Hypothetical: if the Saints have the #1 Overall Pick

If you picking 1, you obviously need qb…that’s the pick

This isn’t considered a strong draft. Nobody is going to want to trade up and give us extra picks to jump up to draft…who?

We need more than a QB. The QBs in this draft like Mendoza, Simpson, Mateer, etc. are likely low ceiling QBs that aren’t much better than what we have. They will fail the same way our current ones will. Sellers is the high risk/high reward QB, but you need to have patience with him and make big roster moves to make him successful.

IMO, if you have 1.1 you take the best WR (Tyson, Tate, Brazell) or best pass rusher (Bain, Faulk, Woods). If you have the 4th or 5th pick, feel free to take Downs or a CB. We need all of it.

I was in favor of that strategy but with how bad Rattler has been, and how bad Shough COULD be the rest of the season, I don’t know. I feel like you still need talent on the roster and there’s no guarantee - if you pass on QB this time - that there will be a good one the following year.

If you traded the 1 pick for more picks instead of taking Mendoza, you’re essentially punting another season in hopes Arch, Sellers, Lagway or someone else develops out of the blue. And right now, it seems like all three of those guys don’t just need 1 more year but perhaps 2-3. It could all be a moot point because I think the Jets finish with the 1 but it could lead to some hard decisions if the Saints end up with the top pick

I think it’s more about how Shough looks and commands the offense than numbers or wins per se. if he looks comparable to Rattler, that might be good enough. Rattler has a full year more of pro experience than Shough. Have to assess Shough’s projected development in year 2.

While I like the idea of trading down, you have to find somebody who’s willing to trade up and give up what you’re looking for. That might not be easy.

I’d rather draft best available. If that’s a QB and you think you need one, great. If not, don’t force it.

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I think the more successful trend is to get good pieces around a FA vet QB.

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I’ve pointed this out several times on this board.

This will be said a lot between now and the draft and its simple.
If the HC and the FO believe there is a franchise QB available with the pic you don't hesitate.

In order:

You draft QB1
Or Entertain Trade down
Bain Jr would be fallback.

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I think the more successful trend is to get good pieces around a FA vet QB.

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I’ve pointed this out several times on this board.

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I've gotten crucified for saying that I like the idea of drafting anything but QB in upcoming drafts and finding a diamond in the rough FA QB.

You see guys like Baker/D.Jones/Sam Darnold in the last year or 2 be somewhat cheap FA options that can win games on a good roster. There were other guys in the years prior to this also that were FA guys that did well on a new team.

I'm not saying that it's easy to do, but if Kellen Moore doesn't like anyone to draft top 3 this upcoming draft, it's a good option to consider looking at someone that is currently in the NFL.

We're rebuilding, and that's going to take more than one year. I'd rather trade down for more draft capital, build other areas of the team and hire a veteran QB until the 2027/2028 draft.

After mortgaging the team's soul for the last few years with Brees through Carr, I expected a rebuild to take 2-3 years once we actually started.

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The QBs in this draft like Mendoza, Simpson, Mateer, etc. are likely low ceiling QBs that aren’t much better than what we have. They will fail the same way our current ones will.

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This is retarded. The QBs we have weren’t particularly good QBs in college. Rattler is undersized with questionably leadership abilities. Shough was injury prone and inaccurate in college. Neither are capable runners to make up for these issues.

Mendoza is having an incredible college career, has ideal size, and by all accounts checks all leadership and intelligence boxes you could ask for in a QB. He is getting better each year in college. He is absolutely a guy you take 1 overall when you suck.