Saints met with top QB prospect Cam Ward [Schefter: CLE, NYG or maybe Saints have to make an offer compelling enough for #1 pick]
Man is spitting. For fun (and I ain't gonna entertain the "oh this player should be this thing), this is how the Saints have drafted recently - I'd much rather them swing for the fences for a QB they are in love with than continue the same path over and over. "Build in the trenches, there are holes everywhere!" Yeah, they've tried that route. It hasn't worked.
So now they want to fix the most important position on the team (WHICH IS VERY RISKY) and it's like "nope don't do it, no way". It's baffling.
I don't believe there is anything here to be baffled about. It's just a disagreement on opinion of how aggressive we need to be for this particular year and this particular player.
To tell you the truth, if you told me I absolutely must get the QB of the future now, I'd rather stay put and take the risk on Shaddeur being there at 9 or Dart/Milroe/whoever being there at 40 (worst case scenario, we roll with Carr as planned and get the young QB next year) than throw all of our premium asset eggs into Ward's basket. Use the premium assets retained to surround the alternative QB pick with better talent.
This to me looks like a reckless trade, with a much larger extra layer of consequences if it falters.
I think some people are speaking from a place of absolute desperation to get rid of Carr on this one rather than fully assessing the situation. You yourself even seem to be rooting for this just as much if not more so than you're reporting on it, and getting annoyed that some don’t like the idea or won’t just roll with what you’re saying. People are giddy about the prospect of a new toy at QB, which I get, however I don't believe I am of the mindset that I want to completely mortgage our draft future for him.
If we happened to be picking in the top 2 or 3 and could get Ward, great, but the price for us not being up there is just too large IMO. You're talking about sacrificing possibly 4 or 5 starters on a team that could use more talent for a maybe at QB.
We'll see though. If the team decides the kid is worth it, I will defer to their opinion and support the decision, however looking at it from my current set of lenses, it's a no-go for me. This prospect doesn't move the needle enough for me to sacrifice that much, and a part of me even likes Shaddeur a tad bit more due to his superior accuracy displayed.
The draft results you posted doesn’t move the needle for me. No team goes into a draft day trade thinking “Oh these picks are probably going to bust anyway.” No, when talking first and second round picks, those are viewed as premium assets likely to become starters, always. Busts happen, but you’re not assessing the picks that high as potential busts.