re: Where do the Saints go from here?

I actually think signing Winston is the popular opinion on here. Outside of a few morons who are extremely loud. I’d love to see the saints ink Winston to a 3 or 4 year team friendly deal. I think Winston is a great fit for this team and city. He is loved in the locker room and is a great leader. He’s a little goofy but that’s part of what makes him a good fit. I loved what we saw from him this year. I’d like to see him have to run less but getting a better receiving core will solve that.

This draft class is fairly deep at receiver. I think in the first 3 rounds you could snag two receivers and a tackle that could immediately play to replace the inevitable choice of Marcus Williams over armstead. I’m fine with that decision considering Marcus Williams has been elite and always healthy. Armstead is elite and he is a warrior. He plays through a lot of injuries for this team. He is very injury prone though and that is problematic. People don’t give him enough credit for the number of injuries he plays through and at a high level. The other draft pick I could see them going is guard. Our guard play has been atrocious but if you draft a guard you are replacing one of two guys you invested into recently. It will be interesting to watch.

Defensively I’d like to think Kwon loves being here and will take a team friendly deal. With his injury history I’m not really sure he is going to get a great offer anyways. Werner looked great this year and is another home run pick by the staff. He will only get better. I think the defense can be kept exactly as it is. Marcus Davenport will be the one to watch. I’d love to see them extend him on some type of bridge/prove you can stay healthy deal. If they pick up the 5th year on him that’s a 10 million dollar hit. You can criticize his ability to stay healthy but you can’t criticize how dominant he is when he plays.

As far as free agency goes I really don’t see the saints doing a ton. I could see them trying to get a little more interior d line depth in free agency. They have been very successful doing that recently. Finding some vet minimum guy that can give you 20 reps a game is great.


All that being said, this offseason is going to be a ton of fun. This staff is in win now mode and the saints are very close. Injuries have been their Achilles heel over the last few years but you have to view your team as what they would be when healthy.