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How does this move help the freaking price of tea in China?

It doesn't.

We address defensive improvement with defensive moves.

If we sign a CB how does it help or OL?
If we sign a OG how does it help our LB's?
If we sign a LB how does it help our WR's?

Jeez, sometimes I think we have the dumbest fanbase in the NFL

arsaint

The question that will be answered is how much of JG's production was JG's talent and how much of it stemmed from Sean's offense and Brees' HOF career...

SaintFanInATLHELL

Because a season passed. A season where due to injury for the second consecutive year simply did not have the production that matched the top of the line contract.
It gives the team options for packaging up for 10 top talent or trading down for more picks.
I'm in definite agreement with that.

SFIAH

Danno

Answer clear, no way we win a Superbowl without Graham.
Oh, wait...

Tobias-Reiper

So now you are going to tell me what has Jimmy done, ok.

That Jimmy has only played 5 years in the NFL and he has missed games notwithstanding... actually, never mind. You'll find out soon enough.

Williebing

I trust Peyton's judgment, but it is hard to believe they couldn't get more than a center whose health is suspect, and a 2 1/2 round improvement for one pick.

Boutte

If Unger comes in and stabilizes the Oline it will do more to improve this team than keeping JG. Not playing down Jimmy's value or talent but giving Drew protection will go a lot further than one receiver.

That's if with a capital I though.

ChrisXVI

I posted this in the Max Unger thread, but I'll post it here as well... From Pro Football Focus:

Saints: Balanced Unger solidifies center spot
Ben Stockwell | March 10, 2015



There may be some consternation about the Saints giving up Jimmy Graham in this trade but they have at least acquired one of the league’s premier centers and upgraded a fourth round pick to a first round pick with it. Though fans won’t be swooning over Max Unger’s play-making ability, he ties down the center of the Saints’ line with a quality blocker in both the run and pass games.

This season injuries limited Unger to 385 snaps in the regular season but some punishing and consistent run blocking in those limited snaps ensured he finished as our No. 4 ranked center. Only twice in his nine starts last season did Unger grade below zero and he graded above +1.0 in six of those games. But for injury this season looked like being a match for Unger’s 2012 season where he earned a +31.1 overall grade, built around his run blocking where he never earned a run block grade below -1.0 all season long.

The loss of Graham will be felt in New Orleans and the Saints will need plans in place to replace him, but their offense has always been at its strongest when it has balance, and that balance is centered on their offensive line. With Jahri Evans starting to decline the Saints have moved to lock down their interior offensive line with the acquisition of Unger and having re-signed Mark Ingram we may yet see a re-emphasis of the running game in New Orleans this season.

AliJee

JP you greedy b!&$trd! Love the way you think

xan

I hope that there are a lot of 6'8" power forwards at the end of the draft.