Pickett at 16?

PHSaint518 said

Spot on, couldn’t agree more. Literally everything the Saints have done indicates they don’t see Winston as the long term QB. To then trade next years 1st (making it difficult to draft/trade for a QB if Winston doesn’t work out) without taking a QB this year doesn’t make sense or align with the way they’ve operated. Everything suggests we’re going QB at some point in the first 2 rounds of this draft.

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Except Loomis said yesterday that Philly sought them out for the trade for the second 1st round pick. The Saints were not actively seeking another 1st round pick as part of a plan to move up in the draft. The option just presented itself and Loomis said they liked the idea of moving up the talent from next year's first to this year. So, that does not indicate that they have a plan to trade up for a QB. In fact the fact that they were willing to trade away next year's first in order to get two players this year, indicates that they are at least okay with the idea of Winston starting for two years if someone they think is going to be a great QB doesn't fall to them. If you feel that you must replace your QB you don't do this deal to lose next year's first while not trading up to get a QB you are targeting.

Had they went out and sought that second 1st round pick, I would think it may be part of a plan to trade up for a QB. But, that's not what happened. Still, it's possible that a good deal will present itself and they would do it. But, it's not part of a larger plan to get a QB and doesn't really tell us much about how they feel about Winston.