re: saints trade into 7th and pick Tommy Stevens QB Mississippi state

From 2017

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Teammates didn’t know what to expect when the Indiana native enrolled in Happy Valley. They assumed he could pass — he was a scholarship quarterback, after all — and they saw how he could move while competing against Trace McSorley in camp. But the catches? The on-the-spot improvisations? The overall versatility?

“He’s kind of surprised me,” Gesicki said earlier this month. “He’s a weapon for us — whatever he’s doing.”

Said wideout Juwan Johnson: “He brings everything to the table. He can catch the ball; he can throw the ball. He can pretty much do whatever.”

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McSorley remembered Stevens often telling the staff, “I’ll do whatever you want me to do.” And he was confident enough that he never backed down when a new challenge came up. “He’s the type of player if you told him to play defense, he would,” McSorley added.

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I mean he's just a camp body right, he's a 3rd day pick

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Exactly. Melting over a 7th round pick is beyond tarded.

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bullshite. They could have strapped him up against a pole and put a gun to his head if they really wanted to sign him. Saints are so STUPID!

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I'm not certain... but I'm pretty sure that that's literally illegal


now the Saints have his rights and he can't sign elsewhere

why is everyone freakign out? what have they done int he draft the last few years that has been so fricking bad, that we have to be concerned? relax, lets see how it shakes out - we all may be surprised.

Taysom was never drafted. Maybe Stevens can be a RB, WR, TE hybrid. He’s certainly athletic, but not a good QB

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Im pretty sure the saints arent taking a qb in the 7th fricking round with the plan of him being the starter bruh

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I know,I have not laughed so hard since New England picked that Michigan guy in the 6th round about 20 years ago when they already had a pretty good quarterback.

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Stevens transferred to Mississippi State in 2019 after playing at Penn State the previous four years. During that time, he worked with then-assistant coach Joe Brady on a package of plays that featured him running the ball and catches passes. A few years later, Brady expanded that package with Hill in New Orleans before taking his own path to a prominent role in the NFL.



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The 6-foot-5, 236-pound Stevens planned to work out at both tight end and wide receiver at the Bulldogs’ pro day, which was cancelled because of the coronavirus. He still went through a virtual workout at his training facility in Florida and sent video to every team in the NFL, but he’s happy with where he landed.

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Traded 2021 6th
lets the idiots melting down recommence.

Isn’t this the kid that sent video of himself running routes because the Saints requested it?

Too bad they can’t both wear 7