kenyon Coleman, Jay Richardson

NT Brodrick Bunkley, Akiem Hicks, Tyrunn Walker

DE Will Smith, Tom Johnson, Greg Romeus

JLB Junior Galette, Martez Wilson, Braylon Broughton

SLB David Hawthorne, Will Herring, Austin Johnson

MLB Curtis Lofton, Ramon Humber, Chris Chamberlain

WLB Jon Vilma, Victor Butler

CB Jabari Greer, Corey White, Ryan Steed

FS Malcolm Jenkins, Jim Leonhard, Jerico Nelson

SS Roman Harper, Isa Abdul-Quddus, Rafael Bush

CB Keenan Lewis, Patrick Robinson, AJ Davis, Dion Turner

KICKING

PK Garrett Hartley

P Thomas Morstead

LS Justin Drescher

PR Darren Sproles

KR Travaris Cadet, Darren Sproles

*Free Agent Additions, Signings

Position of Concern, Need



jeanpierre 04-14-2013 08:16 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Curious to see...

how many running backs will be on the final roster?

how many wide receivers will be on the final roster?

how many linebackers will be on the final roster?

jeanpierre 04-14-2013 11:19 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
[Updated 2013/04/14]

SAINTS DEPTH CHART - 2013

PROJECTING THE DEFENSE

DE Cameron Jordan, Kenyon Coleman

NT Brodrick Bunkley, Tom Johnson, Tyrunn Walker

DE Will Smith, Akiem Hicks

JLB Martez Wilson, Junior Galette

SLB David Hawthorne, Will Herring, Austin Johnson

MLB Curtis Lofton, Chris Chamberlain

WLB Jon Vilma, Victor Butler

CB Keenan Lewis, Jabari Greer, Corey White

FS Jim Leonhard, Jerico Nelson

SS Isa Abdul-Quddus, Rafael Bush

CB Malcolm Jenkins, Patrick Robinson


Seer1 04-14-2013 11:25 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Movin' Hicks to end, nice. Think Johnson can handle NT?

jeanpierre 04-14-2013 03:33 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Seer1 (Post 494167)
Movin' Hicks to end, nice. Think Johnson can handle NT?

In a rotation, possible...

jeanpierre 04-15-2013 08:15 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Hicks definitely overtakes Smith at 3-4 End no later than Week 4...

Rugby Saint II 04-16-2013 03:45 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 494566)
Hicks definitely overtakes Smith at 3-4 End no later than Week 4...

My guess is Hicks and Smith battle it out in training camp. Whoever picks up the transition the smoothest will be starting day one. It's not going to be just talent but instincts and intelligence that seperates these two. Smith will probably be the back up to Hicks when the first whistle blows.

The Dude 04-16-2013 04:53 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 491155)
Not at that salary...and wouldn't expect him to renegotiate again...

Payton has showed that he's gonna start the best player no matter their draft status, contract, or anything else. If he's not the best person to start he won't

jeanpierre 04-17-2013 06:18 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dude (Post 494734)
Payton has showed that he's gonna start the best player no matter their draft status, contract, or anything else. If he's not the best person to start he won't

He's done that, but Martez Wilson has also languished on the bench, even before last season...

Don't think the Saints Brass doesn't know they're getting exposed now for their poor drafts and inconsistent free agency signings...

TheOak 04-17-2013 07:09 AM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dude (Post 494734)
Payton has showed that he's gonna start the best player no matter their draft status, contract, or anything else. If he's not the best person to start he won't

(Ingram cough)

jeanpierre 04-18-2013 02:00 PM

Re: Saints Depth Chart 2013
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOak (Post 494868)
(Ingram cough)

Exactly, I think the brass is aware they've been mailing it in at the draft...


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:26 PM.


Copyright 1997 - 2020 - BlackandGold.com