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Free Agency Priorities Outside Linebacker They got one outside linebacker through the draft in Martez Wilson. They could sign a different linebacker through free agency to play the weakside or they could resign the marginal Scott Shanle.  Safety  Roman Harper is a free agent and can be upgraded. It wouldn’t…

The Saints started out their season clearly experiencing Super Bowl hangover after winning Super Bowl XLIV in February. They started the year 3-2, but those 3 wins were a 5 point win over Minnesota (finished 6-10), a 3 point win over San Francisco (finished 6-10), and a 2 point win…

2010 Record: 11-5 Draft Position: 24 2010 Season Recap: Click Here Offseason Needs: Click Here Free Agents/Team Transactions: Click Here Draft Grades: Click Here Key Offseason Moves: Resigned Pierre Thomas, Signed Shaun Rogers   2010 Posts  Short-Handed Saints Beat Carolina, 16-14, Mistakes Haunt Saints in 27-24 Loss to Falcons, Falcons/Saints Preview, How Will The Saints Adjust to Life Without…

Updated 4/4/12 QB RB FB WR TE OT G C DE RLB DT NT 3-4 DE OLB MLB CB S K P  Scoring System 100 Once in a decade prospect  95-99 Elite talent  90-95 Solid top 10 pick  85-90 Solid first round pick  80-85 Late 1st-early 2nd  75-80 Solid 2nd round pick  70-75 Solid 3rd round pick  65-70 3rd-4th round pick  60-65 4th-5th round pick  55-60 5th round…

  Updated 4/12/11 QB RB FB WR TE OT G C DE RLB DT 3-4 DE NT MLB OLB CB S K P Scoring System  100 Once in a decade prospect 95-99 Elite talent 90-95 Solid top 10 pick 85-90 Solid first round pick 80-85 Late 1st-early 2nd 75-80 Solid 2nd round pick 70-75 Solid 3rd round pick 65-70 3rd-4th round pick 60-65 4th-5th round pick 55-60 5th round pick 50-55 6th round pick 45-50 7th round pick 40-45 Undrafted,…

  QB RB WR TE OT G C NT DT 3-4 DE DE RLB OLB MLB CB S K P Updated 4/17/10  100 Once in a decade prospect  95-99 Elite talent  90-95 Solid top 10 pick  85-90 Solid first round pick  80-85 Late 1st-early 2nd  75-80 Solid 2nd round pick  70-75 Solid 3rd round pick  65-70 3rd-4th round pick  60-65 4th-5th round pick  55-60 5th round pick …

  Running Back Virginia Tech 5-9 211 Draft board overall prospect rank: #33 Draft board overall running back rank: #3 Overall rating: 81 (early 2nd) 40 time: 4.45 3/23/11: Coming into 2010, Ryan Williams was being mentioned as a potential Heisman candidate and someone who could potentially unseat Mark Ingram…

  Quarterback Texas A&M 6-4 222 Draft board overall prospect rank: #49 Draft board overall quarterback rank: #4 Overall rating: 76 (late 2nd rounder) 40 time: 4.65 Games watched: Oklahoma State/Texas A&M, Iowa State/Texas A&M, Texas A&M/Baylor Positives ·         Freak athlete ·         Former wide receiver (only player in college football history with 4000…

  Running Back Fresno State 6-0 218 40 time: 4.41 Draft board overall prospect rank: #35 Draft board running back rank: #3 Overall rating: 81* 2/28/10: Matthews would have moved up anyway given Jonathan Dwyer’s stink bomb because the two are compared often because both are considered future feature backs.…

  Quarterback  Arkansas 6-7 247 Draft board overall prospect rank: #55 Draft board overall quarterback rank: #3 Overall rating: 77 (mid 2nd) 40 time: 5.36 4/19/11: A report has come out that Mallett admitted to his drug use in private interviews at The Combine. I’m not moving him down in my…