NFL Draft Get ready. I think we’re trading up. 💯 (7 Viewers)

[Treybad]

Trading up for anything other than a QB before you have one is bad business.... not gonna have another Brees to sign...

So our best route is through the draft...

We are not a destination choice among FA QBs

 

[RJ in Lafayette]

Trading up is usually a bad idea. Statistical studies show that teams generally should trade now, not trade up. The exception is a quarterback on whom a team has a solid first-round grade. This year, I think only one quarterback, Cameron Ward, will be picked high.

One never says never, but the Saints should stand pat at nine or possibly even drop down a few spots. And I also don't favor Will Campbell at nine, much less an earlier pick after trading up. We have many needs. Let the draft come to us. And because we have so many needs, I love the idea of four picks in rounds three and four--and would like to see us pick up another three.

In summary, I don't see us trading up in round one. But I would not be shocked to see us trading up in round two or round three to get a certain player.

 

[perret318]

I'd trade back not up. 3 top 100 picks + 3 we already possess would go a long way to replenish this roster.

Exactly this. We're an aging team with a lot of holes and in bad need of depth. We need youth, and a lot of it. Most picks past the first half of the first round are crapshoots anyway. Get (and keep) as many picks as possible to spin the wheel as many times as we can.

We CANNOT do our normal thing of falling in love with one guy and trading away the world to get him (*cough* Payton Turner *cough* Marcus Davenport *cough*). Trade down if you must, load up on picks, and swing away.