Hendrickson
 

Should we have kept TRex and traded away Davenport instead of dealing with Mr Glass Jr continually? Wonder what the cap repercussions would have been.

Re: Hendrickson
 

Literally.

Not giving Andrus Beat that ridiculous contract would have left us with enough to pay T-rex.

Re: Hendrickson
 

Trey didn’t become Trey until year 4. We’ve got some good talent that’s still in development. Trey benefited having an available Onyemata last season when he balled out. There hasn’t been any good pass rush since game 1.
That’s when Davenport was reckoning havoc from the jump.
Let’s see what an intact healthy front looks like in a week or two.

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Trey has at least matched if not outplayed Davenport since day one. He’s outplaying him now with another team. The “havoc” Davenport causes in the brief times he is on the field is way overblown IMO. Nothing against him at all. I like him and pull for the guy. But his selection and the trade made to move into that spot have not paid off.

That being said, signing Trey was not possible based on the way things were set up. If we could have turned most of the Peat money into Trey money, and maybe spent the extra first rounder used to get Davenport on another OL position (or WR) then we’d be in great shape. Unfortunately spending additional resources on DL position, then hitting on an even better player at the same position with less a lower pick bit the team in the rear in this case.

Re: Hendrickson
 

Hendrickson is definitely earning his pay in Cincy. Davenport is what he always is. Flashes. But inconsistently. And injured.

One has to also question if Hendrickson would've developed quicker had he not been taking a backseat to Davenport while they tried to justify the draft pick for a season or 2.

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I’d hate to lose Marcus Williams after this season and allowing an elite boundary corner in Lattimore even more.

I’ve never been a fan of huge paydays off one stellar season. Risky.

This is what happens when you draft well. Can’t keep everyone.

Re: Hendrickson
 

Who would’ve been trading for Davenport??

Re: Hendrickson
 

Spending two firsts and a third for Davenport was hardly drafting well.

Re: Hendrickson
 

Therein lies the rub... prolly no team would have given us anything close to a number 1 pick, et alone what we spent to draft him.
:bugeyes:

Re: Hendrickson
 

Hindsight is 2020. The draft is always a gamble (high picks) however the Saints last 4+seasons of drafting has been better than most.

Davenport is talented but simply injury prone.

Re: Hendrickson
 

Indeed hindsight is 2020. I’m not arguing that. But when the team decides to take the risk of spending what is essentially three draft picks on one player then that player is open to more scrutiny than someone that is drafted with a single pic. That’s just my opinion of course. However I hear all this talk about the havoc davenport creates as justification for spending three picks on him. I just disagree with this. That’s my only point.

Re: Hendrickson
 

I'm just glad that we're having this discussion while a certain member is out to sea...

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Good point. Let’s say we don’t Draft #92 and don’t give up those picks. We stay put and use what we got in that draft. Let’s say those picks ball out, do we have the money to keep CGM,AK, RAM, LATT and MWillams! Probably not. But since we’re using hypotheticals, let’s say Davenport comes back and terrorizes linemen, would that be enough. Would he have to break the sack record to justify the picks. Or using those picks on 3 scrubs that probably wouldn’t still be on the roster be enough to satisfy. I remember a guy named Malcolm Jenkins whom was drafted by the Saints. He was decent. During a playoff game against the 49ers, he stunk it up bad. People called him one of the worst 1st rd picks the Saints ever made. He couldn’t get out of town fast enough. He went on to become a 3x pro bowler and SB champion. The crazy thing, I was one of those nay sayers. I’m not giving up on Davenport just yet.

Re: Hendrickson
 

All good points. As you said, it’s all hindsight. I hope more than anything that Davenport comes back and does indeed wreak havoc !

Re: Hendrickson
 

Language, but oh so funny and hey...a dude can dream...

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I can't blame Davenport for the team spending draft picks on him. It isn't like he was the GM who made the move. If I remember correctly it was two firsts and a fifth for a player with incredible potential that was usually healthy in college. Davenport gets better every year but he's not available way too often to make a reasonable determination about his future..

Re: Hendrickson
 

Cam approves...