Featured Discussion 2016 Saints Draft Live Discussion Thread

Originally Posted by hagan714

If we do it better be a NT to even have a chance of making this pick work. right now he will get double teamed right out of the dome.

At least we stayed on defense...and on the line where we need help the most. I'm not disappointed with the pick...he a good character guy too...and you know how Sean likes those. lol

[ChrisXVI]

Originally Posted by hagan714

sorry Tunsil drops into your lap and pass for a 3 tech DT? which we have plenty of. needs trumps BPA I have 6 or 7 players ranked higher. desperation media hyped pick in my book.

Oh well lets see what happens. we still need a 3 down NT that is not scheme dependent to make this pick work. Never mind we are scheme dependent with this pick. Those are few and far in between in this draft.

I am back to oh well here we go again. sit back and see what happens.

We had exactly one 3 technique before this pick in Nick Fairley. Were you expecting Fairely to play every single snap every game?

[blackangold]

Originally Posted by Danno

I bet we trade up into the late first for a pass rusher

Hoping we do for Lawson or Dodd.

[jnormand]

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

We had exactly one 3 technique before this pick in Nick Fairley. Were you expecting Fairely to play every single snap every game?

Agreed. Fairley is a rotational player at best at this time in his career. No way he's playing every down. NO WAY.

[hagan714]

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

We had exactly one 3 technique before this pick in Nick Fairley. Were you expecting Fairely to play every single snap every game?

We have one NT and the rest of them NTs are 3s playing out of position,

[spkb25]

Originally Posted by jnormand

No way man!!! Cmon!!

lmmfao, is that really your argument )) I am cracking up

[brees84]

Browns lol

[jnormand]

Originally Posted by spkb25

lmmfao, is that really your argument )) I am cracking up

Yeah it is ya ass. lol! I'm not gonna spew a bunch of mumbo jumbo gumbo. Short and to the point. No way they're the same man! C'mon!!

[hagan714]

that is it I am just going to see how this works out. yet another crow in the fridge

[lee909]

12. New Orleans Saints: Sheldon Rankins, Defensive Tackle, Louisville

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12. New Orleans Saints: Sheldon Rankins, Defensive Tackle, Louisville
Throughout this draft coverage, we'll pepper Saints defensive selections with carefully-curated Random Depressing Saints Defensive Stats.

Random Depressing Saints Defensive Stat #2043B: The Saints allowed 129.4 rushing yards per game last season (31st) in the NFL and 4.9 yards per rushing attempt.

Luckily this is the best defensive tackle draft in years. It's so good, and defensive tackles are so hard to keep straight, that Bleacher Report proudly presents this year's first installment of Big Uglies: a 2016 Field Guide. Don’t try to tell one monstrous interior lineman from another without it!

A quick Rankins primer ...

Size: 6-foot-1, 299 pounds.

Athleticism: This dude moves like a 210-pound safety.

Honors: All-ACC selection.

Numbers: Seven sacks in 2015.

Defining Special Trait: Exceptional first step quickness and fluidity.

Potential Flaws: Smaller than the prototype.

Also Worth Mentioning: Obliterated every blocker he faced in Senior Bowl practices.

Rankins looked like Aaron Donald’s twin brother at the Senior Bowl and could be a special player, though nitpickers warn that he lacks a counter move as a pass rusher and may not be built to bulk up to the 310-pound range without sacrificing quickness. Nitpickers sometimes mix old-fashioned analysis-paralysis with let’s pour ice water all over this prospect who is slaughtering offensive linemen in front of 500 reporters so we sound extra-discerning ulterior motives. Rankins can start in the NFL; the details are what will decide if he develops into a Pro Bowler.

The Saints will be easy to grade this year. Every time they pick a solid defensive player, they get a reward. Grade: A