I'd bet Payton does not select a WR in the first round; it's not going to happen. Why? Payton's ego won't let him. He is considered the preeminent offensive coach in the league...a "genius". A genius is suppose to know every aspect of the subject matter he commands. What's the point? Robert Meachem. Payton made a mistake in selecting Meachem; he never really lived up to the billing and should have never been selected in the 1st round (hell, the guy needed an operation and everyone knew before the draft). Payton got too cute with the pick and it backfired on him.

Picking Colston,Moore and now Stills, more than anything, have added to Payton's reputation of building a system capable of inserting "plug and play" WRs with late round or undrafted players. That's the sort of stuff that gets the media putting you in the "genius" category. I expect that approach will continue. Will they take Landry if he's there in the 3rd? Maybe. He's not taking a WR in the 1st.

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Posted by BigBrod81

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Posted on 4/7/14 at 11:09 am to adono

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I'd bet Payton does not select a WR in the first round; it's not going to happen. Why? Payton's ego won't let him. He is considered the preeminent offensive coach in the league...a "genius".

Umm.....no. Yes, Payton has an ego & he believes in his system but at the same time, I find it hard to believe that Payton wasn't truly frustrated with the play & production from the receivers last season.

For a coach who has preached dictating pace & tempo from his offense his entire tenure in New Orleans, it had to be almost a nightmare for him to see his offense fail to do so last season. He had to be like a kid with ADD, locked in a room for hours with no meds. It had to drive him nuts at times. He & Brees will want to get back to aggressively being able to attack defenses through the air & the only way to do that is to upgrade the receiver position.

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Posted by TigerBait1127

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Posted on 5/8/14 at 10:13 pm to adono

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I'd bet Payton does not select a WR in the first round; it's not going to happen. Why? Payton's ego won't let him. He is considered the preeminent offensive coach in the league...a "genius". A genius is suppose to know every aspect of the subject matter he commands. What's the point? Robert Meachem. Payton made a mistake in selecting Meachem; he never really lived up to the billing and should have never been selected in the 1st round (hell, the guy needed an operation and everyone knew before the draft). Payton got too cute with the pick and it backfired on him.