When I look back at that 2020 Daft that we picked Cesar Ruiz over Jalen hurts what was they thinking

Then draft a guard :shrug:
The point I’m making is, why draft a Center for a 2nd year in a row? At that time, we needed another WR, Murray was on his last year with us so we could’ve used a RB, and CB was a need. Let’s just forget who was left on the board. Why create a plan, to draft a player, only to take an existing player who was BALLING, and want to move that player to a different position? The draft is already a gamble, so why double down and add another element of gambling to the equation? Makes no sense to me. Especially when it’s a Covid year and the possibility of Minicamps/Training Camps will all be different than years prior? There were so many variables going on that year, so why not go with a player that was already more NFL ready? If you draft a rookie (McCoy) who was protecting your franchise QB, doing a great job, why move that guy? Why take the risks? Make it make sense???

With that philosophy, neither Carl Nicks or LeCharles Bentley (both All-Pro caliber Guards who played other positions in college) would’ve been on this team.

And if Ruiz had become a player of that caliber, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. Today, I don't see anyone here arguing that Ruiz should've been the pick, in retrospect. And I already mentioned I didn't care for the pick at the time (although I'll readily admit I get it wrong most of the time).

But the point, one more time, is that the draft inherently involves risk & projection. And no one is batting 1.000. Or even .300. Only armchair message board GMs looking back in retrospect are batting 1.000. The truth is if the Saints had picked Jalen Hurts instead of Caesar Ruiz this board would've had a freaking meltdown.