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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; The New Orleans Saints finished with the 27th-ranked defense in 2016, which was actually an improvement from the previous two seasons. So, it stands to reason the Saints will look for defensive help in the draft in April, and one ...
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The New Orleans Saints finished with the 27th-ranked defense in 2016, which was actually an improvement from the previous two seasons.
So, it stands to reason the Saints will look for defensive help in the draft in April, and one analyst Thursday said this is a good year to be in the market for defense. "This is a great defensive line draft; it's a great defensive draft overall," ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. said while answering a question about possible first-round options for the Dallas Cowboys. Just about every mock draft we will see over the next few months will have the Saints picking a defensive player. Kiper had the Saints using the 11th overall pick on former Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster in his mock draft published Thursday morning. read more from NOLA |
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01-21-2017, 10:32 AM | #2 |
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Re: Good news, Saints: ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. thinks this is a great defensive draft
I have been looking at Mock Draft as I am want to do this time of year and if they are indicative of the way the draft will play out I see three players as probable picks for the Saints at#11.
Rueben Foster ILB Derek Barnett De Solomon Thomas DE I would be thrilled with any one of these guys. |
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Re: Good news, Saints: ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. thinks this is a great defensive draft
I'd make some kind of trade so I'd have 5 picks to draft the best defensive people in the first 2 rounds.
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01-21-2017, 06:13 PM | #4 |
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actually i agree with mel for once
But what makes this really interesting is the way the rankings are falling which is like believing in ghost I know deep at CB and I mean deep at starter quality all the way through the draft with solid upside prospects. many with FS possibilities. Big and fast DE is ok early pretty solid in the middle and in the end I still have questions. heavy on 34 DE gap shooting DT is not bad and there are some solid 43 NT types sprinkled all around. Safety is a bit thin. I am hoping a deep CB class will allow a safety to slip through the cracks and be snagged on day 2 ILB and OLB looks to be a huge whole in the draft. WLB once again dominate. 43 SLB and MLB are almost non existence once again. |
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Re: Good news, Saints: ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. thinks this is a great defensive draft
Mel Kiper??? What does Gil Brandt have to say about it? Him and Mayock are about the only two people I really listen to about the drafts.
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Re: Good news, Saints: ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. thinks this is a great defensive draft
Originally Posted by foreverfan
Armstead is about the only player we could afford to lose right now and gain a pick in the first two rounds...
And then you'd have Peat sliding to LT and signing two veteran guards, RG Kevin Zeiter and LG Andrew Norwell... The only two players that would get interest in the trade market for first or second round picks are Cooks and Jordan... This bullshinski talk of trading Cooks is asinine because Thomas-Cooks-Snead is as near a perfect complementary group you can have... With Cam, You'd have to get a first round pick for Cam Jordan and THEN take a DE-5T in the draft who plays with his veteran impact... |
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Re: Good news, Saints: ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. thinks this is a great defensive draft
Originally Posted by jeanpierre
Good possibility Tomsula shakes up the D line if hired.
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