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The Saints focused on defense with their six draft picks
By Jeff Kerr | CBS Sports
The New Orleans Saints are entering a different era in their franchise's history, one the organization has been preparing for a few years. Drew Brees finally decided to hang up his cleats, leaving the NFL as the league's all-time leader in passing yards and finishing with the second-most passing touchdowns. Brees delivered the franchise its lone Super Bowl victory and made the Saints one of the league's preeminent franchises for 15 seasons.
A changing of the guard is on the horizon in New Orleans, centered around a quarterback competition between Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston. The Saints have experienced life without Brees last season, giving Hill the opportunity to start four games when their franchise quarterback was out with fractured ribs. Hill completed 71.9% of his passes for 834 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions, while rushing 39 times for 209 yards (5.36 yards per carry) with four touchdowns in those four games. Hill recorded a 96.9 passer rating in his four starts, as the Saints went 3-1 during that stretch.
The Saints seemingly know what they have in Hill, so the next step is to add to a playoff-caliber roster around him or Winston. New Orleans has won 49 games over the past four seasons -- the most in the NFL -- signaling there's plenty of talent on the team. Did the Saints do enough with their six draft picks? Let's review where the Saints dropped the ball in this draft and the one pick they crushed: ...
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