Official 2023 Saints Draft Thread

[K Major]

Originally Posted by iceshack149

CB's Joey Porter jr. and Brian Branch are still available. So are some solid looking TE's in Darnell Washington and Michael Mayer (please stay away from QB Will Levis)
I wouldn't be surprised if the Saints picked Steve Avila or O'Cyrus Torrence with the next pick.

IIRC Branch, Torrence & Porter were projected to be gone on Day 1.

Lots of quality is still available tonight. Maybe a trade-up?

[AsylumGuido]

Did y'all notice we took most of the clock before making the call to Bresee? I think Bresee was definitely who they wanted, but they probably took a few calls from other teams wondering about moving back into the 1st round. I don't think they were willing to take the chance of losing out on Bresee. The late research I've done on him points to him being a perfect fit in terms of need, talent, style of play, and character.

Love the pick!

[AsylumGuido]

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[Boston Saint]

TE next!

[K Major]

Day 2 …


O line? TE? Or DE?

Still lots of quality prospects available that can help in year 1.

[WW_Who_Dat]

This guy is impressive … speed, twitch, bend and power … Welcome to the Saints BB 👏👏👏👏

[Boston Saint]

I like that Bresee was home watching the draft with family. Probably means nothing but to me it’s a better optic than getting all dressed up to go sit and wait around for 4+ hours to hear the POS Commissioner call your name in that clown show.

Side note, did people see that BS with Philly’s second pick? Some chumps come out and spend 5 minutes to flip a fake coin? Luckily I had sound off.

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[Mr.Riaton]

I was initially against spending a first rounder on him mainly because of the injury history, but after digging a little more I read that it was back in 2021. Since then it seems to have healed fine. I listened to an interview with him this morning and he claims he’s 100% healthy and no lingering issues, so I feel much better about the pick. If he stays healthy and improves with good coaching, he’ll be a really good player for us. I love that he’s really good against the run because we need it, especially now that Bijan is in the division.

[SmashMouth]

Originally Posted by Mr.Riaton

I was initially against spending a first rounder on him mainly because of the injury history, but after digging a little more I read that it was back in 2021. Since then it seems to have healed fine. I listened to an interview with him this morning and he claims he’s 100% healthy and no lingering issues, so I feel much better about the pick. If he stays healthy and improves with good coaching, he’ll be a really good player for us. I love that he’s really good against the run because we need it, especially now that Bijan is in the division.

Yup... if one is to believe the hype, he was a top ten pick if not for the injury history. But Bryan stated that's the only time he's ever been injured in his life. And he played QB in HS too, FWIW. Tough story to hear with the recent loss of his sister to brain cancer. His character, attitude, mindset and moxie is just the kind of person you want on your team. His interview revealed a clean bill of health right now. So he should be an instant starter next to Cameron Jordan.