Breaking! Saints trade Marshon Lattimore and a 5th to the Commanders for 3rd, 4th, and 6th round picks (166 Viewers)

[DSnfla]

I scrolled through the last ten years drafts to prove you wrong. And I did see a handful of good 3rd and 4th round picks. But I was also amazed at how many of those names never made a roster. Maybe luck does have something to do with it.

About 16% of 3rd rnd players drafted make a significant impact in the league.
Players in the last 8yrs drafted in the 3rd and after
24, The jury is still out on Rattler , Means , Ford and Boyd
23, Jury still out on Miller, Saldiveri, Haener and Howden.
22, we only had a 5th and 6th D Jackson is a good ST player and has shown some flashes
21, Adebo, when healthy is a very good outside DB, he has had some struggles this yr. Young, and avg backup
20 Baun and Trautman, While not with the team they are staring with different teams and Baun is doing well in Philly.
19, CJGJ is one of the better N,S in the league, not with us but elsewhere. and Elliss is starting in ATL
18, T Smith never really developed , Boston Scott did ok in Philly and Will Clapp started 21 games in Buff.
17, We all know about that draft but our 2rd round picks may be the best 3rd round haul in the last 30yrs. We drafted AK Anzelone and Hendrickson
The funny thing is we did not have many 3rd and 4th rnd picks in the last 8 yrs or so

 

[RaisingTheBar]

I actually think this is a good deal for both sides. Latt seems like he’s been asking for out since last year at least, we get out of his deal after 2 season, and get some draft capital to start rebuilding. Keep in mind Jalen Ramsey at the same age as Latr was traded for essentially a 3rd round pick. We gave up a 5 and latt for 3, 4 and 6. Good deal all around. Commanders defense gets better instantly.

 

[Merl]

Jabari Greer

I'll ad McKensie

 

[DSnfla]

Saints trade Lattimore and pick 144 for 93, 131, and 181.

The Rich Hill Value Chart means: Lattimore and 13pts for 42pts, 18pts, and 8pts. That means Lattimore was worth approximately 55pts or the 81st pick (17th - 3rd round). Pick 72 (8th - 3rd round) is worth 67pts. I think a rebuilding team values more picks. Maybe getting the 3rd and 4th was worth more to the Saints than a higher 3rd. I think a straight Latt for 93 and 131 would have been great. The actual trade feels like good value to each team given their needs.

And that's as it stands right now . Wash has not really beaten and very good teams and the strongest part of their schedule is coming up. I expect that #93 to get higher the rest of the season could be as much as 8-9 spots

 

[DSnfla]

I will definitely cheer for Washington! This is nice bc I hate everyone else in that division anyways.

Why in the world would you pull for Wash??? The more they lose the hight our pick gets!!!

 

[DSnfla]

Loomis isn't going to be the GM this offseason. Gayle pulling the trigger on DA, sent that message.

You want to bet??

 

[DSnfla]

To me improving our scouting and drafting is the biggest thing they need to do. I'm not a big fan of Loomis right now, but I think he can change, stop trading up all the time, occasionally trade down, and stop kicking the can until we are a contender again. I'll be happy if he is no longer the GM, but I can live with it if he stays and adjusts the way he has been doing things. (Which he mostly has for the last 2 years.)

On the other hand, we have to improve the scouting and player evaluation. And that likely means Ireland an Parenton need to go along with bringing in new scouts.

It would also really help if our new head coach has an eye for talent

Yes we have to draft better. I think ML has shown that he is willing to trade down with the reports that we had a deal with the Rams to trade down if Bowers was there @ our pick. A lot of our picks are too soon to tell due to injury, which you really can't know before you draft them. We also have too many players that were good picks and we mis-evaluated them and let them go to other teams like Hendrickson, Baun, Ellis. That's been on the D side of the ball so that fell on DA. So evaluating players in the draft may not be bad like you think so I'm not ready to dismiss Ireland and the scouting staff

 

[DSnfla]

Can we expect any comp picks this year?

If Young goes elsewhere probably