Hiring Moore = Ashton Jeanty as 1st rd pick? (42 Viewers)

[Jd101]

Yeah I just don’t understand the common thought here that there is going to be some major OL shift or we need to dedicate premium resources to the position.

We could use a LG, but I certainly don’t see us using a high draft pick on one. I could see us using “solid starter” type dollars on one but certainly not a top 10 first round pick.

We currently have three first round picks and an all-pro second round pick starting. At some point, your guys are your guys.

Dedicating yet another premium selection to fill a OL hole seems foolish to me at this stage.

This will be our OL in 2025 IMO…

LT Fuaga
LG Solid starter type free agent
C McCoy
RG Ruiz
RT Penning

It’s up to the coaching staff to make this group work. Add some depth in the middle rounds or with a free agent or two of Lucas Patrick’s ilk. Patrick wasn’t exactly terrible last year either, btw. If he’s healthy, at a minimal we should bring him back as very good C/G and leadership depth.

I agree. We always in position to take BPA, we need talent on this team. I would welcome Jeanty on this team the idea of having the both in the backfield at the same time can only make each of them better, and the saints will be better too. We can get a LG and some defense later in the draft

 

[TruSaint]

Jeanty is absolutely a generational talent at RB.

 

[nakadish]

Jeanty is absolutely a generational talent at RB.

He doesn't have to be a generation talent to be worth it at #9. The Saints have failed at O-line and D-line first round draft picks, and I don't have any faith that that trend will change. It's been an ongoing theme for a long time. If Jeanty can have an Ingram or Kamara like career, that will be pretty good value. They will go from being good at nothing to being pretty good in the run game.

I could be wrong, and I often am, but I think Jeanty could have a bigger impact than anyone else they pick at 9, even if he's not BPA. But there are plenty of holes everywhere so not picking Jeanty at 9 wouldn't be the worst decision, either.