The Saints have released their 1st unofficial depth chart of the pre-season. Terron Armstead and Max Unger are both listed with the 1st team. Since neither is expected to play in the pre-season, its obvious the depth chart is long range thinking. With that, I was surprised to see at 1st team cornerback, P.J. Williams and....Ken Crawley. Delvin Breaux on the 2nd team; what did he do to get in the doghouse? And Lattimore is behind Devante Harris and even Arthur Maulet, wtf?? Also, 1st team running back is Ingram/Peterson, note the slash. Interesting. Also surprised that Ginn is ahead of Snead at WR. and the 1st team LBs are, Will - Craig Robertson; Mike - Manti Te'o; Sam - A.J. Klein. To me, the forgotten man this training camp is Daniel Lasco. I just think this guy has truckloads of potential. If Ingram and Peterson are going to get the bulk of the carries and Kamara is the 3rd down specialist, that leaves the competition between Lasco and Cadet, and I will never understand SP's fascination with Cadet. He's marginal at everything he does. Way more potential with Lasco, especially in kick coverage, where Cadet doesn't even get on the field.
On draft night I blasted the Saints for drafting Ramczyk but I keep hearing good things about his progress in camp.
I'm a little nervous about him as our starting LT on opening day - could very well happen - but then I remember, the last time we started a season with a rookie at LT, we only won the Super Bowl that year.
Delvin Breaux's "leg contusion" turns out to be a fractured fibula; out 4-6 weeks. In light of this new info, the organization (Saints and Pelicans combined) fired both of the team's orthopedists. The nola.com article about this includes the line "Both the Saints and Pelicans have had issues with the handling of injuries in recent years." Recent years.....which is how long I've been saying the Pelicans' medical staff is incompetent. There you go.
How did all the good vibes surrounding this team from years past turn so competely? Is it punishment from a higher power for bountygate or something? Please make it stop...
It won't stop at least till one hit wonders Drew and Sean are gone. Sure it will get worse afterward but you gotta start somewhere.
Drew doesn't play defense. If the Saints had had the 2009 D they would have been a contender every year.
