In fact, to me, if you look at it, this is sort of like where the Saints were when they drafted their ridiculous 2017 class (Marshon Lattimore, Ryan Ramczyk, Marcus Williams, Alvin Kamara, Trey Hendrickson).
So I really don’t think they’re that far away. Terrell and a pair of promising rookie safeties. The back seven on defense has Deion Jones, A.J. The skill group on offense has foundation pieces in Kyle Pitts and Calvin Ridley. But if that group of young O-linemen (Chris Lindstrom, Matt Hennessy, Jalen Mayfield, Kaleb McGary) delivers, and they can shore up the defensive front around Grady Jarrett over the next year, I think they’re in business. On offense, next to longtime left tackle Jake Matthews, they’re starting four high draft picks still in the first three years of their careers. To me, fixing it rides on what happens up front. Cortney, I think they are a really good offseason away.
