Bucky Brooks 1st Mock - Saints get Roquan Smith

I guess the big question at that point would be, why the drop?

He won’t drop, Brooks is just one of the biggest morons on tv right now.

Reasons for a 'drop'

1. Linebackers typically go lower than they should
2. We (at least I don't) have no idea how he's going to physically perform
3. We (at least I don't) have no idea how he'll do in classroom/interview setting

Years ago, everyone thought Jarvis Jones was a sure-fire top 5 selection at this point. So while it looks as if Roquan will be off the board by the time we select, I don't think it'd be shocking given that we don't know that much right now. If you look back to past mock drafts around this time period, there's a lot of shite projections.

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I kinda see either the OT from Oklahoma

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Why?

We got Lattimore 7 spots past his projection. Let's not act like it's impossible, but Brooks doesn't know wtf he's talking about 80% of the time

LB is a better position to address in FA - typically the market favors buyers.

Would love Roquan obviously, but pass rusher is a more coveted position for Rd 1.

Roquan would be literally the best pick the Saints could add in this draft besides Bradley Chubb. Unfortunately he won’t be there that late. I’ll be shocked if he makes it out of the teens. He’s a guy you go up and trade for though, we just likely won’t since we’re already lacking a 2nd. At this point we should be getting familiar with the next tier of LBs. I want to take a front 7 player unless there’s a WR or QB that we can’t pass up

If someone would have mocked Reuben Foster to #31 in January of last year, everyone would have thought that mock drafter was nuts. A lot can happen between now and the draft.

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I guess the big question at that point would be, why the drop?

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Because csp gave him some Marijuana before his utox at the combine.