Saints offseason...

I know that the Saints just won the Super Bowl last week. I never want to get rid of this feeling. It's crazy though, right? I mean, we as Saints fans will probably never get tired of talking about where we were during Garrett Hartley's kick sending us to the Super Bowl or where we watched the big game versus New Orleans' "favorite son" Peyton Manning. I'm not sure how many people I could get to back me up on this, but I had said before the Super Bowl even started that our defense was better than the Indy's defense by leaps and bounds. I really do believe that, when healthy, we have one of the best secondaries in the league. With Jabari Greer putting up Darrelle Revis type numbers all season and Tracy "Da GameChanger" Porter making plays when it counts, not to mention the Sharper/Harper connection, we shouldn't be known as a team that allows the long ball for too much longer.
There is, however, much that we can improve to help our defense in the offseason. It's not that I don't think that our linebacking core is legit. I think that they're great. But the Saints haven't had a dominant, hard hitting LB since the Dome Patrol days. That's not to say that Vilma, Shanle, and Fujita aren't doing their job. They are doing what they're asked to do. We just have trouble keeping up with physical, speedy tight ends. Tony Gonzales, Brent Celek, Dallas Clark. The Saints had a hard time keeping up with these guys. I really think that we need to draft a quick, hard hitting outside linebacker. Sergio Kindle from Texas stands out the most in my mind. Whether or not he's available with the 32nd pick (man that sounds good) remains to be seen.
As far as our defensive line goes, I think we have everyone necessary to have a competitive front four. Hargrove played lights out this year. He did way more than I would have ever thought. Ayodele played very well along Ellis when he was healthy. Clancy was put on IR earlier in the season, but I still think he's a reliable backup. I really like DeMario Pressley and think that he can become a great run stuffer if he were given the reps. McCray really came on after Charles Grant went down with his injury. I can see him starting next year if we release Grant or if he gets used in a backup role. Grant really underperformed this year...a year where I thought he would blow his critics out of the water. He has had nagging injuries for the last two years. I was under the impression that he was finally healthy and his play would show it. I wouldn't mind using a draft pick to address our defensive line, but I wouldn't want to use a first or second rounder on it. I think we have more pressing needs at the linebacking position.
Lastly, as much as Harper has impressed me with his run defense and blitzing abilities, I'd really like to see the Saints bring in someone to compete with him. It's not that I don't think he does a great job, but he has a hard time falling back into coverage. I think that was one of our biggest problems before Sharper got here, we didn't have safeties that could make that transition easily. With that being said, I DO NOT want to see the Saints move Malcom Jenkins to safety. He showed so much promise playing in nickel and dime situations. I think we could possibly afford to address the strong safety position in the draft.
Don't think that I forgot about Arnoux and Vaughn. If these guys came around and played lights out like I've heard they can, then that'll just add to the depth at the safety and linebacking positions.
The Saints have a good problem on their hands. They just won the Super Bowl and they have players that want to continue to play here. They have players that want to end their careers as a Saint. It's a great time to be a New Orleans Saints fan. Live it up, guys.