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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; I can't see us passing up on a tackle if one of the top ones is there. I just saw Graham projected in the top 5 on a mock. He definitely would be a great pick. They seem to make ...

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Old 02-11-2025, 08:09 AM   #1
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Re: Turning Attention to the Draft

I can't see us passing up on a tackle if one of the top ones is there. I just saw Graham projected in the top 5 on a mock. He definitely would be a great pick. They seem to make them differently up there in Michigan... on both sides of the line. Though I'm really hoping for a trade down, I think Banks Jr. is a realistic and strong choice.
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Old 02-11-2025, 11:37 AM   #4
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This would be a disaster. It would take three 1st round picks to move up that high. When has such a trade every worked? We would never have a decent oline. That would put too much pressure on a rookie QB both literally and psychologically.
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Old 02-11-2025, 09:19 AM   #5
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We should probably target one of those DT's in the 2nd round.
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We should probably target one of those DT's in the 2nd round.
I wouldn't mind at all if we got a young DE at #9 and a DT in the second round. Start the youth movement on that side of the ball.
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Old 02-14-2025, 08:34 AM   #8
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Later rounds

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87 receptions, 1183 yards in 2024

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Old 02-16-2025, 06:34 AM   #9
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The game is won and lost up front. That has always been true and it will never change. In my opinion, you don't draft for need. You draft the best possible player available.
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Old 02-16-2025, 10:28 AM   #10
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I am fine with drafting in the trenches but if you have missed on a lot of picks at oline and dline in the first round its important to fire the people who missed on those picks and be willing to bench the players they picked. You cant build if you dont fire failures.
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