With the 32nd pick of the draft, the New Orleans Saints select defensive back Patrick Robinson from Florida State.
For weeks, I've been hoping the Saints could somehow snatch up OLB Sergio Kindle from Texas with their 1st round draft pick. And sure enough Kindle was still available at the 32nd position. But the Saints went with a cb in Patrick Robinson from Florida State. That's alright...I guess. Kindle, or Daryl Washington from TCU for that matter, could have been able to replace the departed Scott Fujita at OLB. But I suppose if Darren Sharper really isn't coming back that we might need to slide Malcolm Jenkins back to the safety position and thus would need another corner ala Patrick Robinson. My bet is that the Saints were salivating over OLB Jerry Hughes persisting presence on the board only a pick away from their own and when the Colts went ahead and nabbed Hughes, the Saints were forced to go with a plan b in Robinson. At least it was a defensive pick and likely a solid one at that...geaux Saints!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wide Receivers Expected to Improve in 2010
Eddie Royal - benefits from the departure of Brandon Marshall. 
Anquan Boldin - now with the Baltimore Ravens.
Santana Moss - benefits from the arrival of Donovan McNabb. 
Pierre Garcon
Mike Wallace - benefits from the departure of Santonio Holmes.
Robert Meachem
Jeremy Maclin
Michael Crabtree
Jacoby Jones
Early Doucet - benefits from the departure of Anquan Boldin.2009 Wide Receiver Targets
Rank, Name, Total Targets
1 Ajohnson 171
2 Rwhite 165
3 Welker 162
4 Ssmith, NYG 157
5 Marshall 154
6 Fitzgerald 153
7 Wayne 149
8 Holmes 138
9 Rmoss 138
10 Ward 137
11 Cjohnson 136
12 Houshmandzadeh 135
13 Mason 134
14 Ssmith, Car 129
15 Boldin 128
16 Ochocinco 128
17 Austin 124
18 Srice 121
19 Smoss 120
20 Dejackson 118
21 Jennings 118
22 Bess 113
23 Driver 112
24 Sims-Walker 111
25 Owens 109
26 Colston 106
27 Vjackson 106
28 Burleson 103
29 Holt 103
30 Manningham 99
31 Avery 97
32 Cotchery 96
33 Murphy 96
34 Evans 95
35 Massaquoi 95
36 Nwashington 95
37 Edwards 94
38 Berrian 92
39 Chambers 92
40 Garcon 92
41 Harvin 91
42 Hester 91
43 Collie 90
44 Jenkins 90
45 Maclin 90
46 Muhammed 89
47 Bennett 88
48 Bjohnson 88
1 Ajohnson 171
2 Rwhite 165
3 Welker 162
4 Ssmith, NYG 157
5 Marshall 154
6 Fitzgerald 153
7 Wayne 149
8 Holmes 138
9 Rmoss 138
10 Ward 137
11 Cjohnson 136
12 Houshmandzadeh 135
13 Mason 134
14 Ssmith, Car 129
15 Boldin 128
16 Ochocinco 128
17 Austin 124
18 Srice 121
19 Smoss 120
20 Dejackson 118
21 Jennings 118
22 Bess 113
23 Driver 112
24 Sims-Walker 111
25 Owens 109
26 Colston 106
27 Vjackson 106
28 Burleson 103
29 Holt 103
30 Manningham 99
31 Avery 97
32 Cotchery 96
33 Murphy 96
34 Evans 95
35 Massaquoi 95
36 Nwashington 95
37 Edwards 94
38 Berrian 92
39 Chambers 92
40 Garcon 92
41 Harvin 91
42 Hester 91
43 Collie 90
44 Jenkins 90
45 Maclin 90
46 Muhammed 89
47 Bennett 88
48 Bjohnson 88
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Running Backs Expected to Improve in 2010
Darren Sproles - benefits from the departure of Ladainian Tomlinson.
