Saints select Zack Baun in the 3rd (1 Viewer)

[Get in the Carr]

There is an interview on the Saints Facebook page i tried to link but not working. Anyways, if you want to see it, look on the Saints official FB page.

Here are my takeaways and notes from the interview:

- He seems legitimately excited to be playing for Saints even though he fell
- He doesn’t know our linebackers coach’s name but he called Zack right after pick and said he’s already thinking of creative ways on how to use him
- Zack said he played alot of time on the edge but sounds unsure on if he will be used as linebacker or edge rusher. Confident he can do both though.
- Knows Ruiz well and has trained with him. Looks forward to talking to him. Will call him right after the interview
- He has no idea why he fell but like i said earlier seems really happy with how things worked out
- He sounded more towards end of the interview like he is preparing himself to mostly be an edge rusher but we don’t play a 3-4 so it will be interesting to see where we put him
- Tried to model his game after both Watt brothers. Always got advice from TJ.

 

[MissippiWhoDat]

This is my guess.

Davis is too good to move out of the weakside where I think Baun would also excel.

I guess there is a slight chance we move Davis to middle LB as the alternative.

Who plays strong? We don't have a natural contender. I think we should look to free agency to help out.

In our 43 scheme the will blitzes a lot but has the most coverage responsibility. He's going to SAM on obvious run plays and rushing on passing downs. If injuries hit might see him fill in at Mike

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

Loomis said they tried to trade for Baun from picks 33 and on to land the kid. They were trying to hard to get him but they didn’t have the assets to get a deal done. That’s insane.

 

[hardheadjungle]

As someone who doesn't follow college ball as closely as others here....what's his injury history?

Missed 2017 season with ankle injury, that's it

 

[hardheadjungle]

Not super fast but has those killer head hunter instincts you look for in a LBer and is a sure tackler. We found a starter guys

He plays fast on tape,

 

[EKONO]

Lez le Baun ton roulet

 

[CTSaint]

Shhh

 

[td2w]

I don't really understand the vision of how he is going to be used, can someone try to elaborate on that? (not criticizing the pick, just my football knowledge)

If we play a 4-3 defense, with Cam and Dav on the edges, where does he go? As a rotational edge or deeper next to DD?

(I am very sorry but this is my #284 message on SR, I wanted to hold it at 283 forever for obvious reasons but I couldn't help it)

 

[Great Dane]

Baun seems like a typical Saints player to me. Smart, good charachter a team player. He will probably be mainly used on 3rd downs which has been our weakness for years now. I also hope he is better than Klein (who was pretty good for us)

 

[Great Dane]

(I am very sorry but this is my #284 message on SR, I wanted to hold it at 283 forever for obvious reasons but I couldn't help it)

Have you asked the Moderators? I am sure they can help you out by freezing your message count

 

[EvilMike]

Luke Keuchly-esque!

Thanks for posting the video, looks like we got us a good one.

 

[CRESS_137]

Seems to be a solid tackler