ATL Saints Fan

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I really think the OL play is the X factor this season.

Without it, Brees looks worse and we can't run

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Green Bay had no push up the middle.

They are very weak at the NT & DE spots.

Detroit had Brees running for his life for most of the game.

Time will tell how good we are up front.

That will be the key going forward.

Agreed that the loss of those picks compromised our depth especially at LB and CB.

We have picked up the slack with undrafted free agents but for some reason those two spots have always been our achilles heel under Payton.

He seems to finally have a good running game but at the expense of a future 1st rounder.

I bet if Jabari Greer is stilll playing we are not having this conversation.

Roman Harper's replacement. Looks great in zone coverage and takes great angles to the ball carriers.

I wonder how this signing affects our draft plans with coverage inside linebackers. Guys like Mosley and Schazier.

We have lost three DBs and only signed one. Not to mention the guys that will be coming back from injury. Needless to say we are taking a corner at some point in the draft. Great news is that the draft us loaded at CB and also WR which is our other biggest need.

It looks like the WR class is a bit more top heavy compared to the CBs. There will lots of talent left in the 3rd round round of the draft.

Since we are so top heavy at DB we don't necessarily need to take one in the first round.

I could even see us taking a G or LB early in the draft. Grubbs, Evans, Lofton and Hawthorne all have huge cap numbers next year. At least two of these players will be taking a paycut or will be released after this season.

If we move Martez Wilson back to LB and draft a DE that can get after the QB that would he with the lack of speed in our front 7. If PRob or Malcom Jenkins would ever take the next step we would only need to add some youth/speed at SS.

So every team he played for had some form of a bounty system including the Falcons and Chiefs...interesting.