Triplett says Saints Interest in Chris "Beanie" Wells is "Bona Fide"

TurkeyOTooley said
I like Sean Smith, Conner Barwin, Alex Mack, and Larry English over Wells. Many mocks have these guys in the 20's but I really don't see how they are any more of a "reach" than Beanie.

If the Saints drafted Sean Smith at 14 I would be fine with it.

By the way, I don't hate Beanie Wells. I just think that it isn't smart to draft a runningback in the first round unless he is a bona fide star (Adrian Peterson, Barry Sanders, etc.) The "legends" come around rarely, but you can still get great running backs in later rounds. It is the most instinctive position in the game and there are plenty of talented players at the position compared to the other spots on the team.

The roided up USC backers may change things for us. But I could still see Payton and Greg Williams drafting Clay Matthews. The chances are less likely now, sure, but you never know.

That's fine if you like those players, but if Payton and the FO staff don't like them, then it's irrelevant. I haven't heard anything from truck man or realchrism about Smith, Barwin, Mack, or English. I don't think the Saints see them as viable targets at #14. If somehow we're able to strike a deal and trade down (without getting hosed) then that's another story.

There was already only a slim chance that we were picking a LB with our pick. The possible steroid allegations effectively eliminated them as possibliities, or at least that's my opinion.