METAIRIE, La. -- Of course the New Orleans Saints' interest in Adrian Peterson makes sense.
No. 1: He’s Adrian Peterson.
No. 2: The Saints have a bigger need at running back than many might realize after letting veteran backup Tim Hightower leave for the San Francisco 49ers.
I don’t think the Saints should break the bank for Peterson, because they already have a very good running back (Mark Ingram), becausee they still have bigger needs on defense and because a younger running back in the draft would make more sense as a potential future successor to Ingram.