jjasso007

Brandin Cooks - A
- If he was 6'2 or 6'3, he would have been the first receiver drafted. He's a WR that Payton and Brees can put the ball in his hands on quick screens and let him make a play like Sproles. Plus he can blow he top off a defense, giving Colston and Graham more room to work over the middle. Great pick

Stanley Jean-Baptiste - B+
- great height and ability but still a little raw. Once he's able to digest the playbook and get some coaching on technique, the sky is the limit. He and Lewis will make a great pair of starting CB's for years to come

Khairi Fortt - B
- good prospect for the 4th round. Will need a little work, needs some coaching and to live up to his potential, but could be a solid contributor if the light turns on. Should make an impact on special teams.

Vinnie Sunseri - C
-with Byrd, Vaccaro and Bush, and other needs on the table, it was a surprising pick, especially with a late ACL tear this past season. He's smart, maybe one of the smartest football players on the defense, but lacks the athletic ability. Should be a great special teams player if he can stay healthy but how much "defensive" playing time will he see?

Ronald Powell - B
-High risk, high reward pick. Had the same ACL damaged twice, so major injury concerns there. But, when healthy, he played the DE/OLB hybrid at Florida, and could be that edge guy we were looking for. Here's to hoping he's not Cie Grant 2.0

Tavon Rooks - C
-definite developmental prospect and not guaranteed to make the roster (but who is outside of Cooks and Baptiste?). Could stand to add more weight and strength, but is exclusively a RT, so Strief has a backup with experience on that side of the line.

WhoDatFan26

B+. Getting Cooks, Jean-Baptiste and Powell gives us 3 immediate impact players. Fortt and Sunseri will both help our depth and special teams. Rooks may turn out to be a player if given the time to properly develop. The only drawback was the inability to draft a C/G player. Powell and Jean-Baptiste will be the keys, they both develop, our defense will become Elite.

TheOak

It seems most people are surprised we didnt draft by need...

Since when do the Saints run a draft by need?

Seer1

Last year seemed pretty close.

Danno

I think most wanted front 7, since we were switching to the 3-4.

But yeah, the picks were close to needs, S/DE/LT/WR/LB/DT

TheOak

Vaccaro in the 1st made peoples azzes pucker.
Stills and Johnson were PS material

Seer1

I puckered when Vacarro was chosen as I was thinking NT, but relaxed nicely when we traded up and grabbed Jenkins in the third.

I'm not so happy this year as I'm hearing Payton talking about a "reach" to draft a center in the second round, so instead we really "reach" and grab a "prototypical" CB instead. I guess Payton and Loomis are just playing it safety.... I mean safely this year?

You know that prototypes rarely make it to market right?

I'm think our OL is going to make or break the team this year, so yeah I wanted to see some more OL type beef showing up at our training camp.

My quote key is now worn out....

; Your story isn't over yet ;

exile

I'll admit that I was stoked about Vacarro. Now I just want to sell a watch to Cooks.

Euphoria

Someone must be reading my posts... I grade the INCOMPLETE.

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hagan714

I still wish would have traded down but i am warming up to Kenny.

neither PS but neither were on my wish list either. but i ate my crow on the Jenkins pick and stills was let see what happens