If you are giving up say 118 YPG rushing and bring your passing yards allowed to, say, what Tampa Bay gave up last year (187.2) since your pass defense was your achilles heel, you are ranked in the top 10 in defense. Tampa was ninth even though they gave up the same amount of yards on the ground. Again, our front seven can stand to get better but those guys were not the reason why we did not have a good defense. Yes, we need more pressure. But I think having a healthy Smith and Grant back playing in a more aggressive defense by Gregg Williams will also benefit us. Ellis will be in his second season and should show vast improvement with a year under his belt. Dallas ranked #8 on defense and #12 in rushing defense. The difference between their rushing defense and ours came down to a little over 11 yards a game. I do not see why our defense cannot improve upon its ability to stop the run. We did it well last season early on but injuries took their toll.
Listen, I have offered a number of arguments on why the Wells pick makes sense for the Saints from their trajectory. At the end of the day, you can argue it if you like. That's perfectly fine. It won't change what the Saints plan to do. If they feel that Wells is the guy that can best help the team, that's who they will choose. If not, they won't. But if they do, and there's a good chance they might, it will be up to you to choose whether or not you are willing to support them. BUT YOU CAN ARGUE UNTIL YOU ARE BLUE IN THE FACE TRYING TO CONVINCE ME THAT WELLS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AND IT WON'T MATTER MUCH IF THE TEAM TAKES HIM. All of your contentions won't stop Mickey Loomis and Sean Payton from doing what they want to do, and if that's take Wells, you will have to learn to live with it even if you do not like it.