NFL Draft This is A Great Draft for the Saints - all 7 picks (3 Viewers)

[St4ever]

And if we’re lucky the new QB will look great enough to allow us to trade Winston to a team that may lose a starter and pick up another draft pick next year.

 

[draftfreak]

I like the picks and trust Ireland and staff to be right on them more often than not but this is a silly statement. No way to know if said player will be healthy.....in 2-3 years we will know if this draft panned out well....or not....

No one can see the future - that's not the point. The point is to evaluate what we've been able to add since Thursday evening, and those additions have been great. In 3 years, injuries may have destroyed careers, or we might have a Super Bowl ring or two. Again, that's not the point. We are a much better team now than we were Wednesday.

 

[St4ever]

No one can see the future - that's not the point. The point is to evaluate what we've been able to add since Thursday evening, and those additions have been great. In 3 years, injuries may have destroyed careers, or we might have a Super Bowl ring or two. Again, that's not the point. We are a much better team now than we were Wednesday.

And you could also add the few players drafter last year that did not play.

 

[draftfreak]

I think all I’m asking for, and not getting a legitimate answer on, is what makes some people feel like this draft stacks up even close to that level? Sure there is promise and hope - but I think even after 2017 it felt more palpable because the prospects just seemed better and a lot less risky.

Less risky? Anzelone was a shoulder injury waiting to happen. Lattemore fell from the top 3 to us at 11 - several teams passed on him despite being projected to go higher - he had major injury issues in college (hamstring surgeries). Ramczyk was a one year starter at Wisconsin. Hendrickson had short arms and played at a small school. Those, by your standards, were far riskier picks.

 

[WallyBB]

I think all I’m asking for, and not getting a legitimate answer on, is what makes some people feel like this draft stacks up even close to that level? Sure there is promise and hope - but I think even after 2017 it felt more palpable because the prospects just seemed better and a lot less risky.

My answer to that question:

We had real need at DL both interior and Edge. It was the weakest link on an otherwise great defense, and we are obviously rebuilding it this year. Getting Bresee and Foskey are both great picks for that need. It is exciting not just in addressing a need, but you can see that they both have a chance to have a rotational impact THIS year.

Then we pick up Kendre Miller who has a lot of potential to be a Pierre Thomas type, good balance, great vision, and a good enough to be respected as a runner enough to allow him in the screen game to make a real big impact. Right now our RB position is in a weird place. I LOVE Jamaal Williams, but he is at his best in tandem with someone else. Obviously that should be Kamara this year, but having a back like Miller gives me hope that he can have a more immediate impact until Kamara is back on the team. He makes the RB group better, which is maybe the BIGGEST need on the offense.

Then we grab an athletic, versatile OLineman who has the ability to provide depth THIS year and eventually make his way into a starting position for the long term. Every time you have that potential, the pick should generate some enthusiasm.

Drafting one of the best Tier 2 QBs with a ton of comparables to our GOAT Brees is an exciting project that could end up just being a backup, but maybe so much more, and with Carr we won't have to rush any expectations on him.

I don't have a ton of insight on Howden, but drafting a Safety is always something I will be excited about, even if it is a project or depth guy at best.

Lastly, trading Troutman (whom, like many others, have grown very frustrated with) and picking up a WR prospect with significant potential beyond where he was picked in AT Perry, feels awesome from my perspective. I really love Perry as a potential depth WR and someone who can catch balls this year. He has the size and skill set to be a fair NFL starter, what's not to love about picking that up in the 6th!

At the end of the day, this draft addressed many of our needs, it didn't feel like we reached or bet the future on picks today, and I fully expect lots of production out of this class as early as this season. To me that is a draft worth being very excited about.

 

[B-Train]

My answer to that question:

We had real need at DL both interior and Edge. It was the weakest link on an otherwise great defense, and we are obviously rebuilding it this year. Getting Bresee and Foskey are both great picks for that need. It is exciting not just in addressing a need, but you can see that they both have a chance to have a rotational impact THIS year.

