Drew Brees had a built in handicap… So does Kyler Murray and Bryce Young…
I would say Jalen Milroe should be in high consideration. Big strong kid, big arm, fast!! Ideal dual threat QB similar to what Kellen Moore has in Philly. Very similar.
This is not an awful job. They’re many teams that have had worse
How can you trade down when you don't even know who's left on the board. Saints need talent. I believe bpa in the 1st, then you look at positional needs
This is not the year, that's why I'm open to dumping Carr and taking our cap lumps this year. Even though i think Carr gives the best chance this year have a 500 record. I'm cool with unofficially tanking.
I don't think he should be type case based on Philly. The prototype is guys like Mahomes and Jayden, pocket passers who can beat with their legs too.
Last year was a loaded draft, I'm not sure how guys have a 1st round grade for next year.
We don't just need one player though. The roster is very thin at a lot of positions. The quickest route to becoming a good team again is a lot of good players, not a single star at the top of the draft. Stars are great and all, but just look at AK this past year. What good is he of there is not enough talent around him? If we can get more pick in the 2nd and 3rd rounds by trading back in the first we can start to see the team turn things around at a lot of positions.
Its not a prototype or a type case. I see an ideal prospect to try grooming. I actually like Milroe as a higher ceiling prospect vs Hurts draft. My point was that there are viable QBs available this draft other than the top 2. Philly was the tie in because it appears that KM is the new coach. He now has experience with a similar style QB.
Trade down trade back, get more picks. We need more than one player and the shotgun approach provides a better chance to land at least one starter. I would like Dart and a solid TE. For the 9 which would be within the realm of possibilities.
Hopefully the staff thinks like you.I'd love to trade down into the late 1st, but I don't think we're getting an additional 1st to do that this year. Not enough in demand players at the top I fear. But we could for sure get an additional 2nd and 3rd this year and maybe a 2nd next year. Not only because it helps us get more players, but it also help us with the cap this year and next. Let use the Texans as an example.
Per the rookie wage scale on spotrac, our #9 pick costs $4,433,163 in the first year. Their #25 costs $2,761,337, #58 costs $1,296,909, and #89 costs $1,097,668. That gives us three new players for only $722,751 more than the one player we'd get at #9.
Depending on position, that would allow us to replace some players that make more money. Let's look at DT. Nathan Shepherd is on the last year of his contract. His cap number is $7 million this year with a dead cap of $4 million next year due to void years. We could cut Shepherd, draft a DT in the 3rd to replace him at a slightly lower cap number for 2025 and clear his dead money for 2026.
Jaxson Dart at #40 or #58 would cost nearly the same as we'd save by cutting Carr and would work nearly the same as with Shepherd.
These are the kinds of moves we need to make now to ensure the next coach has a fighting chance to build a good team by year 3. We're not going to be able to be good and get the cap straight at the same time, it's time to start widdling away at it with moves like these. Yes, we WILL have to do some trickery with some older players contracts to get under the cap for 2025. There is no free lunch here. But this is the way forward for a quick rebuild. More day 2 picks in exchange for our higher day 1 pick.
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