Not a fan of this. I don't think Ward is quite that level of prospect, and I don't think we need to give into urgency.
Next year, there will be several QBs comparable to Ward that are more attainable without selling the franchise. This team needs a lot of young talent. We can't give away two first rounds, two second rounders, and a good player (what it cost last time to go that high) for a 50/50 shot on a QB.
Everyone keeps saying this but.... how does anyone know? Attainable how? If the Saints are picking 15-16 range (or even let's just say 9 again) and the QBs "are better next year" (which by all accounts they will be) then two things happen:
1) the cost to trade up becomes even HIGHER than this year
2) teams picking high don't trade those picks because the QB prospects are better. LV tried to trade the farm to WASH last year for JD5 and they didn't budge. Same for NYG to NE for Maye, they didn't budge.
So everyone keeps bringing up that argument and... it logically doesn't make sense. It only makes sense if you expect the Saints to be awful next season and picking top 3-5 (which they could be).