Russel Wilson was a third round pick. Dak Prescott a 4th. Rodgers was picked at 24. There is no need to spend a top 10 or so pick on a QB. With the talent on the team under contract (Thomas and Kamara) I feel confident Payton can get a QB moving forward without giving up 4 picks (especially 2 firsts). Not to mention Watson costs lots of money, so say goodbye to Ram or Lat or someone else if they trade for him. I’d keep the picks and use a first for a new QB or go with Winston or Rosen or Donald or someone like that.

The draft is always a gamble. We know exactly what we’re getting out of Watson. We haven’t drafted a great quarterback in New Orleans since Archie Manning. We don’t have a good track record for drafting QB’s. Payton thought Garrett Grayson was a good idea to spend a 3rd round pick on. You can’t pass up on a kid like Watson if that opportunity presents itself. They already took Lattimore the pick before Watson went off the board. People like Armstead and Cook could walk and open more cap. We’d be fine.

We wouldn’t be fine with losing 2 firsts and 2 seconds to get him. That’s serious loss of young talent. I never took Grayson seriously because he was drafted while Brees still had many playing years left. The cost in both money and lost draft picks is way too high for Watson. That would be a Herschel Walker type move and it would set the team back for about 3 seasons. I’d give Winston a chance before I did that.