re: Draft Prospect: Ezekiel Ansah

It's a crapshoot whether you go for a player that you can think can contribute right away or someone that you think may take some time to develop. If they pass on ansah because they want an immediate contributor then they could end up with nothing. If they think his potential to risk ratio is great enough to be picked 15th then they should go for it. Going for immediate contributor over project is how teams miss out on great players.

Also, with the high value of pass rushers, teams tend to have to reach for pass rushers. Perceived safe, ready picks with high ceilings will typically be top ten picks at least. The closest thing to that in this draft seems to be Werner, and he's going to be long gone. These guys might not work out or be ready either. Basically, in summation, it's a risk no matter what, ansah might end up being an immediate contributor, and depending on how things play out I wouldn't mind the saints rolling the dice on him.