Good Yahoo article on Patrick Queen

Zack Lee said

that is valid. But could he have the same year one impact that one of the others could? We need a LB for sure but I don't like being locked in on a need. The flip side of course is that if we don't find another quality contributor or 2 in FA or cuts/waivers then we have a glaring hole much like WR last year.

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The Saints have telegraphed their picks over the past handful of years. You know the position that they are going to select? The position they ignore in free agent. I'm pretty sure that before free agency even starts they identify what's likely to be available to them in the draft. The Saints were willing to go out and get a WR in free agency, made it a priority to get a safety, and resign interior OL. They at least didn't lose ground in those positions. The LB position? Davis is back...awesome. The Saints lost Klein, who was easily the 2nd best LB on the team, and honestly he wasn't a great LB. They have a year older Kiko Alonso, now coming off another ACL tear. They have Alex Anzalone, coming off yet another shoulder injury. They have Kaden Elliss, who was a 7th rounder last year who also is coming off an ACL tear. They have a year older Craig Robertson who looked incredibly slow last year year. There's just no way to argue that the LB position didn't get worse over the offseason, and it was already likely the weakness of the defense to begin with. I think that LB is far and away the greatest need on the team. Its the one position that I'd be ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED if the Saints go into the season with it's current depth chart. Sure, the Saints could use help at WR (its a very deep WR draft) and they could use some depth and competition at a few other spots...but the LB position undoubtedly needs an upgrade. Its an underwhelming group that has been injury prone. What happens if Demario Davis actually got hurt? We would be in a heap of you know what.