Draft at least two O-Linemen earlyish (1 Viewer)

[St. Geezy]

Not looking to argue the point you guys are making, but was it because Drew didn't retire when expected, meaning Brady didn't come to NO, that basically borked the succession plan SP wanted in place? I may have all the timing wrong, though.

Correct…Brady was indeed to be our QB in 2020.

 

[St. Widge]

TB12 signed with TB in March of 2020. The NFL draft was in April of 2020. Drew announced his return for his final season in February of 2020. That right there, should have alerted SP and the FO, to get a QB. Especially if SP knew he was coming back the following year.

I think Payton believed that either Winston or Taysom could do the job. And, once Drew came back, Payton wanted to get OL help for Drew after a major issue on the interior OL the year before. He probably would have done the same for Brady.

Ruiz was a bad pick at that spot, but that was his intent. And frankly, that entire draft was messed up because it was the COVID year where they could go out and talk to or interview players. All the meetings were by Zoom and there is no way you can get a good feel for a guy that way. Everyone had to just draft on the tape because they couldn't know the intangibles.

Personally, I wanted them to draft Jackson, Hurts, and Love when they all fell down the boards but Payton wanted to build to win now.

 

[St. Widge]

Thanks, I think they didn't have a plan beyond Drew, then, once Brady was off the table.

It ties in with the 'all in' philosophy they ran with throughout the Loomis/SP era. Why draft for later when you want to win now? Of course, we can see what that's subsequently cost the franchise.

I think once Brady was not an option, Payton thought Winston or Taysom could succeed Brees. Obviously, he was wrong. Although I do often wonder what both of them would have turned into had they both not gotten hurt at the worst times.

 

[SweetT]

Correct…Brady was indeed to be our QB in 2020.

Actually, if we want to get “technical”, SP’s agent was having back door convos with the Dolphins owner and TB12 in 2019. So, it’s led to believe that SP and TB12 were to link up in Miami in 2020 and TB12 coming here was the backup plan. Drew threw a wrench in that.

 

[kennydfresh]

They are not trash but I think they are overrated. LSU's OL problems are mostly interior OL especially @ C , which is the only guy coming back LOL

Maybe not trash but definitely not 1st round like they are listed now.

 

[sfidc3]

Yeah, not trash, just off year and a QB that held the ball too long.

Campbell started pretty much every game since he was a freshman. Guys who suck don't do that. He gets praised on how good his technique is. Just wait till he gets to the NFL and coached up by the NFL guys.

Right, but you can’t ignore the fact that both Campbell and Jones declined greatly last year, they were terrible in the run game and not very consistent in pass pro….

If I’m an NFL scout/talent evaluator that’s a big red flag….LSU’s biggest issue wasn’t Nuss, it was the OL’s inability to run block, which is unfortunate because we had an all world FR RB in Durham…..

 

[SuperSaint]

Interior O-line has to be a priority.

 

[mr.t]

We could draft BPA with our first 5 picks and find 5 starters over who we have now…hopefully that includes two new guards.

At least one early another later rounds