re: Lester Earl mock draft 1.0

I like it cause it's a contrarian take as far as names that haven't showed on here over and over.

Pretty realistic to me

Love the Leggett pick

But could be a locker room cancer and hurt the team also.

In the later rounds in my opinion I am looking your potential but would not risk the locker room for it.

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I'm fine with it but this place would be in full on melt

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To be fair, this board is going to melt hard when we don't pick the same 3-5 names that have been regurgitated here for the last 4 months, like every draft.

Your draft blows

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We're not going to take a cornerback with the 11th pick. Cornerback is the deepest position in the draft this year.

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couple thoughts here

after reviewing the board for weeks now, I feel like we are in no mans land at 11. We are likely going to miss out on the big time DL' & safeties that i mentioned in my 2nd choice. If one of them falls, then we can justifiably take them at 11. Ideally we trade back and look at Barnett or one of the CBs, but knowing the Saints, they are more likely to trade up into the top 10 and grab a player they like.

If we keep the pick, the best value here will be at LB. ie Reuben Foster or newly talked about Hasaon Reddick. However I have a feeling we are comfortable with our LBs. I think both of those guys could give us solid time in year 1.

However our best bet would be to look at the CB, being its our biggest need, especially if the Butler trade doesnt happen. We need to come away with 2 CBs in the top 3 rounds if that is the case.

Conley is well built (6'0" 190), fast (4.45), and has long arse arms (33"). He has good pedigree and is arguably the highest upside player at the position.



as for the Speedy Noil pick, frick guys its a 7th round pick. The dude is worth a look at WR being that he can play the slot and is also athletic enough to play the outside. There arent guys available that late with such a dynamic athletic profile.

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1.11 Gareon Conley, CB Ohio State

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Didn't Bucky or someone from NFLN mock him there?

Don't lie, that's the only reason you picked him. It's cute though.

I do like Conley in the sense of you just never know with the Saints. We always tend to have a big name on the board and go elsewhere. This is kind of why I preach Reddick from Temple, small school stud who doesn't talk and lets his play do the talking.

Last season was the first time in a while where the pick ended up being who most expected it to be. Most here had Rankins as the pick, most analysts as well.