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Originally Posted by TheOak (Post 868468)

I must be in the minority as to not understanding why it matters where players come from..?

Does it really matter? Is it just victim portrayal?

Seven players from LSU were selected in the 2018 NFL Draft. The Saints were one of those 7 teams. None of the other six (Patriots, Falcons, Raiders, Jaguars, Redskins and Panthers) picked more than one. It’s not like LSU players were flying off the board this year.

But the Saints have still selected only 2 LSU players since 2006. How does that compare to other schools in the SEC?

The Saints have selected 2 University of Florida players in the same time. Do the Saints hate Florida prospects? The Saints haven’t selected a single Ole Miss player in the Sean Payton Era. Or a single player out of Mississippi State. Do the Saints hate the entire state of Mississippi? The Saints have only selected 3 from the Alabama Crimson Tide and 3 from the Tennessee Volunteers since 2006. Is there really a bias here? Is 3 really that much more than 2?

The Saints don’t hate LSU players. The “but the Saints never draft LSU kids” statement is just misleading. Sure, maybe the Saints haven’t drafted a lot of prospects from their own backyard, but it’s not like it’s that different compared to other teams drafting LSU players or the Saints drafting players from other schools. LSU is just one of the 129 schools the Saints could draft out of, and there are only a limited number of picks each year.

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Draft position and player availability has something to do with this. Especially when you the saints who usually go BPA. Many of the guys I wanted out of LSU went before Saints turn ever came, that included Beckham and Matheiu.