The New Orleans Saints need to make some moves over the course of this offseason to get their offense where it needs to be.
Fortunately for Saints fans, the front office began pushing this offense in the right direction last year at the NFL draft. They landed franchise offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. in Round 1. Banks has quickly emerged as one of the better young offensive tackles in the game. They landed Tyler Shough in Round 2, who quickly put the Saints on the map down the stretch of last season.
But the Saints need to make some moves in free agency, on the trade block, and during the NFL draft to bolster their running back room and their wide receiver room.
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There are plenty of playmakers set to be available in the NFL draft, especially when the Saints pick at No. 8. There are also a handful of talented players expected to be on the trade block. But the Saints could strike gold in free agency, where Indianapolis Colts deep threat Alec Pierce is set to be available.
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