We drafted 6 of Mayocks top 70
 

Marshon Lattimore #6 Drafted 11
Ryan Ramyczk #21 Drafted 32
Marques Williams #45 Drafted 42
Alvin Kamara #27 Drafted 67
Alex Anzalone #60 Drafted 76
Trey Hendrickson # 67 Drafted 103

That's a lot of talent to add on the first two days of the draft to our roster.

Kamara may play a huge role in the passing game, out of the backfield and in the slot. For all the talk Mccaffery got, there's likely not much difference between them.

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So far, A-.

Hell the more i read about the "injury prone" Anzalone the less I hate the pick.

Broken bones heal well and his shoulders appear to be fully healed before the broken arm.

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I like the guys we got, I just wish we had addressed D end more thoroughly.

I like the Trey Hendrickson pick, I just hope he doesn't turn out like Davis Tull.

Tull had a high sack count and didn't last a year with us.

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That looks great on paper but let's hold off anointing them until we see them on the field

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scratch this one
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I can't understand why in the hell any athlete who has any sort of desire to go pro would ever attend one of these military schools. Furthermore I can't understand why these schools even offer athletic programs. If your only reason for existence is to churn out officers then why would you want their attention to be divided? Either they need to shut down their athletic programs or they need to be willing to make exceptions for any of these athletes who want to try to turn pro. Especially if the kid gets drafted. Now this young man will probably never get another shot in the NFL. The odds are already stacked against you coming from such a program and now you have to do 2 years active duty before you can even think of football again. By then he won't even be an afterthought anymore.

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They enter those programs knowing exactly what's expected of them. They aren't going to those schools to play sports. They're going there out of a sense of service and love of country. Playing sports is just a bonus. Athletics in that environment is incredibly important in building morale and team spirit. Very few players out of the academies will be drafted. Honor their love of country, their love of the game and their ability to actually have their priorities straight.

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I felt the same and I think almost everyone felt better with a DE with that 11 as A but a CB is very close to that need, like 1a so mew...I'm fine with it.

I get the sense staff believes the DL is going to make us money as is and nothing available would have improved it much so we go with a DB. Interesting stat on Marshon, better for a QB to throw that ball in the ground that send it his way. If that materializes we are making the playoffs and some.

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This guy doesn't get it...

Not everything in life is about money.

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Just my opinion. Feel free to ignore it. Truth of the matter is, and not that I expect anyone to give a ****, but my life has gone to **** and I don't really have anything positive to say about anything. Judge me all you want, I don't really give a ****

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Good, not great.

Only 2 immediate impact players picked up, the others will add depth and could be future starters. I think we left a few guys on the table at DE, but overall not bad.

Would be great to see some deal reached on Sheldon Richardson before the season. That move would easily put us over the top.

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Sorry to hear that brother.

God loves all his people, hope you find your way.

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Believe it or not, people do give a ****. Hang in there, fry.

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You don't have to love one or the other. A mans will to serve his country and yet have love for the game shouldn't be ignored. Hell you have football players leaving the NFL to go serve their country. Those guys are hero's and they serve with honor and dignity. If they want to play football then we should go out of our way to make it available to them.

Never say anything negative for guys who are willing to go out there and put their life on the line so you can sit there and watch a game.

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Holy cow, Mayock loves Kamara even more than Payton! I was actually not too upset about the pick because at least we kept our other 2 third-rounders. I still think we could use a little help at receiver and really think if we signed Anquan Boldin it would be a great fit.

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Boldin had his chance last year but obviously he wanted to play with Detroit instead.

See link below regarding Kamara and how dynamic he could potentially be in NO.
Alvin Kamara could bring an old element back to the Saints' offense | Saints | theadvocate.com

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I love our draft. I do have big ?'s about that last pick. A few good QB's left?

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Why draft a QB when you don't need one for another four years? And, why not take the flyer on a DE who has tons of potential? If they didn't someone else would have in the remaining 50 picks or so.

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Yeah that last pick seems like a hail mary, but that's what 6th and 7th round picks are for.

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We don't need Boldin for the role he plays now.

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Yep, low risk, high reward.

Likely a PS candidate.

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I respect Mayock a lot more than that big haired dude on ESPN.

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That's what I'm afraid of. When I watch him that's who he reminds me of.

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I really like this kid out of TN. I like the look of our backfield.

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Apparently we were going to draft Mahomes if Lat didn't fall so I'd say we know we need someone.

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I'm left with a few impressions of the past couple of days. The first which is no way everyone's leaving here happy. There is no way we're grabbing every great player off the board. You'll always have to pass some over to pick one. Part of passing those over has to be a consideration of who we already have on the team. I think we did a good job of fixing the cracks.

The second is some folks thinking that we should consider the schools these kids are coming out of. Do they really want a winning team or a "home" team? This just astounds me.

The third impression I sort of wish I had was Forever's gif bumping into my eye.

The fourth impression was how much fun the draft is when watched with a bunch of like/half/drunk/catnipped minded fans. There's like four local whodats around here. I'm glad this forum's around to be able to make that happen.

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Here is the story that you must be referring to ...

Mickey Loomis: Patrick Mahomes was only QB who would've tempted Saints in Round 1

Now exactly where in the whole article does it state that the Saints were going to select Mahomes if Lattimore wasn't there at #11? The fact is that it doesn't. It does state that Mahomes was the ONLY QB that would have tempted them. Yet, you state it as fact that he was going to be selected at #11. I'm sure they would have wanted to have others believe that to help push Lattimore down to them.

This absolutely drives me crazy. People constantly read things into pieces in the media that are simply not there. Being a temptation does not mean that it would have happened. If you found a wallet with $10,000 in it you would be tempted to keep it. Does that mean you would? No.

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I don't know; I could use an extra 10,000 :rofl:

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As could we all. But, as tempting as it might be, we all would know it is the right choice to make.

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This was a good draft. I believe we loaded our roster with some talented players for our new coaches to work on.

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Cup Half Full.... I like it!

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Trey was only .01 second off Myles Garrett's 40 that Mayock went bonkers for, at the same size. Then he posted the fastest 10-yard split amongst all defensive lineman. Considering where we got him ....

Could be a steal of the draft. Keep an eye on him at camp.

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Phenomenal upside for Hendrickson might be best third rd pick since Graham.
Gil Brandt and PFF high on this kid . I except big things!