Locked On Saints - Daily Podcast On The New Orleans Saints

Breaking down the news and notes of the day including the retirement of former New Orleans Saints WR Ted Ginn Jr., nerdy numbers that show how unique the Saints have been on defense and how much they've been hurt by penalties, and look at David Onyemata's suspension and what it means for the New Orleans Saints salary cap. ESPN dove in on how prepared teams are to find success in the next three years. Their projections are kind to the Saints but one major inconsistency doesn't make much sense. Why the Saints' drafting abilities were severely undervalued in this piece. What if the NFL had an NHL-style expansion draft that allowed you to protect 11 players outside of your most recent draft class? Which five offensive, five defensive, and lone specialist would you protect? Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA ESPN's Future Power Rankings: https://www.espn.com/espnplus/news/ Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata suspended for six games following testing positive for banned substances. What this means for New Orleans, when he'll make his return, and how important interior defensive line has just become on the offseason needs list. Breaking down which defensive tackles are on the roster, who can move inside from the edge, and what linemen are still available on the market that the Saints could pursue. Getting you caught up on all the biggest Saints stories from the week. Zack Baun getting some work in with the Watt brothers, New Orleans doesn't land a long-term deal with Marcus Williams, Superdome naming rights, and much more. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Upstart Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to Upstart.com/NFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unfortunate as it may be, Marcus Williams does not look like he'll be landing a long-term deal with the New Orleans Saints. What happens next for the star safety? A fractured relationship with the Miami Dolphins may land Xavien Howard elsewhere. Could the Saints pull off a trade? Top three cornerbacks the Siants could pursue in the trade market and what's next for the Louisiana Superdome naming rights as Mercedes-Benz comes down and Caesar's Entertainment is expected to step in. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Upstart Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to Upstart.com/NFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Orleans Saints and veteran cornerback Richard Sherman have been connected a ton this offseason. How does his recent arrest impact the Saints search at corner? New Orleans also released which training camp dates will be open to fans and a look once more at the impending deadline for the Marcus Williams extension. Michael Thomas was ranked the #8 receiver on ESPN's top-ten wide receiver list. Why the drop is too steep and diminishes Thomas' achievements with and without future Hall of Fame QB Drew Brees. Breaking down common route combinations in the NFL, which the Saints use often, and how they might change. bit next season. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Bleacher Report article on route combinations: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2024638-nfl-101-introducing-the-basic-route-combinations Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Upstart Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to Upstart.com/NFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Orleans Saints star running back Alvin Kamara named the #2 RB by ESPN ahead of the 2021 season. Is the ranking a good one? Who ranks above him? And with two days left until a massively important deadline for the team, how soon could we see a Marcus Williams extension get done? Twitter Tuesday looks at offseason awards, Richard Sherman news, and much more followed by great questions from the Locked On Saints Facebook group including who starts next to Cameron Jordan at defensive end, which jerseys we'd like to see back, and who will score the first touchdown for the Saints in 2021. And, what would be the worst offseason move for the New Orleans Saints ahead of the 2021 NFL season. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Upstart Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to Upstart.com/NFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recapping the losses and additions at cornerback for the New Orleans Saints. As Janoris Jenkins leaves, could any of the incoming options take the spot opposite Marshon Lattimore? Beyond Lattimore, the Saints also return five more players at the position from last season. The veterans and youngsters that will get a shot to make the roster in 2021. If a player makes the roster next season that's not currently on the team, who could it be and where should the Saints look? They'll benefit from not only considering 2021, but the future beyond as well. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Upstart Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to Upstart.com/NFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Orleans Saints Safety Marcus Williams snubbed from ESPN's top-ten safeties list, but at least Cameron Jordan, Demario Davis, and Marshon Lattimore get the love they deserve. David Onyemata continues to be slept on. Training camp is less than three weeks away and why Latavius Murray wants to be more efficient. Saints fans seem concerned about the running back position, but here's why they should be too worried at all. What moves do the Saints have in front of them before the offseason comes to an end? Facebook Friday brings the heat! John Sigler of SaintsWire joins to talk WR N'Keal Harry and why he'd be a good fit for the New Orleans Saints. Follow John on Twitter @John_Siglerr Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ESPN has put our four defensive position top ten lists so far and the New Orleans Saints have had a player named on three. Which were named at what positions and why David Onyemata was absolutely snubbed. And, with Safeties still on the way, will Marcus Williams make the cut? Top three Thursday takes a look at three players that impressed in training