Saints: Minkah Fitzpatrick trades shows urgency to secure Jalen Ramsey
Should the Saints trade for Jalen Ramsey?
The Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Minkah Fitzpatrick to bolster their secondary. That should be a wake-up call to the New Orleans Saints, a team that should be in the market for Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
The Saints aren’t typically known for making panic moves. But, 1-1 with a tough schedule approaching and in a fluid NFC South, the Saints may want to make a move to enhance their enough not only to win the South but to win the NFC at large.
Every offensive coordinator facing the Saints knows their weaknesses. After Marshon Lattimore, many teams focal point is targeting Eli Apple and P.J. Williams. It was obvious in Week 1 as Deshaun Watson was target Apple on deep plays over and over again.
It worked, didn’t it? The Texans drove 70-plus yards in under 50 seconds to take the lead with under a minute left. The two plays that allowed them that opportunity were, in part, due to a lack of coverage.
Just imagine a secondary with Jalen Ramsey and Marshon Lattimore. Lattimore on a team’s second-best receiver is game over. They’d easily become the best cornerback tandem in the entire league.
Given the recent Minkah Fitzpatrick trade, it’s urgent that New Orleans gets a deal done. The asking price is at least a first-round pick. That’s bold for a player that’ll be requesting a huge payday in 2021, the offseason which he becomes a free agent.
Lattimore will also need to be paid in the coming years. It’d be difficult to keep them both so is it then not worth trading for him? If the price is a first-round pick and a second-round pick with no guarantee he’s here in two years, do you do it?
It’s a tough discussion, but it’s one that must be had. Are you willing to keep the team elite as Brees is still capable of making plays offensively? The time to make the moves to keep this team atop the NFC is now before the losses potentially start racking up.
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Fitzpatrick was allowed to talk with teams and was dealt just days later. The clock is ticking on Ramsey, an All-Pro cornerback.