Rugby Saint II

We need to see how well our new center does if we move McCoy to right guard. I have as good a feeling about him as McCoy last year. But I feel better because the front office knew we needed to upgrade center and guard. We've got a top 3 linebacker and an athletic looking tight end that has me excited. And we got another QB/joker in this draft as well. Nothing is written in stone on these guys but I'm giving them a B+ before I see them on the field.

AsylumGuido

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.

WW_Who_Dat

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.

st thomas

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.with the


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hitta

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.

papz

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.

Rugby Saint II

I believe that if you draft O-line early then your success rate goes up automatically. When we try plugging in mid round guys we keep missing but our success record under Ireland drafting the big uglies in the first round has really paid off. McCoy was a second rounder but he was our first pick in the draft. Remember the 7-9 seasons? When we gave Drew more time the Saints started going 13-3. You win in the trenches. Payton/Ireland has proven that you can get starting talent in the mid rounds for the skill positions. However, I certainly agree that we nailed this draft!

So, I respect your opinion but I like mine better.

The Dude

Wasn’t Evans a mid round pick? I remember a couple of those guys were.

halloween 65

Colston was a 7th rounder. I'm not a fan of having fewer picks to give up on a guy that might not work out. Competition is a much better way to go, if the later round picks don't work out then they got beat out, if they do the better for the team and are cheaper.

The Dude

So was Brady but that was an anomaly. More often than not they are out of the NFL.
If we weren’t in a “win now” scenario I definitely would not be happy about it but considering the circumstances I’m ok with it.