burningmetal

I don't know why I'm bothering to respond to this, but whatever... Drafting Mariota would be THE worst draft pick in Saints history.

Do we need a QB of the future soon? Yes. But you don't draft a guy that high to sit unless they were actually planning on trading Drew, which I don't believe for a second. It would be bad enough if we had a top 5 pick but considering we'd have to trade lord only knows how much to move up that high... It's not worth it. And we're not talking about a Peyton Manning type of prospect. We're talking about a highly developmental project.

And just on my own observations over the years, I've watched many a "great" QB go through Oregon and do absolutely nothing in the pros. I believe you'd have to go back to Dan Fouts to find the last successful QB in the NFL from that school, and needless to say that was a completely different era. There is this perception that Mariota is different because he won a little more, but I don't see a difference.

Lastly, because it is known that he ran a simple, albeit uptempo offense in college, that makes him just about the worst candidate for our offense. We don't run a gimmick offense. I'm not high at all on Bryce Petty, who seemed to have an awful lot of games were he barely completed 50 percent of passes and threw about 60 times a game, but he'd still be a better fit later in the draft if we are going to draft a QB at all.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

dizzle88

If we drafted Mariota it would easily guarantee us another 7 or below win season

So many other holes to fill and while QB is needed in the future, it's not immediate when we have so many other needs to fill.

saintfan

Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb...

jeanpierre

You know what the Times-Picayune newspaper is good for...



I'd rather give Griffin his shot...

RaginCajun83

No No No No No No No ... now even the local guys are acting as stupid as the national guys, yep must be offseason

Rugby Saint II

Mary oughta' stop.

OG_Trifulin

Well, we've got to mold a QB and thought I agree with not drafting him, not addressing this would potentially rewind the Saints back to the early 80's

nola_swammi

Keep the rumors going that we are interested so a team that interested in him will draft him by jumping ahead of us in case he fall in the draft. Shh!!!! Destroy message after reading,😉🙈🙉🙊

RiverSaint

Please no would much rather Bryce petty

hagan714

if we did move up and draft him I would be praying for a trade with the eagles.

get 20 - LG Matt Barkley - Sam Bradford and whatever scraps are to be had
Naxt Sam Bradford? cleveland offered up a first for so off to the brownies he goes

still have two picks and plug the hole at LG with an all pro in the last year of his contract. plus whatever scraps you can get out the deal

best case

12, 20, starting LG and a pocket full of scraps from both team

@12 one of the top ROT/ROG - renegotiate contract if not start shopping Evans Buffallo has been talked about.

both QB are over rated. Mary O will need to sit for at least two years and ripen

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