Saints met with top QB prospect Cam Ward at the Combine (2 Viewers)

[ELLIASJWILLIAMS]

LOL!

Saints have spoken to Titans. Nothing serious. Just feeling things out. Costs would be extremely high to move plus unless Titans budge but Saints do love Ward.

I did and they do. In fact, Ireland and his team have spoken to people at all three schools Cam attended. Pretty unusual situation but at least it allows for different points of view on Ward. Larger point is they are doing a ton of homework on him, which is unusual in the sense that it is heightened.

Yes, they like Sanders but he carries a second round grade for them. Ward is their only QB currently with a first round grade. There doesn’t have to be an overreaction to this however since Saints will only have roughly 11-14 players graded as first rounders.

They met with several of them, including Sanders as well. It’s standard though the amount of attention and resources being paid to Ward feels unusual.

Here’s my sense: if Titans were to come with a more reasonable offer Saints will go up to #1 for Ward. Potentially keeping Carr allows this team to be more aggressive in FA and do the things needed to start building this team in Kellen’s vision. But by no means are they married to Derek. Fans who hate the decision have to understand the context—it is transactional. But I get the strongest indication that the interest in Cam Ward is very, very real. And if they don’t move up (because again it won’t be cheap) I think it is still Jeanty or Warren with a few others garnering consideration.

@DerrickB

This is what I was referencing in your Shadeur thread

 

[DerrickB]

@DerrickB

This is what I was referencing in your Shadeur thread

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[SigFreudianSlip]

I won't mind if they swing and miss on a high draft pick QB that they have done a deep dive on like they seem to have done with Ward. They simply haven't done that in the last 44 years. Trading more draft picks away for that gamble is tough though. We've had so few drafted players over the last 5 years that it's no longer sustainable. So I'd have some mixed feelings if they did it.

Per Ross Jackson we’ve had the fewest draft picks selected in the last 25 years. I agree with ya.

Having said that I love Ward and would not be mad at all if they swung for the fences and got him. Not a bit.