Players I wanted to draft

jeanpierre · 09-29-2015, 03:01 PM

Let's slow down for a second, was the draft this season perfect? No.

But it was a damn sight better than what we've done in nearly ten years...

And while I'm disappointed Peat came in out-of-shape and is not starting considering his draft status (hate that hypocritical BS rule about allowing Pac10 school draftees to finish classes before participation), I still think he's going to be an outstanding talent...

That said, we had one helluva draft...

In reverse...

You've got a rookie KR/PR in Marcus Murphy) who's made good in less than three weeks into the season (if you're just giving props to points and not overall field position which he's already impacted)...

You have a legitimate starting nickelback in Damian Swann who's already better than all but one veteran who's out injured and has brought some swagger to the secondary...

You've got a defensive tackle, nose tackle in the rotation in Tyeler Davison who allow little to no drop-off when he rotates in the front line...

We stole what was considered a third round talent at OLB/DE in Davis Tull who everyone knew he was going to need a season to recuperate with a fifth round pick...

Got a first round talent cornerback in the third round because of a rookie blunder who's going to add quality depth to our secondary, if not start when healthy...

Got a potential starter at quarterback to develop this season...

Got what will be an All-Rookie Outside Linebacker in Hau'oli Kikaha, who's got a relentless motor...

Got a starting Middle Linebacker in Stephone Anthony who started right away and is already better than anything we've had in the middle since Vilma - and he's just learning...

And then there's Peat...

That's not a bad draft class, and you've got to see where we are with them in the second half of the season, next season, then the third year...

We've got a great haul...

Danno · 09-29-2015, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Let's slow down for a second, was the draft this season perfect? No.

But it was a damn sight better than what we've done in nearly ten years...

And while I'm disappointed Peat came in out-of-shape and is not starting considering his draft status (hate that hypocritical BS rule about allowing Pac10 school draftees to finish classes before participation), I still think he's going to be an outstanding talent...

That said, we had one helluva draft...

In reverse...

You've got a rookie KR/PR in Marcus Murphy) who's made good in less than three weeks into the season (if you're just giving props to points and not overall field position which he's already impacted)...

You have a legitimate starting nickelback in Damian Swann who's already better than all but one veteran who's out injured and has brought some swagger to the secondary...

You've got a defensive tackle, nose tackle in the rotation in Tyeler Davison who allow little to no drop-off when he rotates in the front line...

We stole what was considered a third round talent at OLB/DE in Davis Tull who everyone knew he was going to need a season to recuperate with a fifth round pick...

Got a first round talent cornerback in the third round because of a rookie blunder who's going to add quality depth to our secondary, if not start when healthy...

Got a potential starter at quarterback to develop this season...

Got what will be an All-Rookie Outside Linebacker in Hau'oli Kikaha, who's got a relentless motor...

Got a starting Middle Linebacker in Stephone Anthony who started right away and is already better than anything we've had in the middle since Vilma - and he's just learning...

And then there's Peat...

That's not a bad draft class, and you've got to see where we are with them in the second half of the season, next season, then the third year...

We've got a great haul...

Could not agree more.

Good post JP.

Its way too early to judge, but we can speculate.

I think its our best draft class (including UDFA's) since 2006, and has the potential to exceed that one as well.

09-29-2015, 03:01 PM	#1
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Players I wanted to draft Let's slow down for a second, was the draft this season perfect? No. But it was a damn sight better than what we've done in nearly ten years... And while I'm disappointed Peat came in out-of-shape and is not starting considering his draft status (hate that hypocritical BS rule about allowing Pac10 school draftees to finish classes before participation), I still think he's going to be an outstanding talent... That said, we had one helluva draft... In reverse... You've got a rookie KR/PR in Marcus Murphy) who's made good in less than three weeks into the season (if you're just giving props to points and not overall field position which he's already impacted)... You have a legitimate starting nickelback in Damian Swann who's already better than all but one veteran who's out injured and has brought some swagger to the secondary... You've got a defensive tackle, nose tackle in the rotation in Tyeler Davison who allow little to no drop-off when he rotates in the front line... We stole what was considered a third round talent at OLB/DE in Davis Tull who everyone knew he was going to need a season to recuperate with a fifth round pick... Got a first round talent cornerback in the third round because of a rookie blunder who's going to add quality depth to our secondary, if not start when healthy... Got a potential starter at quarterback to develop this season... Got what will be an All-Rookie Outside Linebacker in Hau'oli Kikaha, who's got a relentless motor... Got a starting Middle Linebacker in Stephone Anthony who started right away and is already better than anything we've had in the middle since Vilma - and he's just learning... And then there's Peat... That's not a bad draft class, and you've got to see where we are with them in the second half of the season, next season, then the third year... We've got a great haul... Danno, hagan714, saintsfan1976 and 1 others like this.
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09-29-2015, 06:11 PM	#2
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Re: Players I wanted to draft Originally Posted by jeanpierre Let's slow down for a second, was the draft this season perfect? No. But it was a damn sight better than what we've done in nearly ten years... And while I'm disappointed Peat came in out-of-shape and is not starting considering his draft status (hate that hypocritical BS rule about allowing Pac10 school draftees to finish classes before participation), I still think he's going to be an outstanding talent... That said, we had one helluva draft... In reverse... You've got a rookie KR/PR in Marcus Murphy) who's made good in less than three weeks into the season (if you're just giving props to points and not overall field position which he's already impacted)... You have a legitimate starting nickelback in Damian Swann who's already better than all but one veteran who's out injured and has brought some swagger to the secondary... You've got a defensive tackle, nose tackle in the rotation in Tyeler Davison who allow little to no drop-off when he rotates in the front line... We stole what was considered a third round talent at OLB/DE in Davis Tull who everyone knew he was going to need a season to recuperate with a fifth round pick... Got a first round talent cornerback in the third round because of a rookie blunder who's going to add quality depth to our secondary, if not start when healthy... Got a potential starter at quarterback to develop this season... Got what will be an All-Rookie Outside Linebacker in Hau'oli Kikaha, who's got a relentless motor... Got a starting Middle Linebacker in Stephone Anthony who started right away and is already better than anything we've had in the middle since Vilma - and he's just learning... And then there's Peat... That's not a bad draft class, and you've got to see where we are with them in the second half of the season, next season, then the third year... We've got a great haul... Could not agree more. Good post JP. Its way too early to judge, but we can speculate. I think its our best draft class (including UDFA's) since 2006, and has the potential to exceed that one as well. hagan714 and jeanpierre like this.

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