The good news for the New Orleans Saints is they have all this year’s draft picks signed. The bad news is those signings have pushed their 2014 cap salary-cap commitment even higher. The Saints now have $145.
It’s that time of year when everyone is making lists about various topics, so let’s turn to another one. Matthew Berry ranks the 200 best fantasy football picks for 2013. The best fantasy player in the NFC South?
Let’s have a little fun and look back at the latter stages of the NFL draft. I’m going to pick one player from each team who was drafted after the third round that might end up getting significant playing time as a rookie.
The fifth round of the NFL draft is over, so let’s take a look at what the NFC South teams did. At No. 144, the New Orleans Saints selected Oklahoma wide receiver Kenny Stills. The Saints have Marques Colston and Lance Moore, but they’re revamping their depth after those two.
We’ll continue our pre-draft rankings of position-group needs with wide receivers. Remember, the earlier the ranking, the greater the need. New Orleans Saints: You can make a case that any receiver with Drew Brees as his quarterback instantly becomes good.
On our Insider pages, we’re running extensive draft previews on each NFC South team. You can see Atlanta’s draft preview here. You’ll see a lot of similarities to things we already have discussed on the Falcons, but one thing that jumped out at me was Todd McShay including Connecticut cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson in the “best fits’’ category for the Falcons.
For those of you that read this blog regularly, you know I see LSU defensive end/linebacker Barkevious Mingo and Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones as the two most logical draft possibilities for the New Orleans Saints at No.
Here is how I see the New Orleans Saints' starting lineup as they head toward the NFL draft: OFFENSE WR Marques Colston LT Charles Brown LG Jahri Evans C Brian De La Puente RG Ben Grubbs RT Zach Strief TE Jimmy Graham WR Lance Moore QB Drew Brees RB Pierre Thomas and/or Darren Sproles FB Jed Collins DEFENSE DE Will Smith DT Brodrick Bunkley DE Cameron Jordan OLB Victor Butler ILB Curtis Lofton ILB Jonathan Vilma OLB Junior Galette or Martez Wilson CB Keenan Lewis CB Jabari Greer FS Malcolm Jenkins SS Roman Harper Notes: Brown is not a sure thing at all at left tackle.
How does each team look at wide receiver, and what still needs to be done? Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons have one of the best starting combinations in the league in Roddy White and Julio Jones, and that’s not going to change anytime soon.
One of the many reasons the New Orleans Saints are in a difficult salary-cap situation is that six of their players triggered escalators that will cost the team nearly $4 million in 2013. Kicker Garrett Hartley earned a $1.
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