Don't get me wrong, it's not like I think McCown is actually a good QB. As a fan, if Brees were to go down, I'd much rather see Griffin step in, than McCown.

But if you're planning on keeping Griffin, why in the hell do you waste a 3rd rd pick on another young QB, when there are plenty of holes on this team? I'm just trying to make sense of that.

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Posted by JeffG20

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Posted on 8/15/15 at 11:22 pm to Scoob

I agree with that it doesnt make a heck of a lot of sense. I'm just not sure McCowns experience is of any use to us. At the very least if we get rid of Griffin maybe we can grab a later round pick for him. 5-6th maybe.

I think we could keep 3 QB's again though and give Mccown the boot. Yea, we dont have much in the experience department but the general consensus seems to be we are screwed anyway.

Griffin feels like he can be a very good backup in the league. So why not let that be for us. We can all agree that GG is the guy for our future, I just think we can have both guys with Griffin as out back up of the future more or less. I'm sure we will have to make a decision at some point and we could at least get a little value for Griffin.

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Posted by BigBrod81

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Posted on 8/16/15 at 12:01 am to Scoob

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But if you're planning on keeping Griffin, why in the hell do you waste a 3rd rd pick on another young QB, when there are plenty of holes on this team?

Because quarterback develop just like any other position, is crap shoot. Iron sharps iron. The more talent, you have on the roster at the position, the better the chances are you will have a quality starter post Brees by making them compete against each other.

Stop looking at the Grayson pick as waste. Even if he doesn't pan out down the road, so team will give us a pick for him in return just because of where he was drafted & him learning under Payton. It may not be a 3rd rounder but it could be a 4th or 5th if he continues to look decent in preseason.

The same scenario can be said about Griffin. Just last season, the Rams tried to claim him off the practice squad yet he chose to stick with the Saints. There will be interest from other teams if he continues to play well.

Payton has openly expressed that he follows closely what the Patriots do in terms of their roster. Look at the Mallett & Garoppolo picks for them. Mallett didn't pan out yet the Pats were able to get a pick in return from a QB hungry Texans team. It's still early on with Garoppolo but we'll see what he's made of once the season begins.

In the end, there will be some tough decisions to made at the position once preseason ends. I'm glad I'm not the one having to make it.