How To: Get the Saints back to the SB in (1) offseason
Round 3(a) Brandon Williams - Missouri Southern 6'2 241 NT
Brandon Williams - Drive To Make It - YouTube
Is that a misprint? There is no way we can have a guy weighing only 241 and trying to play the NT role in a 3-4. Heck that almost too small to play any of the LB positions. I thought we wanted a NT in the 315 and up range?
I like some of your draft, but think it's too heavy on the offensive side of the ball. We have a need at Tackle and outside of Bushrod (who I think we make another fair offer to keep) we really don't have anyone that is proven to hold down the left or right side. Strief, Brown and the PS guy are solid backups at best. Strief is best used as a backup or eligible TE...he's older, and keeps getting hurt. I'd rather see Brown earn a spot (not get thrown into it because of injury) and play a solid year at RT first. We need a solid OT!!!!
I don't see Ivory getting trade for anything better than a 5th rounder. He hasn't played a full season and it is known that is running style is prone to cutting his season short...each and every year. I see us letting him walk.
Harper will restructure, but I don't see him being cut...the cap hit would be deathly!
Aside from that, I like your pic at DC and think everything else is right in line. So much is going to come down to your second or "B" point...who we bring in as DC. Once they designate that person and whether they bring their own staff in or not, then the real player evaluation will commence and cuts and restructures will be made.
Oh...and I think Brees does a re-work of his contract to free up some space too.