Shonn Greene - benefits from the departure of Thomas Jones.
Lesean McCoy - benefits from the departure of Brian Westbrook.
Pierre Thomas - benefits from the departure of Mike Bell.
Beanie Wells
Laurence Maroney
Knowshon Moreno
Rashard Mendenhall - benefits from the departure of Willie Parker.
2009 Running Back Performance
Rank Name Rushing Yds Receiving Yds Total Yds TDs Points
1 Johnson 2006 503 2509 16 346.9
2 Peterson 1383 436 1819 18 289.9
3 Jones-Drew 1391 374 1765 16 272.5
4 Rice 1339 702 2041 8 252.1
5 Gore 1120 406 1526 13 230.6
6 Tjones 1402 58 1460 14 230.0
7 Rwilliams 1121 264 1385 13 216.5
8 Grant 1253 197 1450 11 211.0
9 Sjackson 1416 322 1738 4 197.8
10 Charles 1120 297 1417 9 195.7
11 Addai 828 336 1164 13 194.4
12 Stewart 1133 139 1272 11 193.2
13 Mendenhall 1108 261 1369 8 184.9
14 Dwilliams 1117 252 1369 7 178.9
15 Benson 1251 111 1362 6 172.2
16 Moreno 947 213 1160 9 170.0
17 Fjackson 1062 371 1433 4 167.3
18 Forte 929 471 1400 4 164.0
19 Tomlinson 730 154 884 12 160.4
20 Pthomas 793 302 1095 8 157.5
21 Barber 932 221 1153 7 157.3
22 Turner 871 35 906 10 150.6
23 Hightower 598 428 1026 8 150.6
24 Harrison 862 220 1082 7 150.2
25 McGahee 544 85 629 14 146.9
26 Ksmith 747 415 1162 5 146.2
27 Cwilliams 823 217 1040 7 146.0
28 Bradshaw 778 207 985 7 140.5
29 Maroney 757 99 856 9 139.6
30 Jacobs 835 184 1019 6 137.9
31 Wells 793 143 936 7 135.6
32 Sproles 343 497 840 8 132.0
33 Slaton 437 417 854 7 127.4
34 Forsett 619 350 969 5 126.9
35 Brown 648 98 746 8 122.6
36 Rbush 390 335 725 8 120.5
37 McCoy 637 308 945 4 118.5
38 Snelling 613 259 872 5 117.2
39 Jjones 663 232 895 4 113.5
40 Fjones 685 119 804 3 98.4
41 Bell 654 12 666 5 96.6
42 Buckhalter 642 240 882 1 94.2
43 Mbush 589 105 694 3 87.4
44 Fargas 491 113 604 3 78.4
45 Lynch 450 179 629 2 74.9
46 Portis 494 57 551 2 67.1
47 Greene 540 0 540 2 66.0
48 Jlewis 500 88 588 0 58.8
1 Johnson 2006 503 2509 16 346.9
2 Peterson 1383 436 1819 18 289.9
3 Jones-Drew 1391 374 1765 16 272.5
4 Rice 1339 702 2041 8 252.1
5 Gore 1120 406 1526 13 230.6
6 Tjones 1402 58 1460 14 230.0
7 Rwilliams 1121 264 1385 13 216.5
8 Grant 1253 197 1450 11 211.0
9 Sjackson 1416 322 1738 4 197.8
10 Charles 1120 297 1417 9 195.7
11 Addai 828 336 1164 13 194.4
12 Stewart 1133 139 1272 11 193.2
13 Mendenhall 1108 261 1369 8 184.9
14 Dwilliams 1117 252 1369 7 178.9
15 Benson 1251 111 1362 6 172.2
16 Moreno 947 213 1160 9 170.0
17 Fjackson 1062 371 1433 4 167.3
18 Forte 929 471 1400 4 164.0
19 Tomlinson 730 154 884 12 160.4
20 Pthomas 793 302 1095 8 157.5
21 Barber 932 221 1153 7 157.3
22 Turner 871 35 906 10 150.6
