Saints Need an Offensive Weapon (6 Viewers)

[St4ever]

I absolutely agree this is 3+ year turnaround. Which makes even less sense to select a RB that high.

I disagree, if you can get a great RB there then you have to!

Look at it this way AK was a third rounder but since then he has always been spoke of as should have been a first rounder. Would you have passed on AK or even Barkley in the first? How about a Derick Henry?. If it’s the right guy you get him and let him help build the new team.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

I disagree, if you can get a great RB there then you have to!

Look at it this way AK was a third rounder but since then he has always been spoke of as should have been a first rounder. Would you have passed on AK or even Barkley in the first? How about a Derick Henry?. If it’s the right guy you get him and let him help build the new team.

Look at Barley on the Giants versus this year on the Eagles and there's your answer. Or King Henry for the Titans vs the Ravens.

Cmon now guys.

You need to have a team built first to make a RB successful. It's exactly why Jeanty to the Cowboys makes so much sense.

 

[Snakehead]

Look at Barley on the Giants versus this year in the Eagles and there's your answer. Or King Henry for the Titans vs the Ravens.

Cmon now guys.

You need to have a team built first to make a RB successful. It's exactly why Jeanty to the Cowboys makes so much sense.

We didn't have a problem running the ball in weeks 1 and 2 when the O-line was healthy, or is that too far in the past for some to remember. The O-line can be fixed very easy in this draft, so adding a superstar RB1 at 10, then address the interior O-line in the middle rounds puts us being competitive a lot sooner than many think we can be. One of the best ideas on here lately is add a RG and LG and allow Ruiz to be the backup C and swing OG. He's young and signed. McCoy has missed multiple games 2 out of the last 3 seasons and O-lineman don't miss less games later in their career, they normally miss more. Having a legit backup at the interior O-line, especially center is huge.

 

[IlovemySaints]

AK is one of the highest paid RBs.

Reducing him to a bush/sproles role is just terrible asset management.

Not if he plays the whole year and score touchdowns

 

[la. champ1]

I am usually hoping to get a great lineman in the first round, but I think what this team desperately needs is a legit young star.

I hope our first round pick is the best Offensive weapon available when we draft.

We definitely need young super talented skill player but NONE OF THAT MATTERS IF WE HAVE THE O LINE WE HAVE NOW. If a top tackle is available like the kid from Texas or Will Campbell I think we take him. Slide Fuaga back to RT his natural position and we have McCoy at center. At that point all you have to do is make decisions about your guards. Need one definitely in free agency or draft but have to decide how much you like and trust Ruiz as whether you go for someone to compete with him.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

We didn't have a problem running the ball in weeks 1 and 2 when the O-line was healthy, or is that too far in the past for some to remember. The O-line can be fixed very easy in this draft, so adding a superstar RB1 at 10, then address the interior O-line in the middle rounds puts us being competitive a lot sooner than many think we can be. One of the best ideas on here lately is add a RG and LG and allow Ruiz to be the backup C and swing OG. He's young and signed. McCoy has missed multiple games 2 out of the last 3 seasons and O-lineman don't miss less games later in their career, they normally miss more. Having a legit backup at the interior O-line, especially center is huge.

So we didn't have a problem running the ball and you want to draft a running back?

 

[Snakehead]

So we didn't have a problem running the ball and you want to draft a running back?

100%. AK will be 30, that's 3-0 and he can not stay healthy now. KM has a history of injuries. JW is washed. Good think we signed CEH, but he's not he answer. I absolutely would take Jeanty at 10 and build the interior O-line in the middle rounds were OG is deep and OT options to move inside are also available.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

The argument is not invalid. You're just moving the goalposts now. 2 of the currently best RBs in the NFL, Henry and Taylor, were taken after the first and there are many good to great starting RB in the NFL that were taken after the first.

If the team really think Jeanty is the BPA at 10, fine take him. But I personally don't think he will be.

It's also been proven countless times taking a RB high when your roster is in shambles does not equate to wins.

 

[tenordas]

While it would be nice to get that "flash" player with our first round pick, what does anyone think about targeting Cam Skattebo with our third round pick (possibly 2nd if his stock rises after the bowl game)?

I think he could be a star player, at least for a few years. Running backs tend not to last all that long in the NFL, which is why most aren't 1st round picks any more, but that guy had every right to brag that no one could stop him. Texas couldn't on the vast majority of their plays.

 

[St. Widge]

While it would be nice to get that "flash" player with our first round pick, what does anyone think about targeting Cam Skattebo with our third round pick (possibly 2nd if his stock rises after the bowl game)?

I think he could be a star player, at least for a few years. Running backs tend not to last all that long in the NFL, which is why most aren't 1st round picks any more, but that guy had every right to brag that no one could stop him. Texas couldn't on the vast majority of their plays.

I like Skattebo, but I think he's going to end up being a FB/H-Back in the NFL that gets a limited number of carries as a power runner. I think he could end up being a good player in the Juszczyk mold, but how useful he would be would be very dependent on the scheme a team runs. If we run the same scheme we do now, I think he could be very valuable but if we end up with something like the McVay, Kingsbury, or Brady scheme, he might we of less value. But how high he goes will depend on the combine. I suspect he's going to end up a 4th or so round pick, but he could rise if he runs a better 40, 3 cone, and shuttle than expected.

 

[TenTwo]

We definitely need young super talented skill player but NONE OF THAT MATTERS IF WE HAVE THE O LINE WE HAVE NOW. If a top tackle is available like the kid from Texas or Will Campbell I think we take him. Slide Fuaga back to RT his natural position and we have McCoy at center. At that point all you have to do is make decisions about your guards. Need one definitely in free agency or draft but have to decide how much you like and trust Ruiz as whether you go for someone to compete with him.

Ok. Draft one in the third round like we used to. Get some dang playmakers. Unless there’s a bonafide star for the defensive line, get the highest upside playmaker on offense that’s available.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Ok. Draft one in the third round like we used to. Get some dang playmakers. Unless there’s a bonafide star for the defensive line, get the highest upside playmaker on offense that’s available.

I'd like to know what people have against taking a star skill player or a terror at DT. This is a deep draft at Guard and Center. Tackle is not a need. QB isn't realistic and this is a weak class. No first round-worthy TEs. What does that leave us picking at possibly 8th? If Jeanty, Graham, or MacMillan are there at 8 or 10, you take them. Why people think we have a deep RB or WR corps is beyond me. MVS was a diamond in the rough and a priority re-sign, but man...it's rough aside from him right now.

 

[Chopper Man]

The Saints need everything. It is UGLY.

And yet we are in Cap trouble. Thats all the evidence I need to want rid of Loomis.

 

[duckjr78]

While it would be nice to get that "flash" player with our first round pick, what does anyone think about targeting Cam Skattebo with our third round pick (possibly 2nd if his stock rises after the bowl game)?

I think he could be a star player, at least for a few years. Running backs tend not to last all that long in the NFL, which is why most aren't 1st round picks any more, but that guy had every right to brag that no one could stop him. Texas couldn't on the vast majority of their plays.

How about trading back in the first a few pics, grabbing Warren, then getting Scattebo in the next couple of rounds and trotting them both out on the field at the same time with Tyson Hill?

 

[TruSaint]

Look at Barley on the Giants versus this year on the Eagles and there's your answer. Or King Henry for the Titans vs the Ravens.

Cmon now guys.

You need to have a team built first to make a RB successful. It's exactly why Jeanty to the Cowboys makes so much sense.

That’s fair, with Jeanty, a healthy oline, and a new guard, maybe we have the making of a great run blocking oline.