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| New Orleans Saints' Top 20 players on the 2017 roster | |
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| Angel92 | Jul 26 2017, 12:00 AM Post #1 |
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For the sixth consecutive offseason, we've ranked the New Orleans Saints' top players. Eight players from last year's list are http://www.coltsshopauthentic.com/shop-by-players-20-darius-butler-jersey-c-1_10.html no longer on this year's list: No. 4 Brandin Cooks, No. 9 Stephone Anthony, No. 10 Keenan Lewis, No. 11 Coby Fleener, No. 16 James Laurinaitis, No. 17 Jairus Byrd, No. 19 Tim Hightower, No. 20 Thomas Morstead. This year's list brought a unique challenge with a 40 percent turnover from the 2016 top 20 rankings. It's difficult to decipher how well some players will recover from injury. It's also a challenge to determine how good some of the newbies (young and old) will fit into the mix. As always, you're invited to give us your thoughts on the 2017 rankings in the comments. There's literally no slowing down the veteran wide receiver. Ginn came to the Saints after his second stint in Carolina and will be likely one of the team's fastest players. The Saints are banking on his speed in a Devery Henderson-type role for 2017. He'll be the clear No. 3 wideout, not the "replacement" for Brandin Cooks. Ginn should also be considered a viable option at either kick or punt returner. Ginn can make the incredible catch, but he can also make the mind-boggling drop. It's just who he is at this point in his career. But Ginn is http://www.officialchargesshop.com/shop-by-players-doug-flutie-jersey-c-1_20.html coming off two of his better seasons with a combined 98 catches for 1,491 yards and 14 touchdowns with the Panthers. The Saints traded up into the second round in the 2016 NFL Draft to nab Bell. They wasted no time thrusting him into the starting lineup on a defense needing all the help it could find. Bell played every game last season, starting 14. The safety combined for 87 tackles (61 solo), along with a sack, two forced fumbles and four pass defenses. The Ohio State product seemed to play at his best when the Saints ran three-safety sets with Kenny Vaccaro and Jairus Byrd. Vaccaro's four-game suspension at the end of the 2016 season shifted Bell into more pass-coverage situations in which Bell struggled at times. Adding Marcus Williams in this year's second round of the draft brings another piece to the equation. Williams, Bell and Vaccaro could be the three-safety set this season. This ranking is more reflective on what Robertson did for the Saints last season as opposed to what I expect from him in 2017. The Saints shoved Robertson into the starting lineup by Week 4 last season after initially viewing him as a reserve and special teams standout. The team tossed its original plans out the window after James Laurinaitis struggled mightily at middle linebacker. Robertson became the team's on-field signal-caller for the rest of the season. He played better than one would have expected with 115 total Rhett Ellison Youth Jersey tackles, a sack and an interception. As for 2017, his role will likely revert to what Sean Payton and Co. anticipated Robertson came from Cleveland last offseason. Robertson should be the backup at weakside linebacker behind Dannell Ellerbe and play special teams. But Ellerbe is injury prone, so Robertson should prepare himself as if he would again be the starter. |
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