Malcolm Butler should still be on Saints' radar (IMO)

Butler would be great to have. The problem is that his rights are owned by New England ... and they want a team to overpay for Butler's rights. If the #42 pick in this year's draft wasn't enough, there's no common ground on which to negotiate.

The 2018 #1 pick is too high a price for someone they are going to lose next offseason. IOW, the Patriots aren't truly interested in trading Butler. They're motivated to get a windfall draft-pick overpayment, yes ... but not motivated to move the player.