Saints met with top QB prospect Cam Ward at the Combine

BreesusSaves said
Cue overreactions in 3...2...1...

LOL!

Taker597 said
I need to watch his tape and grade him, but falling to 9th would be unexpected

Saints have spoken to Titans. Nothing serious. Just feeling things out. Costs would be extremely high to move plus unless Titans budge but Saints do love Ward.

Tulsa Saint said
Didn’t 60minutes or someone else say that the Saints like Cam Ward?

I did and they do. In fact, Ireland and his team have spoken to people at all three schools Cam attended. Pretty unusual situation but at least it allows for different points of view on Ward. Larger point is they are doing a ton of homework on him, which is unusual in the sense that it is heightened.

soggymoss84 said
Underhill has also been saying they like Cam, but they don’t think they will be in a position to get him. He also says they like Sanders, but not at 9, more at 40.

Yes, they like Sanders but he carries a second round grade for them. Ward is their only QB currently with a first round grade. There doesn’t have to be an overreaction to this however since Saints will only have roughly 11-14 players graded as first rounders.

Tulsa Saint said
They met Ewers today also

Turns out he had a torn oblique last year and played through it.

They met with several of them, including Sanders as well. It’s standard though the amount of attention and resources being paid to Ward feels unusual.

Here’s my sense: if Titans were to come with a more reasonable offer Saints will go up to #1 for Ward. Potentially keeping Carr allows this team to be more aggressive in FA and do the things needed to start building this team in Kellen’s vision. But by no means are they married to Derek. Fans who hate the decision have to understand the context—it is transactional. But I get the strongest indication that the interest in Cam Ward is very, very real. And if they don’t move up (because again it won’t be cheap) I think it is still Jeanty or Warren with a few others garnering consideration.