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Did the Saints give up too much to land their defensive end in the draft?

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BY BRIAN ALLEE-WALSH

NEW ORLEANS
Time will tell whether New Orleans Saints officials over-paid to move up 13 spots in the first round of the 83rd annual NFL draft to acquire UT-San Antonio defensive end Marcus Davenport with the 14th overall pick.

Most post-draft analyses indicate Davenport is a worthy selection at No. 14 but not at the compensation GM Mickey Loomis handed to the Green Bay Packers — first- and fifth-round picks in 2018 and a first-rounder in '19. It is the kind of pick package that typically would result in the selection of a quarterback perhaps, but not a defensive end.

I understand that position from a historical perspective.

According to Mike Triplett, who covers the Saints for ESPN.com, history shows that few teams in the common-draft era ever trade two first-round picks to draft a non-quarterback.

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Marshon Lattimore exits Commanders game with a familiar injury

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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Marshon Lattimore can’t seem to escape hamstring injuries this season. The former New Orleans Saints cornerback missed the Saints’ second game of the season versus the Dallas Cowboys due to a hamstring injury.

That was only a one game absence. Lattimore missed his last game in a Saints uniform due to a hamstring injury before being traded to the Washington Commanders. The cornerback missed his first four games as a Commander.

Lattimore returned to action against his former team last week. In his second game as a Commander, however, the cornerback had to exit due to another hamstring...
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Week 16 Late Games Open Thread

  • News source: Wallace Delery
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Week 16 continues, and the late slate of games are ready to kickoff while we wait for the New Orleans Saints to take on Green Bay on Monday Night Football! Here is today’s late slate:

Minnesota at Seattle

New England at Buffalo

Jacksonville at Las Vegas

San Francisco at Miami

The most important game in the second half of the day for Saints fans is Vegas hosting the Jags, as Vegas is the Saints’ next upcoming opponent. Watch the games along with us and join the thread below!

You can check out all the odds for your favorite NFL team at Daily Fantasy Sports and Online U.S. Sportsbook |...
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Saints officially out of playoffs for fourth straight season

  • News source: New Orleans Saints - WWL TV
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NEW ORLEANS — Despite the Saints still one day away from its Week 16 matchup in Green Bay, New Orleans was officially eliminated from the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs following the Atlanta Falcons' 34-7 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.

A longshot to make the postseason after suffering a seven-game losing streak following a 2-0 start, the Saints needed a lot of help to avoid a fourth-straight postseason shutout.

That help did not come and New Orleans is once again left on the outside looking in at the NFC's Super Bowl hopefuls – a game that in February 2025 will be hosted in the Caesars...
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Falcons blow out Giants, eliminating Saints from the playoffs

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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The New Orleans Saints started the season on a hot streak. Dennis Allen’s decision to add Klint Kubiak felt like the missing piece for the Saints’ success. But fast forward to Week 16 and New Orleans has been eliminated from the playoffs.

The Saints needed the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to lose, followed by New Orleans winning against the Green Bay Packers for the Saints to stay alive.

Instead, the Falcons demolished the New York Giants with a 34-7 win in Michael Penix Jr.’s debut, and in turn, eliminated the Saints from playoff contention. The outcome of the Buccaneers...
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Spencer Rattler's ball security will be tested vs. NFL's best ballhawk

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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Spencer Rattler is stepping into his fourth start as the New Orleans Saints quarterback. It’s his first start since Week 8, and as long as Derek Carr remains out, Rattler will be the Saints’ starting quarterback. That stretch begins against the Green Bay Packers.

