Just say NO to a Wr in the first round ...
 

I keep reading on numerous fan boards about how some fans want the Saints to draft a wr at 13 or move up for one. I strongly disagree with the idea. This draft may not have guys like Amari Cooper or Kevin White in later rounds but, I do feel the class has value in later rounds for players to come in & contribute right away. Tyler Lockette, Tre McBride are a couple of examples of this.
Wanna replace Graham ? I'd love to see the Saints draft Minnesota te Maxx Williams at 31 if he's there or @ 44 (which he probably would be gone already).
Please - enough about getting a wr in the first round !!! Even Sean Payton said this is a deep draft for wrs !!!

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Amari Cooper falls into lap at 13 sure

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Sarcasm well played ... lol

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Dont agree completely with that
And i really dont want Lockette. He is 5'9 and we allready have Cooks and Saunders for small speedy guys. After 4/5 WR most are around 5'10/11,the rest lack either size or speed.
Look at the DB in the South. The Falcons smallest CB is 5'10,Panthers dont have a CB under 6' and the Bucs smallest is Verner at 5'10. We really could do with a number 1 type.
Its not our main priority but if one falls into our lap i wouldn't complain

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If its not kevin white id say wait till the next round.

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my problem is that very few wideouts, first round selection or not, come in and dominate year 1. there are exceptions, but very few

I would really like to see us add a top guard, either Collins or scherff and a really athletic lb

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Good point. I was thinking the same thing. We want to win now so what position offers immediate impact from rooks? Not many that I recall.

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Last years rookie class

Sammy Watkins
REC 65
YDS 982
AVG 15.1
TDS 6


Odel Beckham
REC 91
YDS 1,305
AVG 14.3
TDS 12 NYG


Mike Evans
REC
68
YDS 1,051
TD 12



Kelvin Benjamin
REC 73
YDS 1,008
AVG 13.8
TDS 9


Jordan Matthews
REC 67
YDS 872
AVG 13.0
TDS 8


Jarvis Landry
REC 84
YDS 758
AVG 9.0
TDS 5


John Brown
REC 48
YDS 696
AVG 14.5
TDS 5


Brandin Cooks
REC 53
YDS 550
AVG 10.4
TDS 3


Martavis Bryant
REC 26
YDS 549
AVG 21.1
TDS 8


Allen Robinson
REC 48
YDS 548
AVG 11.4
TDS 2


Donte Moncrief
REC 32
YDS 444
AVG 13.9
TDS 3


Outside of Marquise Lee and Lattimore every one of them had a really good season and a fair few started coming on stronger and stronger as the year went on.

Saying that WR dont come in and perform straight away is wrong imo. They may not be top 5 receivers in the league but we see more and more that college players are ready to go. For me TE may struggle as they have more to do than WR but you give a WR some simple routes and they get you yards.

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I'm okay with a WR, just please, oh please, no more freakin' "projects"!