Anyone else think compensatory picks are ridiculous?

only cause we never get them

No.

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We don't just build through the draft and are extremely aggressive in FA. That's why we never get them. No conspiracy. It's just that Payton and Loomis go with quality and knowns over quantity and unknowns.

So if you want to blame someone, blame Payton and Loomis for signing so many FAs year after year. Honestly I prefer it that way. Draft is a fricking crap shoot most of the time.

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The first part of the following was in response to someone saying they shouldn't give out 3rd rounders.

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While they are technically 3rd rounders they are really in between the 3rd and the 4th, and that is where most experts agree the talent starts getting shallow.

Basically if you lose a pro bowler you get a shot at what is normally projected to be a role player or low grade starter.

Only teams that feel they draft very well even attempt to purposely lose pro bowlers without replacing them. That's teams like SF, GB, Pitt, and Baltimore. In other words, the teams that got 3rd rounders this year.

I don't think any other teams intentionally try to get 3rd or 4th rounders.

Imo, the risk outweighs the reward, and the Saints agree with that and never try to get them on purpose. Despite them drafting pretty well, the draft is too much of a risk over just signing known FAs.

If they really want a player in the draft they will find a way to get him and not rely on comp picks to bolster their chances.

Sure this hurts the cap, but that's why we have the best in the business at navigating those waters.

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Main problem is we resigned just about all of our own UFAs. They chose to go with a lot of those guys on 1 year deals over getting a 6th or 7th for them.

Like I said, they value the known a lot more than late round unknowns, especially when you consider these are the same as 1 year rentals "traded" for late rounders.

Also these picks are the "rewards" people were asking for when saying it isn't fair that a team that drafts really well can lose all of their investment in 4 years when they bolt.

So we don't need another system because this one works just fine. You either resign your guys or get a small reward for your investments.

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