Originally Posted by QBREES9 (Post 702572)

Another wait and see.

Originally Posted by SmashMouth (Post 702539)

Five years ago, Manitoba football coach Brian Dobie heard a quiet knock on the door of his office.

In walked 18-year-old David Onyemata, a 6-foot-4 giant of a teenager who weighed 330 pounds at the time and had never picked up a football in his life.

"I never knew anything about it or the process, and I hadn't seen the game until I got to Canada," Onyemata said.



Onyemata, an international student far away from his home of Nigeria, needed an activity. Football sounded fun.



"All I did was go to school and go back home," Onyemata said. "I had so much free time that I needed to do something. I ended up trying out for the team."


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Dobie said he'd give him a week's tryout.

What happened over the next five years is so remarkable Dobie got emotional when he spoke to reporters on Saturday. Onyemata transformed from a football neophyte to a sought after NFL defensive lineman prospect.

On Saturday, the New Orleans Saints traded up to get Onyemata in the fourth round, making him the first player from the University of Mantioba to be drafted in the NFL.

"David's a great story, he's a guy you would say is a self-made guy," Payton told the NFL Network on Saturday. "I love the kid's makeup. He's one of those guys that has had to accomplish a lot to be where he is now."

"Up here in Canada, we're literally calling him Cinderella," Dobie said.

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Originally Posted by joker-saint (Post 703119)

The cap space on the team was so bad they probably couldn't have afforded to have so many picks. It was most likely better to give two picks away so they only had to worry about one player. They had players on there draft board they wanted and they probably got most of them.

Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 703280)

He is a solid roll of the dice upside pick without a doubt. He may not have been a top my list of upsiders and round 4 may have been a bit high for him but if it is a reach I can live with it.

The only issue I have is because of the Bell trade, this kid has a cost of a 3rd round pick in trade value.

I fear Bell will be like Ingram and have to justify all the extra picks he cost to get him. Average play will never work. I hope this kid does not get caught up in that. All those picks rests Bell not this kid

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 703307)

Mark Ingram took two picks (that year's 2nd and the next year's 1st; and you could argue that if we had had our first the following year, we'd only lost that 1st round pick and not two 2nd round picks in the Bountygate Beatdown)

John Jenkins took two picks to acquire (two 4ths)

Brandin Cooks took two picks to acquire (a 1st and a 3rd)

Damian Swann took two picks to acquire (last year's 6th and this year's 6th)

Vonn Bell took two picks to acquire (a 3rd and 4th)

David Onyemata took two picks to acquire (a 5th and next year's 5th)

That's twelve picks to acquire six players...

Not to mention we swapped a third for a fifth to swap firsts with New England by a couple of spots and take a holdout turd who was pretty much a bust in Sedrick Ellis...

Moving up seems pretty costly for the return...

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 703309)

And 4 of those 6 became starters and the other two likely will.
Looks like we only gave up a couple high picks and acquired some really good players. It doesn't really look all that costly to me.

Its not like we gave up 2 freaking picks for a Punter.

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 703288)

All those picks? We gave up one pick. One 4th rounder to move up is not "all the extra picks"

Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 703310)

Plus, besides Brees, Ingram is vital to our team

The two picks we gave up were worth a pro bowl player who puts up an average of 1400 all purpose yards per season.

Once again, Brandin Cooks completely worth it because he is a pro bowl caliber player - 1200 yards and 9 TD's last season.

Originally Posted by blackangold (Post 703327)

Onyemata will be used as a DE... Payton had an interview just after his pick and stated they see him on the other side of Jordan.

Originally Posted by blackangold (Post 703327)

Onyemata will be used as a DE... Payton had an interview just after his pick and stated they see him on the other side of Jordan.

Originally Posted by blackangold (Post 703327)

Onyemata will be used as a DE... Payton had an interview just after his pick and stated they see him on the other side of Jordan.

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 703307)

Mark Ingram took two picks (that year's 2nd and the next year's 1st; and you could argue that if we had had our first the following year, we'd only lost that 1st round pick and not two 2nd round picks in the Bountygate Beatdown)

John Jenkins took two picks to acquire (two 4ths)

Brandin Cooks took two picks to acquire (a 1st and a 3rd)

Damian Swann took two picks to acquire (last year's 6th and this year's 6th)

Vonn Bell took two picks to acquire (a 3rd and 4th)

David Onyemata took two picks to acquire (a 5th and next year's 5th)

That's twelve picks to acquire six players...

Not to mention we swapped a third for a fifth to swap firsts with New England by a couple of spots and take a holdout turd who was pretty much a bust in Sedrick Ellis...

Moving up seems pretty costly for the return...

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 703309)

And 4 of those 6 became starters and the other two likely will.
Looks like we only gave up a couple high picks and acquired some really good players. It doesn't really look all that costly to me.

Its not like we gave up 2 freaking picks for a Punter.

Originally Posted by joker-saint (Post 703352)

His situational awareness is off the chart. Look at know he is always on the ball no matter who has it.
https://youtu.be/qTCs0mDtyFI

Originally Posted by WillSaints81 (Post 703421)

He's gonna be starting? Yikes NFL speed is coming his way.