Saints Tried To Get Beanie

In a Saturday press conference following the selection of cornerback Malcolm Jenkins with the 14th overall pick in the draft, Saints G.M. Mickey Loomis conceded that the team tried to get back into the bottom of round one. The target? Ohio State running back Beanie Wells. “We thought we had a pretty good opportunity at a couple of points in the back half of the draft and it ended up not happening,” Loomis said. “That’s kind of disappointing at the time, but we couldn’t be happier than we are right now to have Malcolm on our team.” The Cardinals selected Wells with the 30th 31st overall pick. Because the Saints had sent their second-round pick and fifth-round pick to the Giants for Jeremy Shockey, they likely would have had to give up at least a first-round pick in 2010 for a shot at getting back into the bottom of round one. Their interest in Wells suggests that they might be looking at running backs on day two. Remaining tailbacks include Shonn Greene of Iowa, Cedric Peerman of Virginia, Andre Brown of N.C. State, Gartrell Johnson of Colorado State, Javon Ringer of Michigan State, and Jeremiah Johnson of Oregon. The Saints have only three more picks -- two fourth-rounders and a seventh-rounder.