Im So Upset With Day 2 Draft Strategy
You've been perpetually upset for like the past 3 years.
We already have the players on DL to move Rankins to DE if we want on early downs. Not sure how that's even an issue. It's not like Fairley and Rankins were gonna play side by side on 1st and 10 anyway.
First, have YOU been HAPPY about the last three years??? I know I haven't. There have been some happy moments, but overall the last 3 years have been disappointing overall at best. Other words that come to mind are frustrating, upsetting, maddening, confusing ...
So, I don't think you have a leg to stand on when you infer that someone is missing something if they are upset about the last 3 years.
Second, I was upset about the 2nd day as well. The Saints biggest holes going into the draft were DL, LB, CB, G, not necessarily in that order. With the #1 passing offense in the NFL and the WORST DEFENSE IN NFL HISTORY, the one position they had absolutely no business drafting was receiver. They had to go full defense except for guard.
How much better can the offense, especially the passing offense REALLY be?? They're the BEST IN THE NFL RIGHT NOW.
So, drafting a receiver, especially TRADING UP to draft a receiver, is just another sign that Payton really can't control himself. He's still go the virus in his blood. It will never really go away.
The Saints needed someone in the middle of the DL to stop the run, AND they needed a top-flight game-changing edge rusher. At the very least, they needed another starter at linebacker ... are we going to the 3-4 OR NOT??? I don't get it. Who are the 4 starting linebackers right now?? Mystifying to me.
Then, you draft a FS, I guess to replace Byrd?? This is just an admission that Byrd was a HUGE HUGE HUGE MISTAKE.
I know it's hard to swallow, but, other than Rankins, I don't think this team improved.
Who is going to take Evans's spot at G???
Yeah, I hear Payton's reasons for taking those picks, but I don't see that those were needs that were higher than the ones I listed, which were the same ones that everyone in the country listed for the Saints ... because they were OBVIOUS to everyone. We had a hard time protecting Drew Brees consistently last season, and we must protect him more every year the older that he gets. And, we hve the worst defense in NFL history. So, let's get a WR and a S where we already have a 1st round pick and the most expensive FS in the NFL.
Just shaking my head.
I will pull for the Saints like I do every year. I hope they win 16 games and go to the Super Bowl. I hope I'm wrong about these picks and Payton is right, but Payton is far from perfect in his selections over the last 10 years, especially recently.