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Tommy Stevens, and he wasn't drafted to play QB. They had him run routes when they interviewed him. He said that the Saints were interested in his playing WR and he said he was fine with that as long as he was in the league.

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Reportedly Ruiz called every defensive read for the past two years and the source said he was correct on 99% of them. That was McCoy's only issue at center. Ruiz should be a huge upgrade over McCoy and it allows McCoy to use his athleticism at guard where he should thrive. I fully expect all three of our top picks to make an immediate impact.

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A famous quote from one of my Bosses;

Because as we know, there are known knowns ; there are things things we Know. We also know there are know unknowns; That is to say we know there are some things we do not know.

I felt certain we would pick one of the available LB’s at 24, but Ruiz at 24 has to be the best football/team pick. If our QB, any one of our QB’s, can have .5- 1 second additional time in the pocket ... And then have the ability to step up into the center of pocket with dominant guards and center that allow the QB’s move up ... Priority 1 from Coach, GM and scouting.

Additionally if we can get the Oline working better for the power run game where opposing teams have to respect the running game between the tackles it will create even more mismatches for our offensive weapons. Can’t wait to see the 2 TE set with Cook and Trautman, Thomas and Sanders with Kamara or Murray out the backfield. What Defensive Coordinators nightmares are made of.

With so few real holes to fill I think they did a good job filling those needs and adding depth to the roster.

On giving up 4th 5th 6th and 7th For Trautman, what are chances any of those pick would have been anything other than camp bodies with the strength of our current roster ... “There things we know”

The QB pick ... “We also know the are know unknowns”; Defer to the Coach and Scouting staff. If Taysom comes out as the heir apparent after Brees maybe it makes sense to have similar style backup QB.

Not drafting a WR in round 1 or 3 ... Football/Team priorities. Guess they felt FA WR is a known known rather selecting and WR early that is known unknown
See WR as a possibly in the draft plan for next year.

I voted “Good but not spectacular” ... Granted selections where not liked by all on this board but hard to argue with the success the Saints have had trades and draft selections in the last 4 years.

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Just read this, the last time the saints had only 4 draft picks was in 2009. We all know what happened that year boys and girls.[emoji512]with the [emoji471]


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I remember when Taysom Hill first joined the team. His pocket presence and his passing skills were below par. Now he looks like an entirely different guy back there. I'm not saying that Taysom or Tommy Stevens is our future QB, but Payton likes to develop things from the ground up... so the idea that Payton has no intention of using TS as a QB is misguided. If Brees sticks around for a couple more years, Tommy Stevens can learn the position really quickly. I think Payton sees him as a younger Taysom Hill with more time to develop him. He may very well use him in other roles like WR, but I wouldn't exclude QB from the equation.

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Solid B for now(GOOD but not spectacular).

Nothing against Cesar but I've always felt quality starting interior lineman can be found in the middle rounds. It was a good draft overall. All 3 should become eventual starters.

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Not a lot of holes on the Saints. Ruiz will be a starter. Baun will be given an opportunity to start. Trautman will get some snaps and could develop into the future TE. Stevens was a swing at an athletic guy who posses some of the same skills as next years starting QB Hill. All of the picks seem like good people. With the lack of a normal off season, rookies will be further behind the curve than usual. All that said, I would grade it as a C-.

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C-? I tiny step above a D? Any year where you can draft three players that are potential starters it is commonly regarded as an excellent draft. To me, a C- would signify two or three players that might eventually make the 53 man roster.

What would your definition of an A be? Seven out of seven starters or something along those lines? I'm honestly curious.

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We will love TE Trautman. Love having interchangable C/Guards.

And love LB Braun if what I read him to be is true when he was being projected at #24 or so.

We've hit a grandslam, slamdunk, and whatever the equivalent in socceer!

Couldn't have drafted better!

And normally, I can. Just not since 2017.

So, sit back and enjoy. Nothing to complain about here.

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Except we like to trade away picks to move up. But, that's a given nowadays. And was required to get Trautman. Who I personally was dying for!

As for 7th round, I say let SP play. Let 'em in the game, coach.