It\u2019s clear the New Orleans Saints must invest in their young talent, and it\u2019s time to see some of these players start over the veterans in front of them.<\/p>\n
Somehow, Miller was a healthy scratch against the Falcons. A poor decision that made little sense then. Miller could have helped defend Bijan Robinson (and apparently Brian Robinson Jr.), and Davon Godchaux was injured at the end of the game. It feels like the writing is on the wall with Godchaux, and with Miller\u2019s impressive preseason, he needs to start. At least the Saints need to see what they have with Miller, and even if he struggles (which wouldn\u2019t be shocking because he\u2019s still a ROOKIE), it\u2019s important that he gets reps.<\/p>\n
Delp continues to be a big part of the offense, but with the entire offensive line\u2019s struggles during the Falcons game, his job to try and help block was way too much for a young player, or really any player. Delp\u2019s blocking issues have removed him as a passing option, which is unfortunate, and I hope they can elevate him over Fant as a receiver soon. His blocking is just too important right now.<\/p>\n
Hot take (or maybe not), the Saints should just start Wright. I\u2019m not saying it\u2019ll be better in the short term, but if it\u2019s already pretty bad, you can\u2019t go lower. The Saints selected Wright for a reason, and seeing what he can do as a starter is extremely important before the season ends. Also, with the team being 1-3, it\u2019s time to start considering loading up on draft picks, and Cesar Ruiz can be a trade piece.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s sadly clear that Bryce Lance is not ready to be that WR3 yet. He makes some plays and blocks well, but he is making rookie mistakes the Saints can\u2019t afford. Also, Tyler Shough has not been able to connect with Lance on the deep ball, but the Saints want to make that happen, which is positive.<\/p>\n
Brown\u2019s return game has not been good enough, which is a surprise. That was the one area we felt that Brown could make an impact right away, but it\u2019s been too inconsistent. Maybe with Lance\u2019s struggles last game, Brown may get into the offense more, but also, I wouldn\u2019t push it.<\/p>\n
This is the first time I\u2019m adding Donaldson to the list, and it\u2019s long overdue. Donaldson has been the best blocker in the RB room, but for some reason he wasn\u2019t utilized in that role against the Falcons, eventhough the offensive line was struggling. Also, Donaldson\u2019s strong running style is something the Saints currently lack, and I believe he fits better with what Kellen Moore is trying to do in the run game. The Kendre Miller project is over, and it\u2019s time for Donaldson to take over.<\/p>\n
Asim Richards\u2019 struggles showed that the Saints need to go in another direction, and Mason Murphy is the clear choice. It\u2019s time to make some changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s clear the New Orleans Saints must invest in their young talent, and it\u2019s time to see some…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1022092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2076],"tags":[7,896,55,84861,2588,2572,2571,6,397],"class_list":["post-1022091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-orleans-saints","tag-football","tag-new-orleans","tag-new-orleans-saints","tag-new-orleans-saints-player-review","tag-new-orleans-saints-roster","tag-neworleans","tag-neworleanssaints","tag-nfl","tag-saints"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117406126924324676","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1022091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1022091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1022091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1022092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1022091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1022091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1022091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}