re: A RB In The 2nd???????

If we are going with Hamilton as the #2 RB he will have to do a BELL and lose 15 lbs over the summer.

yeah not saying they're all on equal footing or the same exact back but there are a shite ton of guys who could fill the Bell role, some of which would have to be around by say the 4th.

In no order:

Dwyer
Tate
Dixon
Hardesty
Gerhart
Scott
Blount
etc

I would be happier with a 3rd or later RB addition. RBs grow on trees in the NFL. They fall to the ground and rot fast too.

good value to me-

@ #95- Dixon or Hardesty
@ #130- Tate
@ #201 or 239- Blount, Scott,

Andre Dixon UConn could fit the mold but I don't have him pegged yet

first half or second half it's still 37% of the RB workload of last year- so more than just a short yardage specialist IMO. Reggie has surely proved it and PT has yet to show the ability to get through the whole year carrying a heavier load. Hamilton looks okay but has only 35 career carries. His MO out of college was heavy injury proned-ness which he has yet to dis spell. The RB by committee approach not only benefited the Saints last year but is a strong overall trend in the NFL. The key for RBBC though is that you have to have the committee members. Drafting one is not imperative but addition is. We went through some decent PS RBs last year and equal quality might be found that way. Great value + need makes draft selections a lot easier.

Frankly, the draft this year is incredibly deep at RB.

Wait till the 3rd.

The last time we wasted a draft pick on a RB (Pittman)he got beat out by an undrafted FA(Pierre). Just saying.

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I'm not an LSU freak (o.k. I am), but we could pick up Charles Scott in the 5th and have that 230lbs back..he's making good improvement off the injured shoulder(17 REPS)..but is flying under the radar b'c of it (was a proj 2nd/3rd rounder last year) and I think he'll be hungry...

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I agree and he is on the Saints radar. He was pojected as a top back before the injury for his senior year! He was better at LSU than Adai!!!
Ranked 13th rb in this draft 3rd or 4th round good money pick.

We won't be drafting a "short-yardage back." If we draft anyone, it will be an every-down back to serve as PT's primary backup. Hamilton is a solid short-yardage back -- that's why he's on the team. When PT was hurt this season, Mike Bell carried the load, and that's what we will look for in a running back, whether it's in the draft or in free agency.

Personally, I do think the Saints will draft a RB in the third round or later. If PT goes down, then I'm not really happy with using Bush or Hamilton on an every-down basis.

No way should this team spend a pick on a RB before the 4th. DT, DE, OLB, or S only if value is available at those three picks.