Mike75 Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 #17:New Orleans Saints Head coach Sean PaytonGeneral manager Mickey LoomisOwner Tom BensonHome field Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeRecord 7-9Division place 3rd NFC SouthPlayoff finish did not qualifyOffensive Scheme:Air CoryellOffensive Coordinator:Pete CarmichaelDefensive Alignment:4-3Defensive Coordinator:Dennis AllenOffense Rank-PTS 29.3(2nd);YDS 426.1(1st);PASS YDS 317.1(1st);RUSH YDS 108.9(16th)Defense Rank-PTS 28.4(31st);YDS 375.4(27th);PASS YDS 273.8(32nd);RUSH YDS 101.8(14th) 2017 Free Agents: C.J. Spiller, RB Corey Fuller, WR (restricted FA) Jake Lampman, WR (exclusive rights FA) Sam Barrington, ILB Jason Trusnik, ILB Paul Kruger, OLB Michael Mauti, OLB Kyle Wilson, CB Travez Calhoun, S (exclusive rights FA) Roman Harper, SS Jamarca Sanford, SS Will Lutz, K (exclusive rights FA) Justin Drescher, LS Free Agency Additions: Chase Daniel, QB – released by the Eagles Ryan Nassib, QB – formerly with the Giants John Kuhn, FB – re-signed Travaris Cadet, RB – re-signed Adrian Peterson, RB – formerly with the Vikings Clay Harbor, TE – formerly with the Lions John Phillips, TE – re-signed Brandon Coleman, WR (restricted FA) – re-signed Ted Ginn, WR – formerly with the Panthers Willie Snead, WR (exclusive rights FA) – tendered Larry Warford, G – formerly with the Lions Khalif Barnes, OL – re-signed Josh LeRibeus, OL – released by the Eagles Darryl Tapp, DE – re-signed Nick Fairley, DT – re-signed Tony McDaniel, DT – formerly with the Seahawks A.J. Klein, ILB – formerly with the Panthers Manti Te’o, ILB – formerly with the Chargers Alex Okafor, OLB – formerly with the Cardinals Sterling Moore, CB – re-signed Rafael Bush, FS – formerly with the Lions Chris Banjo, SS (restricted FA) – re-signed Free Agency Losses: Tim Hightower, RB – signed with the 49ers Jahri Evans, G – signed with the Packers Tim Lelito, G – signed with the Titans Tony Hills, LT – signed with the Lions Kasim Edebali, OLB (restricted FA) – signed with the Broncos B.W. Webb, CB (restricted FA) – signed with the Bears Traded For: TBD Traded Away: Brandin Cooks, WR and fourth-round draft pick to the Patriots for a first- and third-round draft pick. Released by Team: Luke McCown, QB Jake Stoneburner, TE Avery Young, T/G – signed with the Dolphins Royce LaFrance, DE D.J. Pettway, DE Jimmy Pruitt, DB Jairus Byrd, FS Shiloh Keo, SS Draft Picks:1st Round: Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio State1st Round: Ryan Ramczyk OT Wisconsin2nd Round: Marcus Williams FS Utah3rd Round: Alvin Kamara RB Tennessee3rd Round: Alex Anzalone OLB Florida3rd Round: Trey Hendrickson DE Florida Atlantic6th Round: Al-Quadin Muhammad DE Miami 2017 Starters: OffenseQB: Drew BreesRB: Mark IngramWR: Michael ThomasWR: Willie SneadWR: Ted GinnTE: Coby FleenerLT: Terron ArmsteadLG: Andrus PeatC: Max UngerRG: Larry WarfordRT: Zach Strief DefenseDE: Cameron JordanDT: Nick FairleyDT: Sheldon RankinsDE: Alex OkaforOLB: Dannell EllerbeMLB: A.J. KleinCB: Delvin BreauxCB: Marshon LattimoreCB: P.J. WilliamsS: Kenny VaccaroS: Vonn Bell 2017 SCHEDULE:Sep. 11 at Minnesota Vikings 7:10pm ETSep. 17 New England Patriots 1:00pm ETSep. 24 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm ETOct. 1 at Miami Dolphins Wembley Stadium, London, UK 9:30am ETOct. 8 BYE Oct. 15 Detroit Lions 1:00pm ETOct. 22 at Green Bay Packers 1:00pm ETOct. 29 Chicago Bears 1:00pm ETNov. 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm ETNov. 12 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm ETNov. 19 Washington Redskins 1:00pm ETNov. 26 at Los Angeles Rams 4:05pm ETDec. 3 Carolina Panthers 1:00pm ETDec. 7 at Atlanta Falcons 8:25pm ETDec. 17 New York Jets 1:00pm ETDec. 24 Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm ETDec. 31 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm ET PREDICTIONS FOR NEW ORLEANS IN 2017: Drew Brees has had five seasons with 5,000 yards or more thrown. In my opinion i think the Saints franchise should've done more to keep the defensive side of the ball competitive because Brees could've easily led the Saints to more than the one Super Bowl title. Brees is one of the top five best QB's all time and will one day be in the Hall of Fame. In the 10 plus years that Brees has been QB the team has been in the top 5 in yardage and top 10 in points offensively nearly ever year. What sucks for Brees is there were only three years where the team was top 10 defensively that was 2006,2010 and 2013. Not sure Adrian Peterson has any mileage left but Kamara has the looks of a real good RB. It is good to see the Saints spending high draft picks on the defensive side of the ball though because thats where they need help most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Square Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Always enjoy these Mike and thanks for taking the time to post them all! I liked the draft and thought the defense was on at least somewhat of an upswing and then BAM the loss of Nick Fairley just comes out of nowhere. He was such a solid piece to this defense for the next few seasons and his impact simply won't be replaced for this season. Bree's as always will keep the offense moving and productive but without some improvement on the defensive side of the ball which we haven't seen in the last 3-4 years then it could once again be for not. I think this years team has playoff potential but a lot of things esp on defense will have to fall the right way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWarning Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Good job on these Mike. Saints are always a hard team for me to get a read on. Seems like they do less with more every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike75 Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Always enjoy these Mike and thanks for taking the time to post them all! I liked the draft and thought the defense was on at least somewhat of an upswing and then BAM the loss of Nick Fairley just comes out of nowhere. He was such a solid piece to this defense for the next few seasons and his impact simply won't be replaced for this season. Bree's as always will keep the offense moving and productive but without some improvement on the defensive side of the ball which we haven't seen in the last 3-4 years then it could once again be for not. I think this years team has playoff potential but a lot of things esp on defense will have to fall the right way. Good job on these Mike. Saints are always a hard team for me to get a read on. Seems like they do less with more every year. Thanks, i'm down to ranking the last fourteen teams and then after that i'll do some division threads might do a poll on those to see where the collective thinking is on who everyone thinks will win the different divisions. The Saints have a very talented QB Drew Brees and i think the team could go far if they ever fix the defense. There were only three years where the team was top 10 defensively that was 2006,2010 and 2013. So in the Brees era besides the three years the defense was top ten they finished 25th,26th,20th,31st,28th,31st and 32nd. I lay that on the feet of the GM and owner. I don't understand why the folks that run things don't try and bring a great defensive coach like Wade Phillips,Romeo Crennel,Vic Fangio,etc. Payton needs to do what he can to help get that defense fixed because Brees is 38 years of age and the clock is ticking. I'd love to see Brees get a second ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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