Saints met with top QB prospect Cam Ward ; Cam Ward: “It would be a dream of mine to play for the Saints if I get a chance someday” (23 Viewers)

[solarbear88]

Correct. In a draft with the normal QB talent available he likely wouldn’t be a top 10 pick much less an overall number 1 possible pick.

I would take him over Sanders though

Really, I kind of think he matches up a lot like Penix. Good arm. Productive. Good football IQ.

 

[saintmike23]

Correct. In a draft with the normal QB talent available he likely wouldn’t be a top 10 pick much less an overall number 1 possible pick.

I would take him over Sanders though

He has good anticipation. That goes well with a KM offense that is more scheme heavy than matchup dependent.

We really shouldn’t get excited though bc the Titans are not likely to trade down

 

[Rexman100]

Next year unless someone slides that you like(there's more of a chance of Sanders sliding at this point; Cam will probably be the first quarterback drafted based on current chatter). I do think the plan is to give Carr an honest evaluation this year.

Yea this could be the only year in the next three that we’re drafting top ten. Like you said, Sanders due to a slide, might be the best available QB for us to draft. The Saints front office needs to deep dive on Shadeur.

 

[solarbear88]

Yea this could be the only year in the next three that we’re drafting top ten. Like you said, Sanders due to a slide, might be the best available QB for us to draft. The Saints front office needs to deep dive on Shadeur.

Unless we draft fantastically, I expect more of the same. Depending on injuries anywhere from 4-9 wins. Given our track record of rookies not producing much, I don't want to get my expectations up. A top 10 pick would not be out of the question next year.

 

[Booker]

Yea this could be the only year in the next three that we’re drafting top ten. Like you said, Sanders due to a slide, might be the best available QB for us to draft. The Saints front office needs to deep dive on Shadeur.

I’ve got such mixed feelings about Shedeur. On the one hand, he’s been talked about as a top 5 pick all year, this will hopefully be the highest we’ll be drafting anytime soon, and QB is a definite need, not to mention the star power he'd bring with him (part of me thinks that some of the talk of him sliding is just to get him in range for Dallas). If he were to be available at 9 do you just take him and not overthink it?

On the other hand, I've seen him play a lot of games the last couple of years, and he is a good college quarterback, but I can't say I thought he was "elite." He had a lot of solid games, but not too many when he really wowed me by taking over.

He's got good, but not special, athleticism (like Brees?) and throws a nice, accurate ball (like Brees?) and can throw with touch (also like Brees?). But he also took a lot of sacks (not like Brees), and has a habit of retreating from the rush instead of stepping up (also not like Brees) that will need to get corrected. I also wonder how close he’s already been coached up to his ceiling.

 

[SammyIsGod]

No thanks...

 

[Saint Jack]

It’s always an out of body experience to see college players say the Saints were one of their favorite teams growing up.

 

[BBarnes]

Really, I kind of think he matches up a lot like Penix. Good arm. Productive. Good football IQ.

Yes, possibly. I think Penix coming off a season where he took a team that wasn’t as good as their record seemed and took them to the Natty really elevated him over Ward. I think that definitely helped his stock. I think normally Ward would be a 10-20 slotted pick but I very well could be wrong and it wouldn’t be the first or the last lol

 

[Booker]

It’s always an out of body experience to see college players say the Saints were one of their favorite teams growing up.

I love that he would love to play for the Saints. Just don’t think he’ll make it out of the top three picks, and don’t know that he’s worth the bounty of picks it would take to move up that far.

 

[WilliamBrees]

I wish Cam Ward had more dual threat to his game. Kind of underwhelmed by his mobility

Who are we comparing him to?

 

[WilliamBrees]

Ewers is an interesting prospect. He's gone from over-hyped to under the radar in the media.

You could see some nicknames for Ewers that are not flattering.

 

[Booker]

You could see some nicknames for Ewers that are not flattering.

Not too enamored with this guy, but wouldn’t mind him in the 4th or 5th. And he’d come with his own theme song…

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

He has good anticipation. That goes well with a KM offense that is more scheme heavy than matchup dependent.

We really shouldn’t get excited though bc the Titans are not likely to trade down

Speaking of matching up with Kellen, just read an article speculating that the Saints will trade for AR from Indy.

Not even gonna post it as I think it’s bunk…but if it did happen it would be interesting to say the least.

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

I’ve got such mixed feelings about Shedeur. On the one hand, he’s been talked about as a top 5 pick all year, this will hopefully be the highest we’ll be drafting anytime soon, and QB is a definite need, not to mention the star power he'd bring with him (part of me thinks that some of the talk of him sliding is just to get him in range for Dallas). If he were to be available at 9 do you just take him and not overthink it?

On the other hand, I've seen him play a lot of games the last couple of years, and he is a good college quarterback, but I can't say I thought he was "elite." He had a lot of solid games, but not too many when he really wowed me by taking over.

He's got good, but not special, athleticism (like Brees?) and throws a nice, accurate ball (like Brees?) and can throw with touch (also like Brees?). But he also took a lot of sacks (not like Brees), and has a habit of retreating from the rush instead of stepping up (also not like Brees) that will need to get corrected. I also wonder how close he’s already been coached up to his ceiling.

That last part is a very good point, a good question. Hadn’t thought of it that way.

 

[JackDiesel]

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.

Underhill did the math on the picks we lost from the Davenport, McCoy, Baun, Adebo and the Olave/Penning trade.

An extra first for Davenport.
An extra second for McCoy.
An extra third for Baun.
An extra third for Adebo.
A first, second, and third for a first round pick.
A third and fourth for Olave.
Plus some random late round picks we gave and gained behind them to even things out.

So that's 7-8 day one and two picks in addition to the 6 we used on players in the last 7 years. It gets worse because only 1 out of the first 4 even signed a second contract. That's basically the core of the team wiped out by Loomis being aggressive in draft day trades.