Saints Need an Offensive Weapon (11 Viewers)

[Saintcd]

Especially with how good our OLine is at run blocking.

Not any better in pass protection.

 

[Jesse Custer]

I disagree, Olave and Shaheed make almost all of the rosters of the top 10 offenses in the league. They might not be a #1 WR but Olave would easy be a #2 but they make the rosters

They do. Past them is a nightmare. Like, 2021 levels of bad or possibly worse. We also don't know if Taysom is going to be back or how he's going to be if he does come back (wouldn't hold it against him in the least if he decided to hang it up). We have our Josh Hill 2.0 in Foster Moreau, but Juwan scares no one. He's as likely to drop a pass as he is to catch it. Kendre can't seem to catch a break when it comes to injury, Jamaal is a great teammate and personality but little else at this point. Clyde may very well be a building block. Alvin is still one of the better RBs in the league, but he's at the stage of his career where he seems to spend more time nicked up than not.

I get that people want better O-linemen, but the simple fact is that our tackle spots are set with two monsters who are constantly improving, but interior OL guys can easily be had in this draft in the second round on down. Same with true nose tackles, rangey linebackers, safeties, edge guys, and tight ends. IMO, if Tet, Ashton, and Mason Graham are gone at 10, trade down and accumulate more picks. But if any of those three are available at that point, one has to be the pick. We need an immediate difference maker at that pick. But knowing our luck, it'll be some small-school polytechnic Center who's finished three of the last four seasons on IR.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

I disagree, Olave and Shaheed make almost all of the rosters of the top 10 offenses in the league. They might not be a #1 WR but Olave would easy be a #2 but they make the rosters

Yes BUT neither can be counted on.

Olave is one concussion away from retiring(should retire now imo) and Shaheed has now suffered back to back season ending injuries.

 

[TenTwo]

They do. Past them is a nightmare. Like, 2021 levels of bad or possibly worse. We also don't know if Taysom is going to be back or how he's going to be if he does come back (wouldn't hold it against him in the least if he decided to hang it up). We have our Josh Hill 2.0 in Foster Moreau, but Juwan scares no one. He's as likely to drop a pass as he is to catch it. Kendre can't seem to catch a break when it comes to injury, Jamaal is a great teammate and personality but little else at this point. Clyde may very well be a building block. Alvin is still one of the better RBs in the league, but he's at the stage of his career where he seems to spend more time nicked up than not.

I get that people want better O-linemen, but the simple fact is that our tackle spots are set with two monsters who are constantly improving, but interior OL guys can easily be had in this draft in the second round on down. Same with true nose tackles, rangey linebackers, safeties, edge guys, and tight ends. IMO, if Tet, Ashton, and Mason Graham are gone at 10, trade down and accumulate more picks. But if any of those three are available at that point, one has to be the pick. We need an immediate difference maker at that pick. But knowing our luck, it'll be some small-school polytechnic Center who's finished three of the last four seasons on IR.

Hard to doubt Taysom Hill and his ability to recover from injury. He’s true freak of nature. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s good to go by training camp.

 

[St. Geezy]

I don't think there are any "Jeanty haters" just people who see we have more holes to fill than RB which is a low priority position.

Nah, he definitely has haters that don’t see him as anything special. lol

 

[kennydfresh]

We need an immediate difference maker at that pick. But knowing our luck, it'll be some small-school polytechnic Center who's finished three of the last four seasons on IR.

Don't forget we are not going to watch his tape just look at his RAS numbers.

 

[Pkessling]

Got the Jeanty bowl game on….going to spend the whole game imagining him in the B&G.

Watching too. PState is making him earn every yard. Putting 8 in the box.

 

[Pkessling]

I do like Carreon, the RG for Boise State. And 91 on defense also looks good.

 

[DSnfla]

You’re really good with mvs, shaheed and shaking brain syndrome olave? The first 2 aren’t getting above #3 on any other team. Olave was never a true #1 wr and with his numerous concussions, he’s at best a part time #2 wr depending on health. He actually should retire for his own health. We need to draft a #1, sign a #2 in free agency and add a receiving TE through the draft or free agency to even catch up with most any other teams receiving corps.

