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re: Saints ranked #1 team at drafting since 2006.
Posted on 5/2/26 at 5:22 pm to ned nederlander
Posted on 5/2/26 at 5:22 pm to ned nederlander
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My guess is the saints have also made the fewest picks of anyteam over this span. I wish the saints kept and acquired more picks.
The Saints had one of the better rosters for a long time. It doesn’t make sense to draft players who can’t even make the team.
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Posted on 5/2/26 at 9:03 pm to Chad504boy
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2021: #26 draft class - 52% below expected (none)
2022: #28 draft class - 49% below expected (Chris Olave #14)
2023: #30 draft class - 86% below expected (none)
2024: #20 draft class - (none)
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this is going to trigger a lot of folks around here
So we are suppose to be excited about this stretch, because of great drafts in the past? 2006 is one of the best drafts in franchise history, by 2021 those guys we’re retired.
Posted on 5/2/26 at 9:10 pm to Seeker
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We do. However this also indicates that we weren’t as bad in the other years as many believe.
You might want to check the 2021-2024 stretch (25,28,30, 20) again. Also note that shitty drafts coincides with Payton leaving. 2025 certainly looks promising especially if Shough continues to develop. But anyone that thinks criticism over that last few years wasn’t warranted is just a blind homer making excuses
This post was edited on 5/2/26 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 5/3/26 at 9:15 am to H-Town Tiger
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You might want to check the 2021-2024 stretch (25,28,30, 20) again. Also note that shitty drafts coincides with Payton leaving
Payton was here for the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 drafts. Awful. Those depleted the team plus the covid cap restrictions limited our ability in FA
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 9:28 am
Posted on 5/3/26 at 9:57 am to Proximo
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Payton was here for the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 drafts. Awful.
Going off the OP the 2019 draft was #2 and 2020 #10, can’t have it both ways.
No one will hit every single draft but 2006 and 2017 are all time drafts for the franchise (81 and 86 are the others) and Payton was a big part of those. The 21-24 drafts were terrible and he left after 21. The point the rah rah fans don’t get is the franchise was in bad shape and trending down, the evidence is clear in not just these draft rankings but the on field outcome. Hopefully they turned the corner with 25-26 but pointing to an arbitrary 20 period does not invalidate the criticism of the last 4-5 years
Posted on 5/3/26 at 10:08 am to H-Town Tiger
Maybe the coaches are a much bigger part of the draft process than the GM?
Drafts under Sean Payton:
Drafts under Dennis Allen:
Drafts under Kellen Moore:
Drafts under Sean Payton:
Drafts under Dennis Allen:
Drafts under Kellen Moore:
Posted on 5/3/26 at 10:30 am to saintsfan92612
Maybe the head coach actually matters.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 10:36 am to htran90
Riiight
Posted on 5/3/26 at 10:53 am to saintsfan92612
This list is crap, they have Penning graded as a C and Bresee as a D. Penning during his time with the Saints just didn’t work out at all.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 10:54 am to H-Town Tiger
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The point the rah rah fans don’t get is the franchise was in bad shape and trending down, the evidence is clear in not just these draft rankings but the on field outcome. Hopefully they turned the corner with 25-26 but pointing to an arbitrary 20 period does not invalidate the criticism of the last 4-5 years
Yes it does invalidate the criticism... You have like 10+ franchises that have done nothing for 10+ years with even better draft picks. If we were behind NYJ, LVR, ARI, MIA, CLE, TEN then sure. If we were the worst/ least promising team in our division then sure.
I don't care if we made a few stupid decisions, teams do that every year. Some of those teams continue to do that for 20 years. Other teams find their franchise QB within 5 years of a SB winning franchise QB leaving.
Packers, Patriots, and Saints won SB's and found their next guy within a few years.
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 11:07 am
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