Interesting article on why the saints shouldn't go after Nnamdi

I know its not popular right now, but i agree with him. Lewis and greer are a pretty damn good tandem. What happens to greer if you sign nnamdi? I think the money should be focused elsewhere.

We have tried to draft corners and they've all been duds. Robinson, Jenkins, Porter (injuries), Usama Young, etc.

Asomugha would be an upgrade and though he had two down years in Philly (where he played a different scheme and not to mention the entire D was a dumpster fire), there's a reason he was an all pro four times.

Sorry, going to disagree. Brees isn't getting any younger and they need to take advantage while the window is open. Veteran players can give you that immediate impact to win in 1-2 years.

Besides that, it's not like they went out and blew a ton of money on big name FAs, they sat back and waited to see the good deals to be made.

Darren sharper

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I'm a bigger fan of signing proven free agents over drafting unknowns, however in this case I tend to agree with this article at least in regards to signing NA. If he signs, it will definitely be an upgrade, but Lewis and Greer should be a solid tandem. That money could be used to fill other major holes on the defense and offense.

The CB position for a rookie is one of the most difficult positions to adjust in the NFL. I think signing Nnamdi is our best move. We just signed Lewis who is a young an upcoming CB. Get one thats proven and not only proven has a good track record with RR.We dont have 2-3 yrs for a CB to develop.

Does this douche expect us to rebuild???

im not sure i unsderstand why we're even debating this article. We have a 2-3 year window to compete for championships, if that when you consider all the cap problems we could face by then.

How many draft picks can contribute significantly in year 1-2? not many unless you have lots of early picks, or you get damn lucky.

We dont have many early picks, and i dont think our GM is willing to sit still in Brees waning productive years and hope we get lucky again in the draft (ala Colston, Evans, etc).

We only need a top 15/ top 12 defense, and i dont think anyone in here disagrees that we can build something like that through FA while adding depth in the draft.

Long term plan?
Brees won't be here forever

I've gone on the record saying in order to improve this defense, the Saints need to sign guys like Keenan Lewis (relatively small name---big game---relatively low price). Up & coming LB Victor Butler would be an example.

I've gone on record saying the Saints don't need old stop gap possibly expensive big names like Bryant McKinnie (to fill offensive needs, especially OT, where Brees makes marginal-to-solid OT's look like All-Pro's).

I've gone on record saying the Saints need to drop-down in the draft, provided there is a willing partner, and acquire as many picks as possible, draft mostly defensive players & hope half of them stick, start, or surprise.

And yet, against my better judgement, I am on the Nnamdi bandwagon. Sure, he's older, hasn't played well recently, and could be expensive. However, just two years ago, he was arguably the west coast equal of Darrelle Revis. I'm hoping a change in scenery, a reunion with Rob Ryan & the system in which he once excelled, could return him to elite form, or at the very least, improve the Saints secondary.

There's no way to predict that Keenan Lewis will perform as advertised. It's unknown if Greer & Nnamdi can return to form either. Nothing is guaranteed. But the Saints have not had success with rookie CB's owning a corner. This time the Saints should roll the dice on a guy, that just two years ago, owned an island.