2021 NFL Draft: New Orleans Saints

AsylumGuido · 05-04-2021, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by Boston Saint

I’m not sure (I could be wrong of course) that they do, or are capable of, efficiently self-reflecting their draft process. Case in point, you will NEVER convince me that they have efficiently evaluated, drafted, developed the LB position AND they haven’t evaluated their own prioritization of the position and their lack of success in doing so and cost of failure.

Boiling that down, they should have done much better at LB and they haven’t gotten any better in the entire time under Payton. I believe more success there, and a few Vernon Davis type plays don’t happen in the playoffs. So...No, I’m not sure they review their draft mistakes enough.

I agree that they really haven't concentrated to heavily on building and maintaining the LB via the draft. That's no blunder, however, it is just their way of operating. They place more value, obviously, on building other areas via the draft. They have shown they can address the LB position quite decently via free agency, however. Vilma, Lofton, and Davis are some shining examples, as are Fujita and Kwan. Maybe Werner will break that mold.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,713	Re: 2021 NFL Draft: New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by Boston Saint I’m not sure (I could be wrong of course) that they do, or are capable of, efficiently self-reflecting their draft process. Case in point, you will NEVER convince me that they have efficiently evaluated, drafted, developed the LB position AND they haven’t evaluated their own prioritization of the position and their lack of success in doing so and cost of failure. Boiling that down, they should have done much better at LB and they haven’t gotten any better in the entire time under Payton. I believe more success there, and a few Vernon Davis type plays don’t happen in the playoffs. So...No, I’m not sure they review their draft mistakes enough. I agree that they really haven't concentrated to heavily on building and maintaining the LB via the draft. That's no blunder, however, it is just their way of operating. They place more value, obviously, on building other areas via the draft. They have shown they can address the LB position quite decently via free agency, however. Vilma, Lofton, and Davis are some shining examples, as are Fujita and Kwan. Maybe Werner will break that mold.