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By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
MOBILE, Alabama — General manager Mickey Loomis and the rest of the New Orleans Saints college scouting department were in Alabama to take in Senior Bowl practices Wednesday (Jan. 23), largely to get a personal look at some draft eligible prospects.
But the work also helped ease the pain of last week.
“That’s why I’m here,” Loomis said. “I had to get over here for my mental state.”
There have been some sleepless nights for Loomis since the controversial non-call near the end of the 26-23 loss to the Rams in the NFC Championship Game. Figuring out how he will assemble the 2019 roster alleviates some of that, and the Senior Bowl represents the unofficial start of the offseason talent acquisition process, getting an up-close evaluation of players ahead of this year’s draft.
Adding pieces through the draft will be a little different this year, of course. ...
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