Medical reasons why Saints may have passed on RB Tyjae Spears

ELLIASJWILLIAMS said
Listen man, would it help you if I just post the quote of Loomis saying that they draft BPA at a position of need? It's like you think I came up with this explanation myself.

Insinuating I'm too stupid to understand common sense would be enough to irritate me on a regular day but because I know that most comments like that typically fit the person better if they stand in the mirror and say it to themselves I'm not offended. It's you struggling here but i mean, hey I'll post the quote...just give me the greenlight.

Alright, so I found a quote, not the one I was looking for which was far more recent but it's from 2011.

To your point - Loomis admits that they are always trying to fill needs in FA so that they can ultimately draft the BPA. That's what they "want" to do, and that's known. But as I've been saying all along, you don't always FILL the need prior and so it is still potentially a need when it's your time to pick. IF the player is graded high and it's also a position of need, relative to other positions that may be "wants" the team will most times draft for the need.

Obviously to your point that doesn't always workout and unfortunately that's the case more often than not. Typically a team is unable to fill every single must and need prior to the draft and they are forced to select a need. All teams reach, it happens at QB position probably the most.

So I think at this point this is less argument, and more misunderstanding. I'm definitely not saying teams go into a draft zeroing in a position and will select that position no matter what regardless of value. That would be stupid, however every team aspires to draft BPA and some teams depending on how the roster is built, and how successful their offseason was, they are afforded that luxury. But more often than not...they end up having to take BPA at a position of need. It is what it is .

If I can find the more direct quote of Loomis saying their goal is to draft BPA but most times position of need forces the issue I will, but I'm leaving work.

Take care man,

Nah man, you said the Saints always draft need. You went on to say that EVERY team drafts based on need. That's not the case. You found a quote that states that's not the case. We have examples from during the draft NOT your hindsight opinion after a few seasons. We don't have to argue this. This isn't an argument. The Saints draft philosophy had been BPA. As of late, it's been the same except for in the first round when it's obviously been the check box approach. The results have been subpar with maybe Olave and Bresee being the only successes since 2018. I just find it weird having this "argument" because we can go back to the threads. We can see the thoughts on each pick. We can see the thoughts leading up to the draft. It's totally obvious when the Saints have gone BPA, and that's usually the case with the exception of those 1st round picks when they were clearly targetting a player or position. And again, we see how those turned out.

So cool, now you get it. If all that other rationalizing helps you feel better about it, so be it. "It's BPA at a position of need" is nothing more than BPA. After free agency, unless you have an all-pro (like with Brees at QB) at a position, ALL positions are needs and can upgraded. Drafting a QB during Brees' prime was the only position off the table. That's because Loomis knew and knows that every position is an injury, trade, or DUI away from being a need. If the draft happened in January or August (just illustrating a point, I know that's not feasible), a team's biggest "needs" would be different because needs are relative to time. You don't build your team around unpredictable everchanging circumstances. You build it by amassing the best players. If you end up with 2 amazing players at 1 position, that's never going to be a problem. And every team in the league will take that problem over having a player that filled a need (Penning, Turner, Davenport for example), but isn't working out.

Loomis knows that BPA translate to wins on the field or trade/draft capital off of it.