re: Who Is Your 3RD RD Pick? Any #59's still around?

mentioned Tez Wilson and how his stock went to the downside... last year this time I was revving up the Aldon Smith train for the Saints pick. At the time it was a reasonable idea. He then blew up the Combine and became a top 10 pick.

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there are a fair number of players in that range that should be able to make an immediate impact if we draft them

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agree. What gets tricky is when a team focuses as strongly on value (BPA) as the Saints, THAT does not always translate to immediate impact. Jimmy Graham is a supreme example of an investment pick over some that might have had more immediate impact. Bushrod, Strief, Charles Brown, PRob, Romeus, etc were all much stronger picks for future return than immediate impact also.

Of those players reviewed I liked David, Lewis, or even Wagner with thought of them coming in and taking over at an OLB spot. Bruce Irvin might not be near the immediate impact level. But he might have Freeney-esque type potential to show after a year or two. Those kind of investment picks usually do not stir as much excitement from fans but I think most of the whodat nation is coming to trust the FO that has got us to this place in the past few years.