How Conflicted Are You In Winning or Getting a Better Draft Pick (2 Viewers)

[Swampy Saint]

Considering that 1st round picks have a success rate of around 50%, I'm never going to pull for my team to lose for better draft picks.

 

[madsaint1967]

Winning now is not going to move this team for change. As much as I loved beating Atlanta, we aren’t going to the playoffs. My best case scenario would be to win 2 or 3 more, end up with the 8th or 9th pick and trade down. We have needed youth on this team since before Brees retired and now we have some draft picks to address that situation. I love my Saints but I’m also a realist when it comes to our dilemma. WHO DAT!!

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

Not losing any sleep since this is a weak QB class. Some good players will be there after 5 because these QBs always get selected too early.

 

[fahad]

Win now.. Winning is all I want. The draft pick doesn't appeal to me because it doesn't guarantee the landing of a star.

 

[LUX]

I don't want a culture of losing. Everyone has to be accountable to win. Mistakes will happen, but it's when you hold people accountable when it can make someone go a little extra mile. I hope Rizzi can keep it going and show that even though we are the most injury plagued team in the NFL right now, that we can win by playing good football. Everyone expects us to lose so why not shock the world and find a way into the playoffs to win it all in New Orleans? That would be the perfect story for me.

Realistically, a lot would need to happen, but at the same time, I love wins. Even back in the late 80s-90s, I cherished those wins that we didn't have any business winning. Our schedule isn't too bad the rest of the way and we have a BYE week coming up.

As far as draft picks, it would be a nice to have a high draft pick, but I'm not conflicted on what my heart wants and that's wins baby!

 

[Hedon James]

Winning is a habit....so is LOSING. The former is easily lost; the latter is not so easily overcome.

Tanking for a higher draft pick who is perceived to be a better player is like getting FAT on purpose, so you can demonstrate just how effective the new fad diet is. It's better to just stay healthy as you can, and work from there.

 

[la. champ1]

I’ll take the losses with entertaining competitive games that go to the wire. W not going to playoffs to deep of a hole. Get the picks and rebuild the roster with the right talent.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Maybe they also want us to get better at drafting

Looking both at us and the league as a whole, I’ve grown to believe that ‘better at drafting’ just means ‘luckier at drafting’
But yes I hope we return to being lucky at drafting

 

[MudvilleStomper]

Saints Football is my favorite TV show.

Some episodes are good. Some are bad.

I'm not interested in sitting through a bunch of bad episodes in the hopes that next season will be better.

 

[N8toe]

I'd love to have a top 5 pick, but I don't have a lot of confidence that we would even take the right player anyway. So, I'm just along for the ride. If we win, great. If we lose, we're just getting closer to a premium draft slot. Im fine either way at this point.

 

[Consigliere]

I wanted to beat the Falcons. Otherwise, if we have no realistic chance to win the division then I want to lose - not only for the picks but also for the pressure for change and improvement.

 

[JackDiesel]

This isn't the end of the year, still a lot of football left to be played and we got rid of one of the two biggest things holding the franchise back.

 

[ELLIASJWILLIAMS]

not conflicted at all. Under Allen, had we kept him, I was fine w/ losing and getting a beter pick, to attract a new coach. If Rizzi wins I'd be fine w/ potentially keeping him and upgrading the depth of the team

 

[blotch1]

Always root for wins.

There are no guarantees in the draft.

 

[BreesusSaves]

To me personally, I'm just going to enjoy the ride. Expect to lose, be glad if they win. Not a great draft to need a QB, it is a great draft if you need everything else. Definitely will be Fuaga type instant impact players available in the middle of the first.

Reasons to suck: Mason Graham, Tetairoa McMillan.

Reasons not to suck: Nobody likes losing, also insert the long list of great IDL, OL, TE, WR, and RB prospects here. QBs to me this year are mid-first round grades. Taking one at #15 feels way better than #2 or #3.