Rate the Draft

Cruize · 04-28-2020, 02:39 PM

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-.

AsylumGuido · 04-28-2020, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cruize

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-.

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.

MarchingOn · 04-28-2020, 03:14 PM

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.

MarchingOn · 04-28-2020, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by MarchingOn

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.

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.

hitta · 04-29-2020, 12:43 AM

Giving up draft picks to make the right picks isn't bad. If you have faith in your talent scouting, there is nothing wrong with that approach. You really have two approaches.. take a wide number of selections and hope you hit on some... or have faith in your talent scouting and make those few important choices. Neither approach is either right or wrong... comes with both pros and cons. If you miss on those few selections, you've ****ed up your whole draft. If you hit, you win. Grading the draft right now is a waste of time.

The Dude · 05-11-2020, 11:57 AM

Wasn’t thrilled about trading the picks but after thinking about it I figure what else would we do with them. We have a pretty stacked roster and I think there’s a better chance at landing a FA that can make the roster than any of those late round picks.

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04-28-2020, 02:39 PM	#1
Cruize 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,459	Re: Rate the Draft 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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04-28-2020, 03:14 PM	#3
MarchingOn 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 387 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Rate the Draft 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. darksoul35 likes this.

04-28-2020, 03:39 PM	#4
MarchingOn 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 387 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Rate the Draft Originally Posted by MarchingOn 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. 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.

04-29-2020, 12:43 AM	#5
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,332	Re: Rate the Draft Giving up draft picks to make the right picks isn't bad. If you have faith in your talent scouting, there is nothing wrong with that approach. You really have two approaches.. take a wide number of selections and hope you hit on some... or have faith in your talent scouting and make those few important choices. Neither approach is either right or wrong... comes with both pros and cons. If you miss on those few selections, you've ****ed up your whole draft. If you hit, you win. Grading the draft right now is a waste of time. AsylumGuido likes this.
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04-28-2020, 03:05 PM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,573	Re: Rate the Draft Originally Posted by Cruize 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-. 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.

05-11-2020, 11:57 AM	#6
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,055	Re: Rate the Draft Wasn’t thrilled about trading the picks but after thinking about it I figure what else would we do with them. We have a pretty stacked roster and I think there’s a better chance at landing a FA that can make the roster than any of those late round picks.
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