camp, but didn't make the active roster as well as three players to watch closely to become camp darlings this summer. Will they be able to buck the trend and do enough to make the cut? Brandon Olsen of Locked On Gators joins to talk Name, Image, and Likeness progress in College Football and how NIL may affect the NFL. Follow Brandon on Twitter @WNS_Brandon Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Midweek Fundamentals kicks off the show with a brief explanation of how restructuring contracts work and the use of voidable years on contract. Two very common practices for the New Orleans Saints explained with quarters! Also, why Taysom Hill isn't really on a four-year $140M contract. Here's why the Saints should consider a trade for New England Patriots WR N'Keal Harry. They don't need him to be a number one, their system is wide receiver friendly, and there's very little risk. Breaking down why all of these things are true and should push the Saints to at least inquiring for the former first round receiver. Mike D'Abate of Locked On Patriots and Patriots Maven joins to talk about what's led to Harry and his agent requesting a trade, whether or not the Saints' system could better utilize him, and what it would cost to get the receiver in a trade. Follow Mike on Twitter @mdabateNFL Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look at the changes throughout the safety position ahead of New Orleans Saints 2021 training camp. Who the Saints lost this offseason, who they added, and who they retained at the most steady position on the team. Which players will fill out Safety around Marcus Williams and Malcolm Jenkins in 2021? Can any of the young UDFAs find a way to break through? Brandon Olsen of Locked On Gators joins to talk about his favorite Florida Gator C.J. Gardner-Johnson. What role Ceedy Duce held in Gainesville and how it compares to his role in New Orleans. And why the "character concerns" that led to his drop in the 2019 draft likely shouldn't have been the biggest deal. Follow Brandon on Twitter @WNS_Brandon Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Orleans Saints have double-digit linebackers heading into camp ahead of the 2021 NFL season. Along with Demario Davis, the returning players may have an advantage, but a couple of new faces could fight their way on to the roster themselves. Who's departed, who's been added, and who returns to the second level of the Saints' defense. Behind Demario Davis are a lot of young and talented 'backers. Which will fill out the Saints' roster as we preview the position before training camp. Rookie Pete Werner and second-year player Zack Baun feel like locks. Could Kaden Elliss take on the top special teams role vacated by Craig Robertson? Will Kwon Alexander make a return? Who will be the biggest surprises at this position? Joe Marino of The Draft Network, Draft Dudes, and Locked On Bills joins to talk about how the Saints have been so successful in the NFL Draft as of late. Why the "best player available" approach works, and what he sees in the selections of Payton Turner and Pete Werner. Follow Joe on Twitter @TheJoeMarino Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ryan Ramczyk's new contract details have released, here's how it impacts the New Orleans Saints in the short and long term. A drop in 2021 cap hit gives them a chance to fill out their 90-man training camp roster with more than just some minimum vet deals. With the newly opened funds, the Saints could look at address the cornerback position opposite Marshon Lattimore with a veteran corner. Which corners are available outside of the previously connected Richard Sherman? And which players could be targeted via trade as well? In case you missed it gets you caught up with all the news and info around the New Orleans Saints from this week around the Ryan Ramczyk contract extension. The Saints continue to find ways to innovate training off the field with added technologies in the weight room to make weight training safer throughout the season, Kawaan baker is making the right move by building familiarity with all quarterbacks, Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill, and more, and why Khai Harley continues to make headlines and how the last four years are linked to his innovative approaches to the salary cap. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why it was a no-brainer that Ryan Ramczyk deserved his extension with the New Orleans Saints. From the story of how he became a Saint to how he became an All-Pro, Ramczyk's extension sets New Orleans up for long-term success from their most important offensive unit. Doug Mouton of WWL-TV joins to talk about Ryan Ramczyk's new deal, his feature on the former Wisconsin Badger, and who it impacts the Saints in the immediate future. We also discuss how the five-year $96M contract extension affects the likes of Terron Armstead, Marshon Lattimore, and Marcus Williams who all await their own possible extensions. Plus, why Doug believes the Saints and WIlliams are about 70% likely to get their deal set before the July 15th franchise tag deadline. Follow Doug on Twitter @DMoutonWWL Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live reaction to Ryan Ramczyk agreeing to a five-year $90M ($96M) extension with the New Orleans Saints while discussing the Saints 2021 offensive line projections! Ross also breaks down Gap vs. Zone blocking schemes and how snap counts from 2020 let you in on what the Saints are bringing back up front with the return of nearly 90% of offensive line snaps played. Terron Armstead, Andrus Peat, Erik McCoy, Cesar Ruiz, Ryan Ramczyk and James Hurst are all set to return in 2021, but who will round out the depth behind them? Follow ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five New Orleans Saint were named to PFF's Top-50 list, most by one team in the NFL. Meanwhile, two more Saints land on NFL.com's All-under 25 team. Recapping the losses, additions, and remaining players on the Saints tight end group. Why Adam Trautman's sophomore opportunity is unique and how he worked his way into TE1 status after just one year. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices