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As we approach the NFL Draft one question that every Saints fan is asking is, “What Will Payton Do?” (Kudos to anyone who catches the WWJD reference). I think the answer lies not necessarily in the scouting profiles of players in the draft, but in the history of the Saints’ drafts under Sean Payton. There have been some interesting trends to consider going into this year’s draft. The 2014 NFL Draft is considered by many to be the deepest draft in recent memory (arguably a decade) so logically the smart course of action would be to have more draft picks. Coach Payton and Micky Loomis have already traded away Darren Sproles for an additional 5th round pick which brings the total to 7.

There is an overwhelming statistical difference in these two types of draft trades. When the Saints trade during the draft, 75% of the time we trade up. To look at it objectively, one could also say that the Saints have had more success trading down than up, but there are too few of those trades to make a true assessment. Jeff Faine and Roman Harper were both solid starters while here, and Jahri Evans has become a multiple time All-Pro, they still were hit-or-miss on the other portions of trading down. One definite trend that can be see, however, is no matter which direction the Saints move in the draft they consistently do move. Sean Payton has orchestrated at least one trade every year that he has had a draft.

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