Rugby Saint II

If Payton is able to cut ties with a couple of coaches......namely Vitt and McMahon it will be huge for turning this program around. Both the O-line and D-line coaches aren't turning out any gems and should be looked at closely along with all defensive position coaches. The WR coach Henry Ellard is gone and his replacement is probably still coaching in the playoffs and will get the phone call from Loomis soon enough.

The Saints also need to make some purges in the scouting department as well. The current scouts fail miserably at evaluating defensive talent at the collegiate level and need to be replaced or given some additional help.
It would be good if we could get some talent from the 49'ers coaches and scouts. It's possible that some of the coaches from the Jets might have something to offer.

Going into FA my hopes are that the Saints will bring in a number two CB that is ready to compete full time and a DT to get that pressure up the middle that we need. We may also need to bring in a RB if Ingram is leaving but that could be addressed later in the draft. A couple of mid to upper tier free agents could give us the chemistry that we are missing now and give us that veteran leadership we so sorely missed this year.

We have an opportunity to draft better talent this year picking at #13. If we pick a top ILB'er in the first round and draft O-line from there on out then I'll be happy.

Seriously though the Saints don't identify secondary talent worth a damn. We need to stay away from these positions early in the draft. I hope that they take the top DT in the draft to solidify that position going into next year. Stay away from WR no matter how sexy that pick is. We can't afford any draft picks to be anything other than a priority. The Saints to find replacements for our top positions of need and WR is not a top priority. ILB'er, DT and O-line are.