Saints Need an Offensive Weapon

[TenTwo]

Got the Jeanty bowl game on….going to spend the whole game imagining him in the B&G.

I think we can trade down for him lol

 

[tyler735]

Red flags are not deal breakers.

And of course you can find examples of them working out just like I can find plenty of 5th year seniors not working out.

A decent chunk of the best WR’s in the league in recent years were 5th year seniors. 2 of those WR’s won OPOY in the past 5 years. It’s a nonstarter of an argument. Either the guy is a good prospect or he’s not. The 5th year aspect really has no relevance. I can find tons of juniors who sucked in the NFL, or seniors, or redshirt sophomore’s, etc.

 

[longtime lurker]

I think we can trade down for him lol

It’s early in the game, but you never know.

 

[jboss]

I'm just here for the laughable kneejerk reactions to Jeanty one quarter into the game.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

A decent chunk of the best WR’s in the league in recent years were 5th year seniors. It’s a nonstarter of an argument. Either the guy is a good prospect or he’s not. The 5th year aspect really has no relevance.

The VAST majority were not. Being a 5th year senior gives you a ridiculous advantage as a collegiate athlete. Does it mean they won't pan out? No. Nobody is saying that.

Just that it adds a degree of difficulty to their scouting.

A great example of this is Xavier Legette out of SC last year. He looked like a man amongst boys in college and not nearly as impressive in the NFL.

 

[St. Geezy]

Got the Jeanty bowl game on….going to spend the whole game imagining him in the B&G.

Their OL is very overmatched. May be tough sledding for him all night.

Not expecting a vintage Jeanty night.

 

[longtime lurker]

Their OL is very overmatched. May be tough sledding for him all night.

Not expecting a vintage Jeanty night.

Their QB has been running for his life…I keep checking to see that they are the #3 team in the Nation but I’m not seeing much of that so far.

 

[St. Geezy]

Their QB has been running for his life…I keep checking to see that they are the #3 team in the Nation but I’m not seeing much of that so far.

Yep. Jeanty haters are about to have a field day.

Hopefully he has some magic in him.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

Yep. Jeanty haters are about to have a field day.

Hopefully he has some magic in him.

I don't think there are any "Jeanty haters" just people who see we have more holes to fill than RB which is a low priority position.

 

[tyler735]

The VAST majority were not. Being a 5th year senior gives you a ridiculous advantage as a collegiate athlete. Does it mean they won't pan out? No. Nobody is saying that.

Just that it adds a degree of difficulty to their scouting.

Not really, either they are good or they aren’t. The vast majority of redshirt sophomores, juniors, and seniors aren’t good NFL players either.

As I mentioned in my initial response. With the transfer rule changes, NIL, and Covid seasons. Any sort of pattern you may have thought was there no longer will exist in the same fashion going forward with the significant changes in college football in rules in recent years. As there are likely going to be way more of these players staying longer in college.

There are just so many recent examples of 5th year seniors doing well that I’d be shocked if scouts even really give it much thought at this point. Could see maybe at RB where the shelf life is so short, but outside of that it’s not going to sway my opinion of a guy like Tre Harris at all.

 

[jboss]

I don't think there are any "Jeanty haters" just people who see we have more holes to fill than RB which is a low priority position.

I get there's a lot of holes to fill, but this team is nowhere near being any kind of contender. Throwing a bunch of darts at needs probably isn't gonna help us now or in the future. The time to take our medicine and part of that is BPA. Jeanty is a likely candidate at 10

Plus, this doesn't really look like a draft where many teams are gonna want to sacrifice trade capital to move up so I doubt we'll be moving back much, especially early.

 

[St. Widge]

Yep. Jeanty haters are about to have a field day.

Hopefully he has some magic in him.

I don't think I'm close to a Jeanty hater, but if he doesn't produce at least a few electric plays, even behind an overmatched OL, I'm not sure he should be a top 10 pick. I mean, the Mountain West isn't the Big 10. He didn't exactly play against a murderers row of defenses. Even if he doesn't make plays against Penn State, I still think he's not doubt a 1st round talent, but I'm not sure he's the kind of game changer RB that would justify a top 10 pick.

 

[TenTwo]

I'm just here for the laughable kneejerk reactions to Jeanty one quarter into the game.

Because I never watch this guy…(check my location)

I’ve watched him plenty and he’s a great player…but I need the Combine/Pro Day numbers to see if he is a top 10 player in the draft. And if you’re a running back, you need to be the best player in the draft to be taken in the top 10.

 

[jboss]

Because I never watch this guy…(check my location)

I’ve watched him plenty and he’s a great player…but I need the Combine/Pro Day numbers to see if he is a top 10 player in the draft. And if you’re a running back, you need to be the best player in the draft to be taken in the top 10.

True combine will shake up the projected draft order, for better or worse. I've watched a good bit of him this year and think he'll put up a really good combine. Record shmecord, he's the real deal.