Draft at least two O-Linemen earlyish (42 Viewers)

[Snakehead]

Depends on the regime

That's correct and it would be stupid to switch blocking schemes after having some of the best zone blocking scheme coaches on the staff coaching up our young lineman and especially our young OTs. We might change a lot, but I highly doubt blocking scheme will be changed.

 

[dennisrwood]

We need at least 2 guards and a center.
Should be able to get a center in the later rounds.

 

[SweetT]

Great idea. Just keep repeating the process that has gotten us nowhere. At some point, you have to draft home run hitters.

 

[DerrickB]

That's correct and it would be stupid to switch blocking schemes after having some of the best zone blocking scheme coaches on the staff coaching up our young lineman and especially our young OTs. We might change a lot, but I highly doubt blocking scheme will be changed.

We'll see

 

[Infoman]

The idea that you can keep building the trenches to win is an old school idea…. The most important positions in football are QB, WR, CB, QB killer and TE…. In that order in the modern NFL.

Everything else you fill in…

 

[Snakehead]

The idea that you can keep building the trenches to win is an old school idea…. The most important positions in football are QB, WR, CB, QB killer and TE…. In that order in the modern NFL.

Everything else you fill in…

I 100% agree we need weapons.

Detroit built the trenches.
Washington built the trenches.
Houston built the trenches.

Chicago built the weapons.

We need both. Both sides of the trenches can be built in this draft. If we pick at 10 we should have one of the non-QB offensive weapons available. I think we grab Jeanty or Tet there. The next 3/5 or 4/6 picks need to be O and D line with the other picks being offensive weapons. This can be a 2017 draft if they do it right.

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

We've been doing that for the past 10 years. We need to find better lineman Period! Then we need a coach that can coach them up.

This and this. Need to hit on em. I think we did with Fuaga, whether he ends up at RT or guard, he will be a hit imo. Penning may develop into a hit too. We need guards in the worst way.

Wonder if Carl Nicks and or Jahri Evans have sons who play football? lol

 

[TenTwo]

I've put a list of needs together:

QB
HB
WR
TE
FB
OT
OG
C
DE
DT
OLB
MLB
CB
SS
FS
P

I think we're prolly good at K

 

[Tony1Saintfan]

Great idea. Just keep repeating the process that has gotten us nowhere. At some point, you have to draft home run hitters.

You don’t get home run hitters in the NFL without a good/great O line. This team has so many areas of weakness that I think we haven’t even entered the rebuilding stage yet. I would love to see a couple of boring drafts the next 2 years. With the team telling fans that they are rebuilding to calm any negativity over that period of time. I want to see us first get a good HC. Then draft O-line and try to get some veteran O-Linemen in free agency.
After the pickups on the line I want to look for some stud WR’s and maybe even a rookie QB. Out of the QB’s we have now Rattler looks pretty good for a rookie. So maybe we stay with him for now.
All of that depends on who will be our HC. who I still hope will be a younger offensive minded coach.

 

[Geldo]

I've put a list of needs together:

QB
HB
WR
TE
FB
OT
OG
C
DE
DT
OLB
MLB
CB
SS
FS
P

I think we're prolly good at K

At least we can go BPA without risk this year

 

[BarBar]

Why is it that the Packers staring OL has played the entire season and the Saints entire team is injured…with a revolving door at interior OL because of injury? Drafting OL only helps if they actually stay on the field.

I don't know, but the injuries ever since the COVID season have just been mind boggling. Literally half the starting lineup at times.

Are we not conditioning well? Are the players out of shape? Is the medical staff just typical Louisiana garbage doctors? I know the doctors there are the bottom of the entire country, but can't an NFL team afford to bring in great doctors and trainers? No idea what the issue is, but there is something stinking here.

 

[madsaint1967]

This team is in dire need of pass catchers

RB room looks empty, TE room empty, WR room empty, QB room empty, how did we get so many holes? The Mickey experience is kicking in now and he is stubbornly not going to do what is needed, he thinks it was him who built that Championship Team and not SP. Well, we’re finding out real fast “who” the real architect was and this rag tag bunch needs to go.

 

[Clintonrebel]

We've been doing that for the past 10 years. We need to find better lineman Period! Then we need a coach that can coach them up.

We’ve had a very good line for most of that ten years. A couple of misses on personnel and a couple injuries and here we are. I mentioned last night on the game day thread, our starting OL may be back but I don’t think they are really “back.”

 

[TribuneUK]

There is no team in football that has a starting line with 3 first rounders and a second rounder McCoy, the Saints first pick of the 2019 draft. And the Saints used a first rounder on Ram.

I rarely disagree with your take on things, but there's little difference between the Saints and the Lions approach:-

Taylor Decker LT, 1st
Graham Glasgow LG, 3rd (drafted same year as they took Decker in the first)
Frank Ragnow C, 1st
Kevin Zeitler RG, FA (former 1st round pick)
Penei Sewell RT, 1st

The difference is that the Lions are doing it better. All those skill position players they have are enabled by that line. They made Jamaal Williams into a TD machine, here he just runs into brick walls.

 

[sammymvpknight]

I rarely disagree with your take on things, but there's little difference between the Saints and the Lions approach:-

Taylor Decker LT, 1st
Graham Glasgow LG, 3rd (drafted same year as they took Decker in the first)
Frank Ragnow C, 1st
Kevin Zeitler RG, FA (former 1st round pick)
Penei Sewell RT, 1st

The difference is that the Lions are doing it better. All those skill position players they have are enabled by that line. They made Jamaal Williams into a TD machine, here he just runs into brick walls.

Their skilled players are really good. ARSB, Gibbs, and LaPorta are all elite at their positions. Williams is also another 1st rounder with ability. Our skilled players are either aging out or injury prone.