I fully expect Olave to do massive work on strengthening his upper body/neck area in the offseason, in fact, it has already been mentioned. If so he's easily a solid #2 and borderline #1. We need a big contested pass catcher, either an X or a TE . There is no TE that is worth the #10 pick and the only X WR is McMillan and he probably won't be there. I do like Harris in the 2nd or Jayden Higgins in the 3rd

 

[DSnfla]

Well I just looked at Tankathon's updated draft order. I retract my previous statement that Tetairoa McMillan is likely to be picked before we pick. It's possible he does, but I don't think it's likely that he does unless a team ahead of us trades back, or a team behind us trades up. We are currently picking #10 overall and could potentially move up a couple spots depending how this weekends games go. With the current draft order, here's who's ahead of us:

Patriots- Most likely going to be Travis Hunter or another position (OL for Maye?)
Titans- QB seems most likely and probably too high to pick Tetairoa
Browns- QB seems most likely and probably too high to pick Tetairoa
Giants- Nabers
Jacksonville- Brian Thomas
Panthers- Just used a high draft pick on Legette and bigger needs elsewhere
Jets- Devante Adams/Garrett Wilson
Raiders- Bowers/Meyers bigger needs elsewhere. They still could potentially go Tetairoa, but it would also be kind of surprising.
Bears- DJ Moore, Odunze, Allen
Saints- Tetairoa McMillan

This would obviously be an awesome outcome for us on draft day to get that true top talent at WR. Wouldn't be too mad if we lose this weekend and the Raiders win as I'm pretty sure we jump ahead of them in the draft in that outcome.

I hope you are right but I doubt it. Legette was picked #32 hardly a high pick, and he's all they have. T-Mac could go there
Jets- Adams and or Wilson could be gone next yr so one would need to be replaced
Raiders - Bowers is all they have. if Cam or Sanders are gone T-Mac is probably the pick

But I hope I'm wrong because T-Mac would be the best outcome for us, maybe even more than Graham

 

[DSnfla]

Because the OL is so good at run blocking.

SMH , how can you even begin to get an assessment of our OL this yr? It's been a MASH unit all yr.

 

[tyler735]

I hope you are right but I doubt it. Legette was picked #32 hardly a high pick, and he's all they have. T-Mac could go there

Could go there, but as mentioned they took Legette as a first round pick. That’s not “hardly a high pick”. It’s literally a 1st round investment only a year ago. I’ve also heard they are pretty high on Jalen Coker. Ja’Tavion Sanders showed some flashes at TE for them as well as a rookie. I’ll honestly be surprised if they spend another day 1 draft pick at WR, but crazier things have happened.

Jets- Adams and or Wilson could be gone next yr so one would need to be replaced

No chance on the Jets taking Tetairoa

Raiders - Bowers is all they have. if Cam or Sanders are gone T-Mac is probably the pick.

Bowers is the equivalent of a #1 WR for them at TE. They could go Tetairoa, but hardly a necessity as they already have their “alpha” pass catching threat in Bowers. Jakobi Meyers is a solid #2 option. Not saying they for sure won’t go Tetairoa, but they have much bigger needs on their roster.

But I hope I'm wrong because T-Mac would be the best outcome for us, maybe even more than Graham

Agreed I would prefer him over Graham as well.

 

[LifeForceDave]

it’s sounds like Dallas wants Jeanty. If graham isn’t there at 10, trade back with Dallas and get their second, draft Warren with our first and address interior OL and DL with our second round picks.

 

[DSnfla]

They do. Past them is a nightmare. Like, 2021 levels of bad or possibly worse. We also don't know if Taysom is going to be back or how he's going to be if he does come back (wouldn't hold it against him in the least if he decided to hang it up). We have our Josh Hill 2.0 in Foster Moreau, but Juwan scares no one. He's as likely to drop a pass as he is to catch it. Kendre can't seem to catch a break when it comes to injury, Jamaal is a great teammate and personality but little else at this point. Clyde may very well be a building block. Alvin is still one of the better RBs in the league, but he's at the stage of his career where he seems to spend more time nicked up than not.

I get that people want better O-linemen, but the simple fact is that our tackle spots are set with two monsters who are constantly improving, but interior OL guys can easily be had in this draft in the second round on down. Same with true nose tackles, rangey linebackers, safeties, edge guys, and tight ends. IMO, if Tet, Ashton, and Mason Graham are gone at 10, trade down and accumulate more picks. But if any of those three are available at that point, one has to be the pick. We need an immediate difference maker at that pick. But knowing our luck, it'll be some small-school polytechnic Center who's finished three of the last four seasons on IR.

I fully expect Taysom to come back as good as he was. He's already excited about getting ahead of schedule. Williams is good as gone. DA made Miller miss more time than he should have, He probably could play this week if really needed. AK's workload was a bit too much but you can't keep 5 RBs just because you think they are going to get hurt

You can't make any assumptions based on this yr with the incredible amount of injuries we have had, almost at any position

 

[DSnfla]

Yes BUT neither can be counted on.

Olave is one concussion away from retiring(should retire now imo) and Shaheed has now suffered back to back season ending injuries.

And which WRs in the league can be counted on to play 17 games? It's the nature of the position . Maybe ask the Rams if they should get rid of Puka or Kupp since they can't be counted on. I'm all for drafting big X this yr. I'd love to have McMillan or Harris or even Higgins