Then we pick up Kendre Miller who has a lot of potential to be a Pierre Thomas type, good balance, great vision, and a good enough to be respected as a runner enough to allow him in the screen game to make a real big impact. Right now our RB position is in a weird place. I LOVE Jamaal Williams, but he is at his best in tandem with someone else. Obviously that should be Kamara this year, but having a back like Miller gives me hope that he can have a more immediate impact until Kamara is back on the team. He makes the RB group better, which is maybe the BIGGEST need on the offense.

Then we grab an athletic, versatile OLineman who has the ability to provide depth THIS year and eventually make his way into a starting position for the long term. Every time you have that potential, the pick should generate some enthusiasm.

Drafting one of the best Tier 2 QBs with a ton of comparables to our GOAT Brees is an exciting project that could end up just being a backup, but maybe so much more, and with Carr we won't have to rush any expectations on him.

I don't have a ton of insight on Howden, but drafting a Safety is always something I will be excited about, even if it is a project or depth guy at best.

Lastly, trading Troutman (whom, like many others, have grown very frustrated with) and picking up a WR prospect with significant potential beyond where he was picked in AT Perry, feels awesome from my perspective. I really love Perry as a potential depth WR and someone who can catch balls this year. He has the size and skill set to be a fair NFL starter, what's not to love about picking that up in the 6th!

At the end of the day, this draft addressed many of our needs, it didn't feel like we reached or bet the future on picks today, and I fully expect lots of production out of this class as early as this season. To me that is a draft worth being very excited about.

First paragraph I agree with for sure. Second paragraph, yes we needed a RB badly but there were at least two better ones on the table. Everything after that I think is a good prospective guess, but it’s questionable enough to make me not instantly jump up and down on the table over

 

[big screen D]

It seems the Saints staff are pleased with how the draft went too.

 

[504gks]

This is turning into an absolutely great Saints draft...

1 - Bryan Bresee - DT - He is athletic, is very smart, has long arms and great size and size potential, a quick 1st step, is naturally strong and powerful, and has a high upside.
2 - Isaiah Foskey - He is athletic, is very smart, has great size and length, has a great 1st step, already good pass rusher, and high upside.
3 - Kendre Miller - He has awesome balance and lower body strength, is very smart, has good vision, has quick feet, and high upside.
4 - Nick Saldiveri - He is smart, athletic, has great length and feet to play T or G, has ideal size and size potential, can play anywhere on the line, and a high upside.
4 - Jake Haener - He is very smart, has a quick release, is accurate, is athletic with great pocket awareness, has good to very good arm strength, and he has high upside.
5 - Jordan Howden - He is very smart, fast, athletic, has ideal size, and has a ton of experience at both safety and corner. He has 49 career starts in the Big 10.
6 - A.T. Perry - At 6'4 and 200lbs, he was generally predicted to be a 2nd or 3rd round pick that we get in the 6th. He is fast, smart, athletic, and has a high upside. His drops dropped him down most boards Pardon the pun. He is literally a steal.

This is impressive.

Im not sure about Miller.and some ppl think Foskey was picked too high. He seems productive to me.

 

[504gks]

Agreed. First two picks looked pretty good everything after that is a huge question mark.

I would have waited on the running back, or traded back and got him later

 

[B-Train]

I would have waited on the running back, or traded back and got him later

Definitely. And from how things turned out the team could have done just that

 

[Jesse Custer]

Im not sure about Miller.and some ppl think Foskey was picked too high. He seems productive to me.

People who think Foskey was picked too high are ignoring that aside from being 10-15lbs lighter than we usually favor, he fits our scheme well. Bend can be taught. Can't teach his height or speed, and he's effective against the run.

 

[504gks]

Miller is a much better overall back. Achane was a 185 to 190 speedster that would bring limited value other than on 3rd down.

I agreen with Archane

 

[longtime lurker]

Fingers crossed that it all works out for our newest Saints. Whodat

 

[woohoosaint]

This is a winning pick right here. A man after my own heart.

NOLA restaurants will love this guy.

 

[sfidc3]

We are a much better team now than we were Wednesday.

Sorry....you've lost me here....I'm hoping we are but there is no way to absolutely know that right now....