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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by K Major Lol. And this means the Saints will draft another "reach" o lineman or DE no one has ever heard of at pick #18 . But yeah Chris, give me a WR with the first pick ...

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Old 03-02-2022, 11:24 AM   #1
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Lol.

And this means the Saints will draft another "reach" o lineman or DE no one has ever heard of at pick #18 .

But yeah Chris, give me a WR with the first pick all day. No matter how good the defense is, gotta be able to put points on the board.
They won’t pick an unknown DE with pick 18....they’ll trade next year’s first and third along with pick 18 to move up to 9 and pick an unknown DE there. 🤪
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They won’t pick an unknown DE with pick 18....they’ll trade next year’s first and third along with pick 18 to move up to 9 and pick an unknown DE there. 🤪
Ha !

I didn't see Payton Turner coming and sure as hell didn't see Ruiz the year before.

We shall see .
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Ha !

I didn't see Payton Turner coming and sure as hell didn't see Ruiz the year before.

We shall see .
Would be great if Turner has his breakout year!
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Ha !

I didn't see Payton Turner coming and sure as hell didn't see Ruiz the year before.

We shall see .
I don't think anyone outside the front office would have imagined we were going there. There were a lot of surprised folks out there and I was certainly one of them. We value the RAS score highly and Turner has all the measurables to be good. He didn't have an injury history before coming here. Neither did Pete or Armstead. Hence the new conditioning coach after a record number of replacement players last season. Everyone could see the writing was on the wall.

I'm pulling for the front office to draft a tackle in the first round. You win in the trenches and our drafting history indicates that doing this helps the QB and RB proliferate. We have had one of the best O-lines and D-lines in the NFL in recent memory thanks to first round picks on the big uglies. Yes, we missed on Pete and possibly Ruiz, but our line coach is going to change things up to suit their skills best. I read somewhere where he will change the blocking scheme in the offseason.

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I don't think anyone outside the front office would have imagined we were going there. There were a lot of surprised folks out there and I was certainly one of them. We value the RAS score highly and Turner has all the measurables to be good. He didn't have an injury history before coming here. Neither did Pete or Armstead. Hence the new conditioning coach after a record number of replacement players last season. Everyone could see the writing was on the wall.

I'm pulling for the front office to draft a tackle in the first round. You win in the trenches and our drafting history indicates that doing this helps the QB and RB proliferate. We have had one of the best O-lines and D-lines in the NFL in recent memory thanks to first round picks on the big uglies. Yes, we missed on Pete and possibly Ruiz, but our line coach is going to change things up to suit their skills best. I read somewhere where he will change the blocking scheme in the offseason.
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I We have had one of the best O-lines and D-lines in the NFL in recent memory thanks to first round picks on the big uglies. Yes, we missed on Pete and possibly Ruiz, but our line coach is going to change things up to suit their skills best. I read somewhere where he will change the blocking scheme in the offseason.
The Saints won a Superbowl with an offensive line that didn't have a first rounder on it. They just did a good job of drafting and coaching. We need some more of that.
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The Saints won a Superbowl with an offensive line that didn't have a first rounder on it. They just did a good job of drafting and coaching. We need some more of that.
That's a valid point stickman. I have to add that the recent trend in New Orleans has been to invest heavily in the trenches in the first round and then draft well in the second and third round, which we consistently do. We even trade up into the second and third all the time for a player that we value. It's our bread and butter. Look at Kamara and MT who are stand outs. Last year we were able to land Werner and Adebo who played lights out. We also do well with our mid round picks like Onyamata and CGJC. Not only that we are always finding diamonds in the rough with our UDFA's.

This methodology has us in contention every year. Even after losing a once in a lifetime QB and coach I believe that this system works for both offense and defense. It's one of the reasons we've had one of, if not the best rosters for several seasons. Covid slowed us down with cap cuts, but we have a rock-solid foundation.

Back to my original point. You Win In The Trenches. It's true in both rugby and football.

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The Saints won a Superbowl with an offensive line that didn't have a first rounder on it. They just did a good job of drafting and coaching. We need some more of that.
Trading away those Round 4 and 5 picks every year catches up to you...
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[quote=jeanpierre;946107]Trading away those Round 4 and 5 picks every year catches up to you...


Payton is gone now and those draft bells he rang can NEVER BE UNRUNG let that sink in.................. who gets the blame starting this year?
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