23 Hightower 598 428 1026 8 150.6
24 Harrison 862 220 1082 7 150.2
25 McGahee 544 85 629 14 146.9
26 Ksmith 747 415 1162 5 146.2
27 Cwilliams 823 217 1040 7 146.0
28 Bradshaw 778 207 985 7 140.5
29 Maroney 757 99 856 9 139.6
30 Jacobs 835 184 1019 6 137.9
31 Wells 793 143 936 7 135.6
32 Sproles 343 497 840 8 132.0
33 Slaton 437 417 854 7 127.4
34 Forsett 619 350 969 5 126.9
35 Brown 648 98 746 8 122.6
36 Rbush 390 335 725 8 120.5
37 McCoy 637 308 945 4 118.5
38 Snelling 613 259 872 5 117.2
39 Jjones 663 232 895 4 113.5
40 Fjones 685 119 804 3 98.4
41 Bell 654 12 666 5 96.6
42 Buckhalter 642 240 882 1 94.2
43 Mbush 589 105 694 3 87.4
44 Fargas 491 113 604 3 78.4
45 Lynch 450 179 629 2 74.9
46 Portis 494 57 551 2 67.1
47 Greene 540 0 540 2 66.0
48 Jlewis 500 88 588 0 58.8
Pre-NFL Draft Power Rankings for the 2010 Season
Rank. Team, Projected 2010 Record
1. New Orleans Saints 13-3
2. Indianapolis Colts 13-3
3. New York Jets 11-5
4. Baltimore Ravens 11-5
5. Green Bay Packers 11-5
6. Dallas Cowboys 11-5
7. San Diego Chargers 11-5
8. Minnesota Vikings 10-6
9. New England Patriots 9-7
10. Cincinnati Bengals 9-7
11. Houston Texans 9-7
12. Miami Dolphins 9-7
13. Atlanta Falcons 9-7
14. Washington Redskins 8-8
15. Philadelphia Eagles 8-8
16. New York Giants 8-8
17. Tennessee Titans 8-8
18. San Francisco 49ers 8-8
19. Chicago Bears 8-8
20. Pittsburgh Steelers 8-8
21. Arizona Cardinals 8-8
22. Denver Broncos 7-9
23. Jacksonville Jaguars 7-9
24. Carolina Panthers 6-10
25. Kansas City Chiefs 6-10
26. Detroit Lions 5-11
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11
28. Buffalo Bills 5-11
29. Seattle Seahawks 5-11
30. Cleveland Browns 4-12
31. Oakland Raiders 4-12
32. St. Louis Rams 2-14
1. New Orleans Saints 13-3
2. Indianapolis Colts 13-3
3. New York Jets 11-5
4. Baltimore Ravens 11-5
5. Green Bay Packers 11-5
6. Dallas Cowboys 11-5
7. San Diego Chargers 11-5
8. Minnesota Vikings 10-6
9. New England Patriots 9-7
10. Cincinnati Bengals 9-7
11. Houston Texans 9-7
12. Miami Dolphins 9-7
13. Atlanta Falcons 9-7
14. Washington Redskins 8-8
15. Philadelphia Eagles 8-8
16. New York Giants 8-8
17. Tennessee Titans 8-8
18. San Francisco 49ers 8-8
19. Chicago Bears 8-8
20. Pittsburgh Steelers 8-8
21. Arizona Cardinals 8-8
22. Denver Broncos 7-9
23. Jacksonville Jaguars 7-9
24. Carolina Panthers 6-10
25. Kansas City Chiefs 6-10
26. Detroit Lions 5-11
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11
28. Buffalo Bills 5-11
29. Seattle Seahawks 5-11
30. Cleveland Browns 4-12
31. Oakland Raiders 4-12
32. St. Louis Rams 2-14
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