re: Keenan Lewis has hip surgery.

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God I hope you're right on our pass rush. Having trouble not writing off the first half of the year and just hoping for the best down the stretch to make a run for the division. Aside from Brees looking especially sharp, it feels like any optimism from the draft and offseason moves has been almost entirely eradicated.

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Wait, are you saying that you aren't optimistic about the draft?

Other than Peat being out of shape (which seems so weird for a Stanford grad) and P. J. Williams going on I.R., the entire draft will make the 53 man roster and contribute.

Anthony will start at MLB. Kikaha will be a starting OLB/edge rusher. Swann will contribute on special teams and at corner (he's had a solid preseason). Tyeler Davison and Davis Tull will rotate in on the front 7. Marcus Murphy will return kicks and punts and probably fill in for C. J. Spiller on offense until he returns.

Look, the Saints are hurting. There are a lot of impact players that won't start the year on the field. But I don't feel as hopeless as I would had any of this happened last year.

ETA: I forgot to mention Garrett Grayson, who will make the team.