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Who makes the cut; who is odd man out?
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Why is it limited to 3? The Saints are keeping more than 3 safeties. And what do you want? The cuts or whose in? I'm not saying the poll wasn't a cool idea, I'm just saying it's flawed.
We will keep more than three. We may keep up to 5, depending on CB depth and ST play.
Yeah, IIRC, we had 4 last year: Bell, Marcus, Kurt Coleman, and Banjo ( mainly STs). With Gardner-Johnson replacing Coleman, we’re still at 4, with Bell, Marcus and CGJ as the top 3.
The player to keep an eye on as a possible 5th safety is Saquon Hampton. We have no depth behind Marcus at FS right now. So much so, I wanted to see CGJ get some time there to provide depth behind him.
But could Hampton be that guy?
He played pretty well as a “natural FS” in college. And it seems the Saints FO liked him... ALOT! :
“New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis claims that his staff had Hampton ranked within their best 70 players in the draft, making him a possible steal at the 177th pick.”
Despite us not having a 1st or 3rd rd pick, by most accounts, Erik McCoy was considered a top 25-30 talent ( some say he was the best C in the draft) and we got him in the 2nd rd. Similarly, Chauncey was considered a top 5 safety grading out as a 1st or early 2nd rd pick, and we got him in the 4th rd!
So, IF Hampton ends up being as good as the Saints think he is, .... it would make for one helluva hat trick!!!
Is the poll for who is cut or who makes the team? Seems like it could go either way.
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