RB in 1st Round? Probably not.

Cajun Sensation · Feb 28, 2011

New Orleans Saints might pass on a running back in the NFL first round | NOLA.com

Very interesting article about why the Saints won't draft a RB in the first round.

Several mock drafts have Alabama's Mark Ingram going to New Orleans at No. 24.
The conventional wisdom goes something like this: If Ingram, the former Heisman Trophy winner, slips past the Miami Dolphins at No. 11, he could plummet to the bottom of the first round, where the Saints would select him to ostensibly solve their rushing woes.
There's only one problem with this theory: It's folly.
The Saints haven't stated as much publicly, and likely never will, but philosophically they are not believers in investing first-round picks on running backs.
Unless an outlier like Reggie Bush falls in their laps, the Saints count themselves among the growing number of NFL teams that believe good running backs can be found up, down and even outside the seven-round draft.
The proof is in this year's NFL rushing leaders. The league's leading rusher, Arian Foster, wasn't even drafted. Second-leading rusher Jamaal Charles was a third-rounder. Right behind him, Michael Turner was a fifth-rounder. The league's ninth- (Ahmad Bradshaw) and 11th- (Peyton Hillis) leading rushers were seventh-round picks.
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chewie · Feb 28, 2011

Yep, and I think reggies relatively lackluster career will potentiate the notion that the saints will look elsewhere in the first round. I think you stick on the defensive front or best player available, IMO. The draft this year is crucial, we can't turn to FA this time.

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