Triplett says Saints Interest in Chris "Beanie" Wells is "Bona Fide"

[BleedBlackNGold]

If we could get Wells and a 2nd or 3rd pick to boot, that would be a great move.

There is no way we can draft Wells and get a 2nd or 3rd round pick.

 

[Saint Droopy]

WOW, FS is a hole? You must think Sharper is washed up. Otherwise, we have FS depth concerns, but no way should it be labeled a hole.

Well... assuming Sharper stays healthy I can't think of another FS that's on our entire roster... can you? And I don't mean a converted CB.

 

[Saintfan4life]

a) Of course I'm assuming those guys are gone, they would be BPA at 14. If they aren't, then one of those guys, especially Jenkins or Raji needs to be the guy.

b) We need to have a trade down partner. This is a weak 1st round this year, and there are reports that multiple teams want to trade down. Honestly, we need to get lucky to have a dance partner that wants to trade up far enough for us to justify the Sean Smith selection.

IMHO i believe that a lot fans who post on this board believe that the other teams will do what ever it takes to make us a better team.This will not happen because football is a very competive and a cut throat business and any team that wants to trade with us will want to take us to the cleaner in the trade.

 

[Galbreath34]

I think he's destined for bust, but maybe I can talk myself into drinking the Kool Aid if we do blunder and take him.

 

[CHI-TOWNSAINT]

Well... assuming Sharper stays healthy I can't think of another FS that's on our entire roster... can you? And I don't mean a converted CB.

Which is why I said depth.

Peirson Preliou is another S.

 

[Cjjr72984]

Malcolm Jenkins is my first option. If not, then trade down and draft Patrick Chung and get a 2nd rounder in the process.

 

[mister pc]

im going to be unhappy if we take Wells at 14. at least i will be at jazz fest so it wont ruin my day though.

 

[mister pc]

WOW, FS is a hole? You must think Sharper is washed up. Otherwise, we have FS depth concerns, but no way should it be labeled a hole.

well Sharper is getting old and coming off the least productive season of his career (zero sacks, one interception in 16 starts). I think its safe to say he is not the player he once was. Even if he can start for us this season, odds are he wont be around much longer than that. Plus there is nobody on the depth chart behind him at FS. so yes, i think it is safe to say that FS is a hole. If anything on this team can be considered a hole, it would have to be the free safety position.

 

[Polo_Haynes2.0]

I think he's destined for bust, but maybe I can talk myself into drinking the Kool Aid if we do blunder and take him.

lus-un2:
This is exactly what I've been saying...for months!
I only like my Kool Aid...preferably...Purple

 

[GoldRush26]

I'd be upset if we got Wells... we have 2 holes on defense (OLB and FS), and RB is not a need.

Yes we may need to draft one, but not at 14.

If you listen to truck man or realchrism, OLB is not a need at all. The Saints are happy with who they have right now. And with Matthews and Cushing possibly testing positive for steroids, I think you can lower that possibility of drafting an OLB in the 1st round from almost none to less than none.

And FS has been addressed with the Darren Sharper signing. He's just a stopgap but yeah if worst comes to worst and Jenkins isn't on the board, we have the position covered. I think the front office did a great job of covering all of their bases in FA. The Beanie thing is becoming more and more likely every day, and it would be a good pickup for us, when you consider everything I just talked about above.

Why are people (not you) saying that we should trade down as if it will definitely happen? It's not something that we can control so why even get your hopes up about it?? Some team would have to want to trade up into our crappy value spot, and with this Cutler trade going down I think that likelyhood just plummeted. And like someone else mentioned, if we do want to trade out of the spot that bad, we will likely end up getting hosed in the trade. Better to stay in the spot and live with Beanie Wells (if Jenkins isn't there).

 

[Denham Saints Fan]

^

OLB isn't a need ... I looked in my crystal ball and saw Dan Morgan healthy 19 out of 19 games in 2009.

 

[crosswatt]

Dude, we ain't got no second round pick.

 

[Pookie]

WOOT!

Chris Wells

 

[Razzilon]

If we got Wells, who will be trade bait - PT or Reggie? I can't see any of these being a 3rd string back. We will have Bell, PT, RB, Hamilton and Wells.

I am more curious about the TE postion. We have 6 on the roster. Who stays and who goes?