Right now, the New Orleans Saints are in a precarious position on their defense. The secondary and defensive line is thin, and if they suffer just one injury at those positions, they could find themselves in dire straits early in the season. While there are a plethora of defensive ends on their roster, the defensive tackle position is basically David Onyemata and whoever else can be on the field at the time.
While Malcolm Roach and Shy Tuttle have both shown flashes at the position, there’s clearly a lot of work to be done there. The Saints were 19th in the league last season in run stop win rate, at 30 percent overall.