This is not a historically good draft. Don’t be upset if we draft Jaxson Dart high.

saintmike23 said
I’m revisiting the Dart possibility after giving up on him earlier. I’m not saying that he’s worth pick 9 or pick 40 even. What I am saying is that the player we would have missed out on will not likely be a huge impact player.

We are the least likely team to even draft a QB that high, historically. So get excited that the team took the chance on a guy they like. Payton started with Brees, Loomis is trying to recreate that with Moore, and bring in a QB to start the Kellen Moore era.

It’s in the numbers. Pick 9 DB wore 9. We only ever drafted a QB from Ole Miss in the common draft.

Dart can sit behind Carr for one season after taking over. He’ll probably play because Carr has been getting hurt every season.

Last year we knew we needed a tackle and we drafted Fuaga, my favorite. The year before we knew we needed D interior and knew if Bresee fell we’d pick him.

The year before that we knew we needed receiver and tackle. Olave was obvious and Penning was, well typical small school Saints pick.

We aren’t hearing much this year. They’re keeping it close to the vest. Only Mel Kiper, surprisingly is taking a guess at Dart. Local media guys are not as in the loop it seems. They don’t sound as certain as years past.

Don’t blow up if Dart is the pick at 9.

I wouldn't like taking Dart at #9 because I think that in this draft there are probably about 9 guys worth a top 10 pick and who have first round grades, and Dart isn't one of them.

But, as much as I think he's really more of a 3rd or 4th round prospect, I'd be fine with taking Dart at 40 if Moore thinks he can develop him. I'd even be okay with taking him at #9 if Moore really loves him. Sometimes you have to take a QB a round or so early to be sure of getting them.

That being said, Underhill has said he would be shocked if the Saints took Dart at #9 and that they have both Ward (who they love) and Sanders rated ahead of him. And, they have Sanders rated as a 2nd round pick. So, I too would be shocked if they took Dart at #9.

I'll also say that if we are going to take a shot at developing an athletic freak who needs a lot of work on fitting into an NFL passing game, I'd be just as okay with taking Milroe at #40 if Moore thinks he can develop him. One thing I'm certain of with Milroe is that he has the character and work ethic to develop as an NFL QB. I don't know if that's the case with Dart.