Utah_Saint

He ranked 96th out of 110 corners last season.
I read quite a few Lions fans that not only wanted him gone but slowly tortured on his way out.

Rugby Saint II

Well, in that case keep looking for some young guns.

K Major

+1. I'm tired of the "almost done guys". Gotta continue to develop young talent and also through the draft.

dizzle88

Cornerback is most likely going to be addressed in the draft, it is a position of need, unless we can get someone like Joe Haden in free agency

Cornerback and Linebacker are now our two biggest needs to address

Utah_Saint

Right after oline

dizzle88

I wouldn't say O line is an immediate need anymore, no sacks allowed all preseason and they performed pretty well last week, drew had plenty of time in the pocket, not to mention all our RB's had success

Utah_Saint

I disagree and here's my reasoning...

The CB and Linebackers may not be the best but they got us into the playoffs last season. And we have depth at both positions. There have been several people on here that have suggested Humber should start ahead of Hawthorne. Corey White ended up starting after being 4th on the depth chart. These same personnel made up the 2nd best pass defense and the 4th best defense overall in both yardage and scoring. They may not be top 5 again this season but they should be close. And they're young enough, they'll be back next season.

On the other hand...

We have NO depth at any offensive line position. In the preseason Bryce Harris was bad and Senio Kelemete was terrible. If one of the Big Uglies goes down for any length of time, the Saints are hosed for the season. Only one of the 5 starters is under 30. Even if they do make it through this season, how many more seasons will they last? The Saints will have to replace 4 over the next few years and they're going to be pretty cash strapped to try to build almost an entire line through free agency.

Just my 2¢.

saintsfan1976

WAY before O line

Danno

So have we given up on Jean Baptiste, Fortt and Powell already?

dizzle88

Not at all, but it's best to think ahead just incase those guys don't pan out the way the coaches expected

Those guys might come in and hit the ground running, but it wouldn't be the first time some defensive players with some hype failed to make the team/an impact

Chip Vaughn and Stanley Arnoux immediatedly come to mind from that terrific Wake Forest defense