With the 9th Pick in the 2025 draft, who should the Saints select? (merged)

It's obviously not enough because the OL is still bad. They tried the play better approach this year and it didn't work even with two of the best OL coaches in the NFL coaching them.

And I'm sorry to break this to you, but alleviating your boredom is not a particularly sound draft strategy.

I don't think OL is a must this year the way it was last year (but I also think value lined up with that must in Fuaga) but if the right guy is there, you can't exclude drafting an OL in the first if he is BPA. The same is true for any other position. We shouldn't force it, but it's not like we don't need help on the OL or really every other position.
But the OL even lacking talent at the OG positions did play great in the 1st 2 games, then they didn't play together for like 8 -9 wks and then it was too late. I think we are fine at LT,RT and C.. I'd like to make Ruiz a backup C and also backup RG and find a upgrade @ LG and RG in FA. Yes we draft IOL if it comes up on day 2 but a vet presence would be best. If we run the same system that KK is running upgrading the IOL would make the whole OL much better.