Well, he better be, they spent a first-round pick on Meachem last year and he didn’t do jack dick. He didn’t so much as get on the field. But, Saints GM Mickey Loomis is excited about his off-season so far.

“He’s had what we would characterize to this point as a great offseason,” Loomis said. “He’s worked very hard and really never took any time off from the end of last season. He’s worked with (veteran receiver) David Patten, who’s a great role model for him. He’s in great shape. He doesn’t have any issues with his knee that he had a year ago. He’s done a great job in the weight room and the off-season conditioning program to date, and he did a lot of work before he came to us in our offseason program, and he looks fantastic.

“There’s a determination you can hear in his voice and see in his eye about wanting to prove he was worthy of being a first-round pick, so we feel real good about Robert Meachem right now.”

Photo Caption: A rare look at Meachem in his uniform.