To be honest, I'm a bit concerned that the remaining structural flaws in the Saints' lineup are ever-present to those whose resumes of roster construction begin and end with Madden. We walk a weird line as fans, and it's one that borders on wanting to know what were talking about and also trusting that the people actually pulling the strings know a hell of a lot more than us. Simply put, if fan polling ran the free agency frenzy then New Orleans would be so far in over its head financially that Mickey Loomis couldn't even shovel their salary cap out of its cemetery plot. Therefore, it's a rare occurrence when the suggestions of the insatiable come damn close to mirroring the desires of the vigilant. If only due to unfamiliarity, this offseason has reached a scary, scary place in that apparently everyone wants nothing more than reliable pass catchers and viable pass rushers. To his credit, Sean Payton has never been shy about addressing his team's wants and needs. That said, he's also rarely - if ever - sounded so adamant about fulfilling them while the manners in which he can efficiently do so are slowly dwindling. I suppose it's easier to sound confident about prospective additions when two of those three prospective additions don't necessarily have to be starting caliber players and your Assistant GM has proven proficient in pulling diamonds out of the rough throughout the draft process. Still, Sean Payton seems oddly uncompromising in a way that leads me to believe they aren't leaving a single stone unturned in building a championship-level team that's rock solid from the first man through the fifty-third. Of course, that may seem pretty obvious considering Drew Brees' age and the Saints' Suh-sabotaged standing in the NFC arms race, but rarely due the observations of the largely oblivious resemble the to-do lists of those tasked with checking off the chores. The annual smokescreen has been lifted, and it revealed priorities that are so inarguable that it almost makes me want to argue them out of fear that I know too much. For that reason, I'm glad he decided to mildly fog up his draft board with this gem...
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