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For the New Orleans Saints to improve defensively this season, they need to win the battle in the defensive trenches.

That area is still a major question mark for me, but there are three players who have to play big for them this fall.

Outside linebacker Hau'oli Kikaha, middle linebacker Stephone Anthony and cornerback Delvin Breaux have to really come through in a big manner in this season.

Other than 2006 and maybe, and I say maybe, in 2013, the Saints have not drafted well overall, but especially on defense.

And there seemed to be no defined plan to what they were trying to piece together as different defensive coordinators have had different style players and schemes in mind come free agency time and during the draft process, but recently with players like Will Smith, Jonathan Vilma, Roman Harper, Scott Shanle, Jabari Greer, Malcolm Jenkins, Tracy Porter and Jonathan Casillas leaving either through veteran free agency, age or injuries, the Saints have whiffed a high number of times on bringing people in to adequately replace them in the lineup.

3 important pieces for the Saints defense | HoumaToday.com

ScottF

sad but true
But this year 4, maybe 5 defensive draft picks will probably make the team

jeanpierre

That's not a bad thing...

homerj07

Breaux is a great story. I really hope, for us the fans, the team ND for him that it has a fairy tale ending.

Rugby Saint II

We are great with UDFA's but our drafting has been atrocious. Ireland seems to be "The Man" in the draft room keeping everyone on the same page.

QBREES9

I just hope it gets fixed.