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

Deuuuuce said
I look at the situation this way.

We have the most productive offense in the entire league. Is it because we have a good rushing attack? No. It's mainly because of Drew Brees and a nice mix of skill position players. Why draft a guy at number 14 when we don't even have a need for him. Bush and Thomas have the skills to get the job done on that side of the ball.

Defenses in the NFL these days are desigend to do two things.

A. Stop the run
B. Pressure the QB

The way to counter defenses is by having a QB who makes quick decisions, building an offensive line that can block, and having skill position players on the field who can catch and beat their man when in one on one situations.

The days of having a dominant running game are over in the NFL as most quality teams in the league can stop the run if they know its coming. You have got to be able to throw the ball and make big plays. We have that ability already. No need to invest a first round pick in a workhorse RB when our offense is designed to spread the ball around. We need playmakers on D. We need passrushers and guys in the secondary who can intercept passes.

Being able to run the ball when you have to does not mean your dominant it just means you have a balanced NFL style offense. Every Great Offense that has ever existed has been able to run the football when you have to.

The ground game may not be as featured in the NFL as in years past but many teams still have backs that rush for 1000 yards. The Saints have not had that in 2 years pretty ironic that was the last time they made the playoffs.

Nothing is 100% the Cardinals and Steelers made the Superbowl last year without a 1000 yard rusher on thier indivisual teams. But go back over the last 10 years and that trend does not hold up. More often than not you need to be able to run the football with some consistance to win in this league.

If the Saints feel like Wells can provide that stablity the by all means go for it. Go for the sure thing rather than the maybe or possiblity.