NFL Draft This is A Great Draft for the Saints - all 7 picks (2 Viewers)

[WallyBB]

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

Well between Achane, Spears, and Miller... I honestly liked Miller better. Especially for this team. It is just opinion right now to say Achane and Spears are better RBs full stop.

If the only issue is there were other RBs you liked better, that is a personal opinion, but from a draft stand point they addressed the need the way we both agreed we needed too, and chose the guy the TEAM liked best. So this becomes subjective and should not be reflective on you not understanding why people are excited.

For instance I would be less excited about the pick if it was Spears, but I would still be happy with the Draft because the team is addressing issues I hoped would be addressed with someone with potential.

And yeah everything after that is speculation, but, guess what, ALL of this is just speculation and guessing. Not a single player drafted has stepped foot on an NFL field against NFL teams. Everything is a speculation, I would agree the speculative outlook for the day three picks is as good as we have seen in a long while. There is honestly only one guy I can see not even making the team, which is saying something.

 

[BooBirdSaint]

The Saints do love a high RAS player.

 

[Dan in Lafayette]

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.

Great job, @draftfreak. I will make this thread a stickie when the draft is over. It was a couple of years ago we traded the next year's 6th for a late 7th. I think it was for the Ole Miss QB that was supposed to be a Taysom clone.

 

[draftfreak]

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

Read the rest of what I wrote in that same comment.

 

[draftfreak]

Great job, @draftfreak. I will make this thread a stickie when the draft is over. It was a couple of years ago we traded the next year's 6th for a late 7th. I think it was for the Ole Miss QB that was supposed to be a Taysom clone.

Thank you. He was a supposed Taysom clone from Miss. St. That was a waste of two picks.

 

[soupcan dan]

my first wife had a "high upside"........ didn't compensate for the low downside as she got older.

 

[dutar76]

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.

Breese - pretty high floor high ceiling. Had he not had the injury issues and missed time due to illness and tragedy, he'd have been in the same discussions as Carter I think. Love the pick.

Foskey - seems like a solid, safe, boring pick. The kind of player you draft when you "must" completely rebuild your DL in one offseason. I like the pick.

Miller - There were RBs available that I liked more, mostly due to well written and flattering scouting reports. Reading his best attributes, he sounds like a dang good pick up. He unseated starter Zach Evans to the point where Evans transferred to Ole' Miss. Evans was also drafted this year, albeit a couple rounds later. Solid pick with evidently some pretty decent upside.

Saldiveri - A big, athletic offensive lineman that can play all 5 positions drafted in the 4th round. Saints like those do-it-al O-linemen So his floor is "first man off the bench". His ceiling is we can let Peat or Ruiz walk after this season and not have a hole in our OL. Smart pick with tremendous upside.

Haener - Tied with Stetson Bennet (who the Rams drafted with the very next pick) for my two favorites outside the guys being discussed as 1st round prospects. Totally boom or bust, but at least our staff seems to have learned that you don't wait until you need a QB to start looking at QBs. I totally respect the pick.

Howden - DB depth / Special teams... Did anyone really believe Dennis Allen would let a draft go by without at least bringing in one DB? That's kind of DA's kink... having too many DBs. Hopefully he pans out. Making the team and seeing the field in 2023 would qualify him as a success. Anything past that is lagniappe, and late 4th round is a nice place to throw a dart. I'm wait and see with this one, but you can't argue it's not smart shopping.

AT Perry - Watched an interview with him and all he wanted to talk about was training and training methods and how he likes to work on all aspects of being a WR and is always looking for new drills and exercises to improve his game. His only serious knocks? Dropsies and run blocking. Well, he can learn some hand-yoga from MT to improve one of those issues. Eating some oyster po-boys could put the meat on his bones he's going to need to have success at the next level. His biggest obstacle barring injury is having MT, Olave, and Rasheed ahead of him on the depth chart from the jump. It wouldn't surprise me to find out we had a 2nd or 3rd round grade on him. Dice roll, but a dice roll I'm behind all the way.

 

[draftfreak]

There is honestly only one guy I can see not even making the team, which is saying something.

Who do you see not making the team from these draft picks?

 

[Dago]

Glad we picked smart players, but I’d would be tickled if you had said something like “that man is a dumb*** and is stupid as a rock but boy can he play”

 

[town123]

We have so many holes that I think at most three guys don't make the club and end up on the PS Haener, Howden and Perry.

 

[draftfreak]

We have so many holes that I think at most three guys don't make the club and end up on the PS Haener, Howden and Perry.

I think all 7 draft picks make the 53 man roster.

 

[town123]

I think all 7 draft picks make the 53 man roster.

I hope you're right. What do we do with Jameis and his 4M guaranteed money?

 

[dutar76]

I think all 7 draft picks make the 53 man roster.

Possible, but history is against you on this one. Can't really guess at who won't make the roster, but I think it's likely that at least one doesn't. If I had to pick one, I guess I would say Howden. But hey, who knows? Maybe all 7 make the team. THAT alone would make this one of our best draft classes.

 

[dutar76]

I hope you're right. What do we do with Jameis and his 4M guaranteed money?

We keep him. If you are on a playoff push and your starter goes down, your day 3 draft pick QB might step in and get you to and through the party (see Brock Purdy), but I don't think you can go into the season with that being your plan. Now if Haener comes in and shows out? We could trade Winston to a needy team.

 

[draftfreak]

Possible, but history is against you on this one. Can't really guess at who won't make the roster, but I think it's likely that at least one doesn't. If I had to pick one, I guess I would say Howden. But hey, who knows? Maybe all 7 make the team. THAT alone would make this one of our best draft classes.

I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Howden getting serious reps in the slot throughout the season - the same position Gardner-Johnson played. He's a very similar type of player.