NFC South Draft Needs
 

Nfl networks take on our issues and who we should draft to fix it

NFC South draft needs: Xavier Rhodes would cover Bucs at CB - NFL.com

The bit that makes me laugh is they say our wide receiver depth is poor?

Colston, moore, joe morgan, nick toon and we use jimmy graham and sproles as WR's

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Well, I'd have to say Morgan and Toon are still really unkowns so to speak. Neither have had significant play time to really strut their stuff.

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Rosenthal is an idiot and he proves it with each article.

The most powerful offense in the league that doesn't run the ball enough lacks depth at WR?

Anyway he says our "depth" is poor not talent, and our depth looks like this.

Moore
Morgan
Tanner
Colston
Toon
Givens
Parker
Hakim
Roby

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Only Moore and Colston are proven. The rest have a lot ofpotential.

I'd kinda agree that WR is a need, but I do like what I've seen from Morgan.

We're not as stout as Atlanta's top 3 WR's Julio, Roddy and Douglas.

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Having Sproles, and J.Graham helps

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Watson could end up being a pretty big contributor as well.

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If Brandon Lloyd would take a prove it 1 year deal, I'd welcome him with open arms. Colston, Lloyd, Moore, Morgan looks much better than Colston, Moore, Morgan, Toon.

With that said, there are plenty of interesting upside wide receiver prospects that can be had in the middle rounds of the draft. There's also some veterans out there that could be had for the league minimum that could provide solid depth. Steve Breaston, Austin Collie, Early Doucet, Brandon Stokley, among others. Bring them in and if they aren't healthy or doesn't have any tread left on their tires, cut them... no biggie and move on.

It's an area of concern but it's a position that can easily be fixed both inexpensively and quickly.

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I wouldnt be suprised if greg camarillo gets called back, i like that guy and he came straight in and caught 5 passes his very first game for us

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Late rd UDFA!

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always said or depth at WR is over rated.

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When you talk depth at WR, doesn't that mean how far down the field they can run before catching the ball?

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Past Colston and Moore, the Saints wide receivers are a bunch of unknowns and unprovens. I like what I see from Morgan as the deep threat to replace Devery. Toon is a question mark until he can stay healthy. Tanner looked impressive in preseason, but maybe there was a reason they kept bringing in Camarillo. I wouldn't be disappointed if the Saints drafted a WR somewhere along the way, especially if they traded down from the 15th pick.

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Agreed. We have some cast-offs and some UDFA guys with potential, but nothing that says we're OK from #3WR and on.

Drafting either of the top 2 WR's would not surprise me in the least.

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Indeed. Not to mention that Colston and Moore both are entering their 8th season this year and will both be 30 years old. I think drafting Toon and keeping around Morgan is helping infuse some youth to prepare for the future without Colston and Moore, but adding another young guy with stud potential wouldn't be a far-fetched idea.

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Rogers is a virtual Julio Jones clone, exhibiting an exciting combination of size, strength and explosiveness.
He signed with Tennessee as one of the most highly regarded prep prospects in the entire country, and immediately showed off his versatility, racking up 167 yards as a receiver and 117 yards as a runner (reverses, etc.).

Rogers was expected to serve as the complementary piece to Justin Hunter in 2011, but stepped up once his teammate was injured and went on to lead the SEC with 1,040 receiving yards in 2011. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark in six games, one short of a Tennessee record, and earned First Team All-SEC honors by the media and league coaches.

While there are plenty of traits about Rogers scouts will love, one they must be concerned about is Rogers' accountability on and off the field. For violating team rules, Rogers was suspended indefinitely by Tennessee coach Derek Dooley on Aug. 23 and ultimately transferred to Tennessee Tech.

"We're excited to have him and look forward to working with him," Tech coach Watson Brown said Aug. 27. "It's a unique situation for me, but we know he's a good kid. He knows a couple of the players on our team, and we know his high school coach, and we're going on their recommendations.

"After meeting with Da'Rick and his family, I can see what everybody is saying about him," Brown added. "We've met with Da'Rick and he understands our expectations."

Rogers played in all 11 games for Tennessee Tech in 2012, and was the man among boys he was expected to be, leading the team with 61 catches for 893 yards and 10 touchdowns. No one else on the roster had more than 28 receptions, and Rogers put up his staggering numbers despite every opponent game-planning to contain him.

Character red-flags galore, but undeniably an elite talent.

Da’Rick Rogers, WR, Tennessee Tech, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com

He has some character concerns but for a mid round pick with a ton of upside, he's who I've been looking at throughout the draft process. Given the coaching and leadership on our team, he's someone I'm very interested in.

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Da'Rick Rogers has been on my radar recently, too. I've been keeping an eye on Quinton Patton out of Louisiana Tech, too, as a 3rd rounder or possibly late 2nd rounder if we trade pick for more picks.

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He's a quality prospect also whom I like. The only thing with Patton for me is that I think he develops into a good WR2... which is great. However I like Rogers more due to his potential to develop into a legitimate WR1 and he could be had a little later.

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Nothing would surprise me........Payton likes his toys.

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With the proliferation of the spread offense in high school and college, the ability to draft quality recievers in the later rounds has been on the rise the past few years. Based on this group, I trust Peyton's evaluation of recievers, running backs, and interior linemen.

When Peyton says the LT position keeps him up at night, that leads me to believe he's sending a message (and rightfully so) as to what position they'll be targeting in the draft.

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Oh hi there buddy.

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Hello old friend.

How you living?

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I'm good BnB... hope you stick around. Mark and I was wondering if you were alive or not. :p

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I'll be around, though not with the frequency I once was...

I see you and Danno are holding down the fort. Anyone else from the old guard?

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Good mix of old and new. The names will gradually become more familiar as your memory comes back. :cool:

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B-n-B? The ol' Tech SAE comes home to roost? Cheers, buddy. Long time no see.

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Lulz... You're giving me far too much credit. I can't remember what i was doing last week.

D_it_up still trollin? :p

Glad to see you, bro... Still hitting on the college chicks in Ruston? Does it give sads when they point out your grey hair? :cool:

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D_it_up still trollin? :p

Glad to see you, bro... Still hitting on the college chicks in Ruston? Does it give sads when they point out your grey hair? :cool:[/QUOTE]

Bahahahaha! You should have seen it when I was in going back to Tech in my early 30's. College chicks LOVE older guys! hahaha!

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Last year coming out of the preson all I keep hearing was Roby was having the best preson than WR on the team I'm just wondering if he would get a chance to what can do at wide out.

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I remember that, and he did absolutely nothing as a WR on our team.

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hey BnB good to see ya

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hagan... my dude, you know this defense is as soft as string cheese up the middle, from front to back, right? I'll give Lofton some credit, but has he ever played the 3-4?

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Drew makes any 1/2 way decent WR look really good

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good to see you around again. welcome home :saintsfan:

i agree. in the draft we need beef and a player or two with sand in the pants at NT. first and foremost.

The switch to a 34 will take a few years.

This team will get back to the playoffs with offense and that now needs to be our #1 priority. The OL has to be the priority

do not risk drew for the sake of the defense. So i can live with 2 or 3 picks in the draft on offense to protect him and give him another player to dump the ball off to.