NFL Draft 2013: New Orleans Saints Select Kenny Vaccaro No. 15 Overall

The New Orleans Saints didn’t emerge from the shadow of bounty-gate with a whole lot of things to brag about. The team started the season win-less, showed cracks all over the place and made it apparent that they needed to upgrade on defense in order to get better and return to the glory days of recent years.

But while they needed some help, it was still unknown who exactly they’d end up going with. There was the possibility of going linebacker but drafting a safety was something the Saints could look at as well. The cornerback situation wasn’t the best in recent years either, even before the bounty-gate scandal rocked the bayou and before Sean Payton was suspended by the NFL.

So it was clear that the Saints needed to fill holes but didn’t know who exactly to take.

It was obvious that New Orleans needed to go defense, not only to fill holes but because of the division they play in. The Carolina Panthers may not be the best but they have explosive qualities to their offense, and the same goes for the Doug Martin helmed Buccaneers unit. Atlanta is and will be the offensive force in the NFC South until the Saints usurp them, so taking defense and boosting that unit was a need even if things had been in tip-top shape.

But the pick ended up being Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro who gives the Saints a devastating weapon in their secondary.

Kenny Vaccaro not only comes in and is able to be a great pass defender, but he matches the Buccaneers drafting Mark Barron last season and can be a hard hitting leader moving forward.

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