Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

Maybe if Taylor impresses we can trade Roby for depth at another position. Or know that hands down we have one of the strongest CB1-5 rotations in the league!

Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

The idea of rotating fresh DB's in coverage is intriguing. If they don't convert him to a FS, then this is a wait and see pick, to be sure.

Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

He’s still pretty raw as a corner. Converted to DB in college, bit old compared to the other corners, but he’s very athletic and has a good attitude. I don’t know how impactful he’s going to be right away and it would be a good idea to have Roby here.

Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

Also worth noting Alontae was a Team Captain at Tennessee. Saints value talent but also leadership.

Welcome to New Orleans Alontea Taylor and good luck!

Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

Not just that but also he was Vice Chair of SEC Football Leadership Council.

Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

Situation kind of reminds me of Malcom Jenkins. Versatile and can play corner or safety but sees himself as a corner. Let’s hope we don’t stick him in a position that doesn’t suit him just because we have a position of need. Hopefully we get the best out of him here without having to send him to another team just to watch him thrive. From what I’ve read I’m not sure he was bpa at the time but time will tell.

Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

He probably wasn’t BPA but someone we wanted IMO. He and his agent both thought he going going to go off the board in the third. We didn’t have a third, saw a guy they really liked and instead of getting cute with it, made the move to get who they wanted which is fine. We’re in position where we don’t have to force him into being an immediate contributor. If he can make an impact, great. If not we can afford to develop him at his own pace. There’s depth here.

Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

This nails it, papz.

Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

What happened to ALWAYS DRAFT BPA? 😕 Echoed very loudly through the forum, were any if these picks BPA actually 🤔

Re: Saints draft Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor with the No. 49 pick
 

I think they went after and got the 3 best players for THE SAINTS FOOTBALL TEAM‘S positions of need … They were aggressive knew who they wanted and made it happen.