Tre’Quan Smith visited Broncos

LordPoopington said

It would be fascinating to see if you ran a world simulation of what happens if Payton is able to draft Mahomes for the Saints. No Lattimore, so our defense probably is still very shaky in the back. Does Brees still hold on til 2020? Does Mahomes get fed up waiting for that long?

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Payton/Saints may have not re-signed Brees to the 2 year deal in 2018 if Mahomes was drafted here. I’m not sure Payton would wait 3 seasons to let Mahomes take over while he thought of him as the greatest prospect ever. Brees’ contract was expiring at the perfect time to roll with Mahomes in 2018 and start the SB run he’s been on since then.

CB would’ve been interesting without drafting Lattimore. Gilmore and Bouye were FAs in 2017. We could’ve signed either to a short term deal, and/or trade up from 32 to mid 20s to draft Tre’Davious White. Shaquil Griffin was available in the 3rd round that year. Jaire Alexander was a late top 20 pick in 2018. Maybe he could’ve been an option to trade up for, instead of Davenport, in the 2018 draft.

There would’ve been great players to draft or sign at CB. But who knows if we would’ve picked the right one to anchor the secondary and lead the defense for a decade, like Lattimore’s outlook, if the Saints drafted Mahomes in ‘17.