Originally Posted by BakoSaint (Post 1007899)

What a coincidence that concussions were not tracked before Carr joined the league, and since Carr joined the league the lowest number of concussions were in the year that Carr missed the most games.

I would consider Penning and Ruiz to be a swing and a miss, or at best a ground out that advances one runner when trailing by multiple runs late in the game. Penning and Ruiz has started games but they have varied from well below average to average at best. Penning was not graded as one of the best 64 offensive tackles in his best year. Ruiz peaked in 2022 I believe and settled in this year as the #38 guard this year where #32.5 would be the league average starter.

With a first round pick you are looking for players to reach the level of above average starter while still on their rookie contracts. Neither have reached above average starter, Ruiz is already past his rookie contract, and Penning is well below average with only one year left on his rookie contract and the Saints cannot reasonably elect his 5th year option for $17.5 million at this level of play. In the unlikely event that either of these players ever develop into above average starters, the Saints would gain little advantage from drafting them, because it would happen after they are past their rookie contracts, and paying market rate. If the Saints goal is to develop lineman who struggle early so that they become assets during their second contracts, we don't need to use draft picks to accomplish that, we could just sign disappointing draft picks as free agents and develop them from there while spending the picks elsewhere.

Originally Posted by K Major (Post 1007913)

Armand Membou - OT
Missouri

Brings serious pop on initial contact with powerful independent hand strikes - regularly stuns defenders and can anchor against bull rushes despite giving up height to most edge players.

Overall, Membou is a young prospect who is a loose, explosive mover with a dense, powerful build, good length, and a rugged demeanor that allows him to match up on an island in pass protection and deliver body blows as a finisher.


GRADE: 7.9 (Potential Impact Player — 2nd Round)

Originally Posted by K Major (Post 1007913)

Armand Membou - OT
Missouri

Brings serious pop on initial contact with powerful independent hand strikes - regularly stuns defenders and can anchor against bull rushes despite giving up height to most edge players.

Overall, Membou is a young prospect who is a loose, explosive mover with a dense, powerful build, good length, and a rugged demeanor that allows him to match up on an island in pass protection and deliver body blows as a finisher.


GRADE: 7.9 (Potential Impact Player — 2nd Round)

Originally Posted by K Major (Post 1007940)

Mike Green - DE
Marshall

“The Saints ranked third to last in yards allowed last season, so they have to improve on that side of the ball. New head coach Kellen Moore saw the impact a dominant pass rush can have on a squad during his time with the Eagles. New Orleans selects Green, a very polished and productive rusher.”

Originally Posted by turbo_dog (Post 1007952)

I'm afraid this would be a mistake. We're all guessing on these players, but he reminds me so much of Davenport. I just think we need to stick with players who produced against top programs in the first round.

We have seen the small school first round picks become disappointments with the Saints.

Marcus Davenport - UTSA
Peyton Turner - Houston
Trevor Penning - Northern Iowa

Big school guys could under perform as well, but why repeat the same things that have failed?