Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like

SmashMouth · 04-23-2020, 09:19 AM

The New Orleans Saints know they have Drew Brees for one more year.

Beyond 2020, no one -- not even Brees -- truly knows what's in store. With the annual draft set to begin today, it seems like a good time to potentially add someone with a longer runway at the position.

Saints general manager Mickey Loomis acknowledged the potential for New Orleans to select a successor to Brees in the draft's first round(s), and according to him, it comes down to selection fit.

"I think that any time you have a chance to get a quality quarterback prospect, regardless of your quarterback situation, you'd like to take advantage of that," Loomis said, via the team's official site. "For us, it hasn't come. There hasn't been the match where we're picking with a prospect that we really like. Our approach is exactly the same this year: If there's someone there that we really like and have a vision for at the time we're picking, then we're not afraid to pull that trigger."

This is where individual team opinions of players can make the draft very interesting, especially in a year in which we haven't had pro days for scouts and personnel people to meet, chat informally and perhaps trade a little bit of thought or information amongst each other. The mock drafts we've all been reading in the lead-up to Thursday could very well be off the mark more than usual as a result, too, making it additionally difficult to project where a team might go with the No. 24 pick.

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K Major · 04-23-2020, 09:24 AM

Which probably means the Saints will not select a QB in tonight's draft.

I still like Jalen Hurts in the mid rounds (assuming he falls) though.

halloween 65 · 04-23-2020, 09:53 AM

I wouldn't be butt hurt taking Knipp in the later rounds. Nurse him back to health and give him time to learn the playbook might have a good qb. in a few years.

Danno · 04-23-2020, 09:58 AM

We trade up a few spots for QB Tua.
He sits a year behind Brees.
We don't miss a beat.

SmashMouth · 04-23-2020, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

We trade up a few spots for QB Tua.
He sits a year behind Brees.
We don't miss a beat.

He may actually drop to 24. But is he the next RGIII?

ScottF · 04-23-2020, 02:03 PM

I think we did enough in FA to take a QB first.

Of course, drafting quarterbacks has not been a strong suit for our ex-qb coach

WillSaints81 · 04-23-2020, 02:26 PM

I really do not want Tua.

shawnkytonk · 04-23-2020, 03:01 PM

I'll never understand the obsession with Tua.

Danno · 04-23-2020, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by shawnkytonk

I'll never understand the obsession with Tua.

He's Russell Wilson with a better arm.

Euphoria · 04-23-2020, 04:12 PM

Tua isn't going to drop to us or anywhere near us!

Don't believe the bs. This is a QB driven league and teams who are desperate which means anyone before us will snag him up...

04-23-2020, 09:19 AM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 37,103 Blog Entries: 29	Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like The New Orleans Saints know they have Drew Brees for one more year. Beyond 2020, no one -- not even Brees -- truly knows what's in store. With the annual draft set to begin today, it seems like a good time to potentially add someone with a longer runway at the position. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis acknowledged the potential for New Orleans to select a successor to Brees in the draft's first round(s), and according to him, it comes down to selection fit. "I think that any time you have a chance to get a quality quarterback prospect, regardless of your quarterback situation, you'd like to take advantage of that," Loomis said, via the team's official site. "For us, it hasn't come. There hasn't been the match where we're picking with a prospect that we really like. Our approach is exactly the same this year: If there's someone there that we really like and have a vision for at the time we're picking, then we're not afraid to pull that trigger." This is where individual team opinions of players can make the draft very interesting, especially in a year in which we haven't had pro days for scouts and personnel people to meet, chat informally and perhaps trade a little bit of thought or information amongst each other. The mock drafts we've all been reading in the lead-up to Thursday could very well be off the mark more than usual as a result, too, making it additionally difficult to project where a team might go with the No. 24 pick. more on NFL.COM

04-23-2020, 09:24 AM	#2
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,064 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like Which probably means the Saints will not select a QB in tonight's draft. I still like Jalen Hurts in the mid rounds (assuming he falls) though. Beastmode and Lord_Saint83 like this.

04-23-2020, 09:53 AM	#3
halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like I wouldn't be butt hurt taking Knipp in the later rounds. Nurse him back to health and give him time to learn the playbook might have a good qb. in a few years.

04-23-2020, 09:58 AM	#4
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,653	Re: Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like We trade up a few spots for QB Tua. He sits a year behind Brees. We don't miss a beat.

04-23-2020, 10:07 AM	#5
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 37,103 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like Originally Posted by Danno We trade up a few spots for QB Tua. He sits a year behind Brees. We don't miss a beat. He may actually drop to 24. But is he the next RGIII? turbo_dog likes this.

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04-23-2020, 02:03 PM	#6
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like I think we did enough in FA to take a QB first. Of course, drafting quarterbacks has not been a strong suit for our ex-qb coach

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WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,267	Re: Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like I really do not want Tua. shawnkytonk likes this.

04-23-2020, 03:01 PM	#8
shawnkytonk 500th Post Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Denver>Memphis>Mississippi Posts: 736	Re: Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like I'll never understand the obsession with Tua.

04-23-2020, 04:00 PM	#9
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,653	Re: Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like Originally Posted by shawnkytonk I'll never understand the obsession with Tua. He's Russell Wilson with a better arm.

04-23-2020, 04:12 PM	#10
Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Saints' Loomis: Not afraid to draft QB we really like Tua isn't going to drop to us or anywhere near us! Don't believe the bs. This is a QB driven league and teams who are desperate which means anyone before us will snag him up... stickman likes this.