Saints Offseason Preview

This is a preview of the Saints offseason.
QB- Drew Brees is without a doubt one of the elite quarterback and you can make a case for him being the best in the NFL. The big concern should be no concern with Drew Brees being a free agent. They will franchise him extending the time they can to sign him long term.
RB- There might not be a better trio of running backs on one team then Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles, and Mark Ingram. U could most likely see that Ingram and Sproles going the major load of the carries. Although people have doubted Pierre Thomas and he has continued to prove them wrong. They won't be able to resign all of these guys in the long run. In the mid to late rounds they will be looking for a running back.
WR- This might be one of the most complete wide receiver cores in the NFL. They have the consistent and reliable receivers in Marques Colston and Lance Moore. They also have the speedy deep threats in Robert Meachem and Devery Henderson. However Meachem and Colston are set to become free agents. Meachem should be back as there won't be much of a market for him. Colston however is a different case as the market may be more then he is worth, so he will be more then likely signing with a new team. They will look for a big receiver in the mid rounds to replace him if he leaves. If the opposite were to happen and Meachem were to leave instead of Colston they would look for a speedy receiver in those mid rounds.
TE- Jimmy Graham just had the season for the ages. Being the only true elite receiver that the Saints had. What makes it more impressive is that he can still improve even more in terms of his blocking. They get Daniel Thomas off of IR which will help them with their depth. Although in free agency they will probably be looking for a blocking tight end.
OL- One of the most underrated o-lines in the NFL. They do such a great a job with protecting Drew Brees and provide a good enough rushing attack. This unit is highlighted by their two all pro guards in Jahri Evans and Carl Nicks. However they payed Evans big money last offseason and they won't be able to pay Nicks the type of money he is looking for. So look for the Saints in the mid to early rounds to look for a LG and a center.
DL- Might be the biggest disappointing unit of this team. As the only time they got consistent pressure was bringing the blitz. The additions of Franklin and Rodgers did not improve the run D as they had hoped as the struggled a lot at times against the run. They are hoping Cameron Jordan can take the next step and that Will Smith can have a bounce back year. They will be looking for a run stopping d-tackle in the mid rounds when Shaun Rodgers leaves.
LB- Outside of Johnathan Vilma there isn't much talent on this unit. Although since Greg Williams came to the Saints in 2009 this unit has overachieved pretty much. There weak side linebacker. They will look early to the mid rounds of the draft for an outside linebacker to compliment Vilma.
DB- Ever since being one of the elite teams in 2009 in getting turnovers, the last two years the Saints have been one of the worst. The only real change in the secondary was Darren Sharper, but one player (who's name isn't Ed Reed) shouldn't have that big of an impact on a team. Since they aren't getting those turnovers they can be exploited for big plays especially Jabari Greer who had a rough year. A big free agent for them is Tracy Porter, the super bowl hero. With drafting Patrick Robinson they don't have to break the bank for Porter especially since they have to figure out the Brees contract first. With the loss of Porter expect the Saints to target a corner early in the draft.