re: The Saints draft could have been so much better

Did you even read the rest of my post?

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We had a chance to draft Tunsil and passed.

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If we would have drafted Tunsil, I would have been pissed.

I loved our first 4 picks, although I don't know if we needed to trade up for the DT, seems we could have sat still and landed him. Although Loomis made comment he felt like he wouldn't make it to the Saints pick. I'll admit, I don't know anything about him except what has come out since we drafted him. The other first 3 picks I know, and really liked the picks.

I don't disagree with that, but again, I think you could have found your reserve safety from a large pool of camp castaways that would have been every bit as good as Bell. At least it would have been easier to do this than find a starting guard that's better tha Jahri and Lelito. JMO

I'd almost rather see us reach for a player and keep the additional pick than trade up so much, but that's just me.

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It's hard not to like this draft. It's one of the better drafts we have had over the past 7 or 8 years. Yet some people are still bitching. I'm convinced those people would complain even if we took the players they are advocating for now.

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I still think 2015 was our best draft

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We got a great DT which we needed. We needed a WR (it's not a luxury, we needed a damn WR) and got one the coaches liked. Byrd will be gone next year, so we got his replacement this year. We took a gamble on an athletic freak of a DE which we need. At that late in the draft, it's worth the risk. And Lasco will replace Sunsari and Murphy and can be a backup to Spiller when he's injured. Oh yeah, and he's a damn 7th rounder. Not a bad pick either.

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Agree on DT and WR. I don't think Byrd is going anywhere, honestly I think he will play out his contract. Lasco, I think he will be one of those mystery rookie IR candidates.

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The people moaning and complaining are miserable know-it-alls who find it easier to complain and criticize than be patient and let things play out. They would have complained and started 20 threads about us picking Deuce McCallister when we already had Ricky Williams on the team. But that seemed to work out ok for us in the end.

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Agree

True. It tends to spiral too. This year for example. Do we need to give away more picks to trade up for the Canadian DT if we still had a 4th rounder to draft him with earlier?

The world may never know.

Have you even looked at the roster. They have a ton of depth and in no way is a players production in college 100% proof they will be successful in the pros.

Payton is a good coach but that doesn't mean we like everything about the team. After ten years I am resigned that McMahon and Bill Johnson will not be leaving and that we may never see a trade down and continued trades up with this FO.