Saintfan's Take

jnormand · 04-25-2020, 11:41 AM

Yeah I'm excited to see what these guys can do. The TE was a bit of a head scratcher. Mainly because of the amount of picks given up to get him, but no one is gonna ***** if he comes in and fights for playing time in his first year.

I did read somewhere on NFL.com that the Saints roster is so deep that the likelihood that many of the picks traded for Trautman would've probably been camp bodies anyway is pretty good.

Hey I'm good with this draft. SP and Loomis always move for the people they want. We've had some great drafts the last few years. I'm sure that'll continue this year.

neugey · 04-25-2020, 12:18 PM

Trying to see Payton's assertion that the rest of the draft is weak ... not sure I necessarily agree with that. But I do think it is deep and there may be small distinction between some 4th+ draftees and UDFA this year. Maybe that's what he really means. And actually considering the (unfortunate) cancellations of the AAF and XFL there is a very deep pool of talent to mine and more tape to watch than ever before this year.

Rugby Saint II · 04-25-2020, 03:42 PM

I was glad to take O-line in the first round because you win in the trenches. Baun looks like a perfect fit for the Saints and I believe he has good coverage skills. I have a feeling he'll be playing a lot of snaps this year. And we've got a tight end with skills and smarts. It sounds like a solid draft to me.

skymike · 04-25-2020, 04:17 PM

good take, Saintfan, and good thread.
Im super tight on time, so I cant read everything.

But I slept in a Holiday Inn Express, and I read this
thread, so now I"m ready for the Season.

Rugby Saint II · 04-25-2020, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by skymike

good take, Saintfan, and good thread.
Im super tight on time, so I cant read everything.

But I slept in a Holiday Inn Express, and I read this
thread, so now I"m ready for the Season.

Why aren't you in quarantine instead of jet setting around the world?

AsylumGuido · 04-25-2020, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

Why aren't you in quarantine instead of jet setting around the world?

No ****! Lockdown, Mike!!

MarchingOn · 04-25-2020, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by neugey

The Trautman trade will go down in history as Sean Payton's mini-Ditka .

Oh well, can't be mad about it in April, and one thing about Saints drafts, is they are very seldom boring!

" mini-Ditka", indeed. That took balls. Dikta is ridiculed to this very day for how that worked out. I like our odds this time.

04-25-2020, 11:41 AM	#11
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,661	Re: Saintfan's Take Yeah I'm excited to see what these guys can do. The TE was a bit of a head scratcher. Mainly because of the amount of picks given up to get him, but no one is gonna ***** if he comes in and fights for playing time in his first year. I did read somewhere on NFL.com that the Saints roster is so deep that the likelihood that many of the picks traded for Trautman would've probably been camp bodies anyway is pretty good. Hey I'm good with this draft. SP and Loomis always move for the people they want. We've had some great drafts the last few years. I'm sure that'll continue this year. AsylumGuido likes this.
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04-25-2020, 12:18 PM	#12
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,697 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Saintfan's Take Trying to see Payton's assertion that the rest of the draft is weak ... not sure I necessarily agree with that. But I do think it is deep and there may be small distinction between some 4th+ draftees and UDFA this year. Maybe that's what he really means. And actually considering the (unfortunate) cancellations of the AAF and XFL there is a very deep pool of talent to mine and more tape to watch than ever before this year. SmashMouth likes this.

04-25-2020, 03:42 PM	#13
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,052	Re: Saintfan's Take I was glad to take O-line in the first round because you win in the trenches. Baun looks like a perfect fit for the Saints and I believe he has good coverage skills. I have a feeling he'll be playing a lot of snaps this year. And we've got a tight end with skills and smarts. It sounds like a solid draft to me. AsylumGuido and skymike like this.

04-25-2020, 04:17 PM	#14
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: Saintfan's Take good take, Saintfan, and good thread. Im super tight on time, so I cant read everything. But I slept in a Holiday Inn Express, and I read this thread, so now I"m ready for the Season. saintfan, jnormand and SmashMouth like this.

04-25-2020, 06:12 PM	#15
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,052	Re: Saintfan's Take Originally Posted by skymike good take, Saintfan, and good thread. Im super tight on time, so I cant read everything. But I slept in a Holiday Inn Express, and I read this thread, so now I"m ready for the Season. Why aren't you in quarantine instead of jet setting around the world? AsylumGuido and skymike like this.

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04-25-2020, 06:14 PM	#16
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,214	Re: Saintfan's Take Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II Why aren't you in quarantine instead of jet setting around the world? No ****! Lockdown, Mike!! skymike and Rugby Saint II like this.

04-25-2020, 08:23 PM	#17
MarchingOn 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 387 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Saintfan's Take Originally Posted by neugey The Trautman trade will go down in history as Sean Payton's mini-Ditka . Oh well, can't be mad about it in April, and one thing about Saints drafts, is they are very seldom boring! " mini-Ditka", indeed. That took balls. Dikta is ridiculed to this very day for how that worked out. I like our odds this time. skymike likes this.