re: Why was Coach Payton on the phone with Foster before we picked?

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Foster said they called and asked whether he was in Louisiana, Baton Rouge, he said no Miami and then they told him to put his girlfriend on the line.

Not sure why they would ask him if he was in Baton Rouge.

ETA - Fosters girlfriend is from Baton Rouge apparently

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They called to ask her if she was an LSU fan. When they found out she was, they leaked their interest in Foster so they wouldn't have to pick him. The Saints don't draft LSU players or players who have girlfriends that like LSU.

Since the Saints really planned to draft an OT and they knew Seattle needed an OT, they could have purposely leaked their interest in Foster hoping a team would trade with Seattle. This way the Saints get the OT they want before Seattle selects one. If that was their real plan, then it worked well.