In last week’s contest, Rattler relieved Jake Haener and put on an improved performance. One of the rookie’s most glaring problems in his first stint was his issues protecting the football. He threw two interceptions in his first three games and fumble three times, too. As the Saints close out the season, Rattler must ensure he...
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It's over: The New Orleans Saints are eliminated from playoff contention

  • News source: BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
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Week 16 Early Games Open Thread

  • News source: Wallace Delery
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Week 16 is here, and the early slate of games are ready to kickoff while we wait for the New Orleans Saints to take on Green Bay on Monday Night Football! Here is today’s early slate:

New York Giants at Atlanta

Arizona at Carolina

Detroit at Chicago

Tennessee at Indianapolis

Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets

Philadelphia at Washington

Cleveland at Cincinnati

The most important game in the first half of the day for Saints fans is Atlanta hosting the Giants. Here’s to the Giants upsetting the birds in Atlanta. Watch the games along with us and join the thread below!

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Saints planning for 'a committee approach' with Alvin Kamara on the mend

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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The New Orleans Saints are going into Week 16 without their top two rushing options. Taysom Hill is out for the season, and Alvin Kamara will miss at least this week with a groin injury.

So, how will the Saints approach the run game against the Green Bay Packers? Darren Rizzi told reporters this week to expect a “committee approach.”

New addition Clyde Edwards-Helaire wasn’t mentioned, and he will probably need more than a few days to pick up the playbook. For now he’s on the practice squad.

Kendre Miller leading the team in carries feels like the most likely scenario on Monday, but...
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Saints QB coach takes unique step to prepare for Monday's frigid weather

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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The New Orleans Saints play in sunny Louisiana, and the Green Bay Packers play in frigid Wisconsin. The differences in climate make it difficult to simulate the weather the Saints are about to endure when they play the Packers on Monday night, so quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko has had to get creative.

Current forecasts have the weather at 25 degrees on Monday night at Lambeau Field, with a possibility for snow. Meanwhile, it is over 40 degrees in New Orleans. So what were the Saints to do?

A lot has been made of the improvements to the team cafeteria this summer (as part of...
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Packers' big-play ability set to test Saints secondary's vulnerability

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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Alontae Taylor and Kool-Aid McKinstry have shown some positive things at cornerback since the New Orleans Saints traded away Marshon Lattimore. There have been lapses in technique occasionally too, however. The one thing the Saints secondary has objectively struggled with is stopping big plays. That will be challenged against the Green Bay Packers.

New Orleans has allowed the third-most passing plays of over 40 yards this season. Because of that, they’ve also allowed the fifth most yards. On Monday Night Football, they have to line up across from the passing attack with the most gains of...
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Saints could be eliminated from playoff contention before MNF

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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Slim doesn’t even describe the New Orleans Saints’ chances at making the playoffs. There is just one path, and it could be erased before the Saints even take the field in Week 16.

The Saints close out league action versus the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, so they’ll know exactly what they’re stepping into on game day.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Arlington, Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys. If they are victorious, the Saints are eliminated from playoff contention. That’s also true if the Atlanta Falcons beat the New York Giants.

New Orleans wouldn’t have much to...
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Rod Walker: Underdog Saints hoping to pull off what would be Christmas week miracle at Lambeau

  • News source: BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
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Final Saints vs. Packers injruy report

  • News source: Kyle Besson
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The New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers have wrapped up their final practices on Saturday ahead of their Monday Night Football matchup. The Saints ruled out four players. Among those ruled out was running back Alvin Kamara who is facing the possibility of missing the rest of the season. New Orleans also ruled out rookie wide receiver Bub Means who may be heading back to the injured reserve after suffering a setback during recovery from his ankle injury. Veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is questionable with a chest injury and currently missing practice due to an illness...
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Packers continue their push toward playoffs as they host the injury-riddled Saints

  • News source: New Orleans Saints - WWL TV
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NEW ORLEANS — The Green Bay Packers look to win for the ninth time in their past 11 games when they host the New Orleans Saints on Monday night. If they get some help Sunday night, the Packers may have already clinched a playoff berth by the time this game kicks off. They know they can wrap up a postseason spot regardless by winning Monday night. The Saints won't have quarterback Derek Carr or running back Alvin Kamara because of injuries.

DE Chase Young is coming off a two-sack performance against the Commanders, who selected him out of Ohio State with the second overall pick in the 2020...
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