re: Why do we trust the FO?

I see this draft shaking out more similarly to the 2016 draft. We will find ways to move up into the first 3 rounds, similar to what Bone just alluded to in terms of finding top 80 talent. Giving up future draft picks to try and acquire a few picks to get us to the SB with Brees seems to fit more in line with where we are at than drafting for pure depth. We have enough young players that we will eventually have to pay them in the next few years.

We have a more pressing need to make sure we get at least one immediate impact player from this draft, and the chances of that are better by getting more early round picks. Thing is, we won’t trade back to do it. So we will either have to package players we have now that are expendable, or we will have to mortgage future picks.