I'm sorry, but winning a playoff game is much more important that the 13th pick in the NFL Draft - especially when the New Orleans Saints have trouble picking and developing 1st round talent.

Patrick Robinson? Mark Ingram? Kenny Vaccaro? Malcolm Jenkins? Sedrick Ellis? Robert Meachem? Aside from Mark Ingram's 2014 season, Brandin Cooks and Cameron Jordan, wouldn't you take a playoff win over all of the players that have underwhelmed or been busts? Was Kenny Vaccaro benched this year? I know he's graded out pretty badly on PFF.

Trust me, as Denver Broncos fan, I would definitely take a playoff win over drafting someone like Tim Tebow, Jarvin Moss or George Foster...in a heartbeat.

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Posted by partywiththelombardi

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Posted on 1/4/15 at 11:49 am to TTsTowel

As a Bronco fan you should know that very few teams in the NFL were dumb enough to waste a 1st round pick on Tebow.

The same argument you made could be used in a heartbeat against you...not making the playoffs lead to 1st round picks like Von Miller, Demaryius Thomas, and Ryan Clady

Franchise building core players with the right QB. Half the busts you claim were players taken while hoping to find the right guy. Once you have them you put as much talent around your centerpiece as possible. The Saints do not have the right amount of talent to compete with the teams in the playoffs right now. They are fundamentally lacking from being prosperous in any way in this post season.

A good draft and a proper off season would put the Saints right back in the thick of the NFC chase.

Making the playoffs and possibly lucking into a win would diminish just how crappy this team was all season.

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Posted by CocoLoco

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 1/4/15 at 1:13 pm to TTsTowel

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I'm sorry, but winning a playoff game is much more important that the 13th pick in the NFL Draft

Agreed. I would take the playoff win anyway. It would add to Brees' legacy, which is important. When you have a player of his caliber you want him to get as much success as possible. Plus, you never know what could happen in the playoffs. I do believe they would've beaten the Cardinals. GB orSeattle? Likely not. But it would've been fun to at least see what could happen.

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Kenny Vaccaro?

Going to hold off judgement on him for now. He was outstanding as a rookie. He played nickel, safety, corner, even some linebacker last season and was extremely productive. The biggest thing I saw out of him was how sure of a tackler he was. I think the change of scheme and having Byrd miss nearly all of the season seriously hurt not only Vaccarro but the defense as a whole. I do think KV could end up being an elite caliber safety. The defense needs a legit number 2 corner, another OLB and DT/DE, but there is some talent there to flip it around, we saw it happen in 2013.