2017 New Orleans Saints Draft - Scouting Prospect Visits, Bowl Games

AsylumGuido · 02-07-2017, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

This is why I shake my head when we trade two draft picks for one draft pick - we must value draft picks more!!!

https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/828679248839798785

That kind of goes AGAINST what you are saying. Only three of those six were drafted at all. It actually demonstrates what New England can do with less draft picks. Honestly, they haven't really had a great recent history with high draft picks. The do, however, knock it out of the park in free agency.

jeanpierre · 02-07-2017, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

That kind of goes AGAINST what you are saying. Only three of those six were drafted at all. It actually demonstrates what New England can do with less draft picks. Honestly, they haven't really had a great recent history with high draft picks. The do, however, knock it out of the park in free agency.

Well, not against what I'm saying as the emphasis I wanted noted was on the importance of those 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th round picks...

Last year we traded a 3 and a 4 for Bell in round 2 despite having a roadblock for him an expensive FA investment in Byrd...

I wouldn't have made that move for Bell; I would've waited to see if he would have been there in Round 3 and then taken him...

And we wouldn't have had to use two more picks to get a round 4 to take Onyemata...

Those lesser picks usually are guys that have the goods, but don't haven't developed to be able to contribute at a min. NFL level, yet...

02-07-2017, 08:22 AM	#1
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints Draft - Scouting Prospect Visits, Bowl Games Originally Posted by jeanpierre This is why I shake my head when we trade two draft picks for one draft pick - we must value draft picks more!!! https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/828679248839798785 That kind of goes AGAINST what you are saying. Only three of those six were drafted at all. It actually demonstrates what New England can do with less draft picks. Honestly, they haven't really had a great recent history with high draft picks. The do, however, knock it out of the park in free agency.

02-07-2017, 02:26 PM	#2
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints Draft - Scouting Prospect Visits, Bowl Games Originally Posted by AsylumGuido That kind of goes AGAINST what you are saying. Only three of those six were drafted at all. It actually demonstrates what New England can do with less draft picks. Honestly, they haven't really had a great recent history with high draft picks. The do, however, knock it out of the park in free agency. Well, not against what I'm saying as the emphasis I wanted noted was on the importance of those 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th round picks... Last year we traded a 3 and a 4 for Bell in round 2 despite having a roadblock for him an expensive FA investment in Byrd... I wouldn't have made that move for Bell; I would've waited to see if he would have been there in Round 3 and then taken him... And we wouldn't have had to use two more picks to get a round 4 to take Onyemata... Those lesser picks usually are guys that have the goods, but don't haven't developed to be able to contribute at a min. NFL level, yet... MarchingOn likes this.
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