Official 2023 Saints Draft Thread

AsylumGuido · 04-26-2023, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

I would love to see us trade back from the first round and pick up a couple of more top 100 picks to fill out the roster and give us valuable depth. Which we've been lacking the last couple of years and it cost us dearly when most our starters were spending time on the injury report.

What if those picks don't make the final cut? There is a direct correlation between where a player is taken in the draft to their chances of making the roster. I believe the reason why the Saints have been so successful in the draft is because they target more higher round picks.

I know you are concerned about depth, but wasn't that why we were so involved in free agency? We picked up several vets that have already proven they can remain on rosters and contribute. Khalen Saunders, Nathan Shephard, Jamaal Williams, Lonnie Johnson, Johnathon Abram, Bryan Edwards and Storm Norton have all been depth additions so far. We still have almost $16 million in cap that can be used to fill in even more proven depth after the draft. I'm hoping the draft can produce three or four solid starters in the very near future. We have eight picks. That's plenty to take some shots at even more possible depth as is.

04-26-2023, 02:02 PM	#6
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Official 2023 Saints Draft Thread Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II I would love to see us trade back from the first round and pick up a couple of more top 100 picks to fill out the roster and give us valuable depth. Which we've been lacking the last couple of years and it cost us dearly when most our starters were spending time on the injury report. What if those picks don't make the final cut? There is a direct correlation between where a player is taken in the draft to their chances of making the roster. I believe the reason why the Saints have been so successful in the draft is because they target more higher round picks. I know you are concerned about depth, but wasn't that why we were so involved in free agency? We picked up several vets that have already proven they can remain on rosters and contribute. Khalen Saunders, Nathan Shephard, Jamaal Williams, Lonnie Johnson, Johnathon Abram, Bryan Edwards and Storm Norton have all been depth additions so far. We still have almost $16 million in cap that can be used to fill in even more proven depth after the draft. I'm hoping the draft can produce three or four solid starters in the very near future. We have eight picks. That's plenty to take some shots at even more possible depth as is. SmashMouth likes this.
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