Two part draft question:

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1) What would it take to trade up from 14 to 9? (

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3 firsts and Lou Hedley

There are several OT’s we probably want.

There are QB’s who we could take if one dropped (even though I like Carr).

There are Dlineman and impact WR’s we could target also.

So yes, anything could happen lol.

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I want no part in another trade up in the first.

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Oh I agree but it's not what we want but what Mickey has a history of doing.

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1.14 + player for 1.9.

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14 + Lattimore for 9?

It would likely pin them into picking a Cb at 9 unless one of the top two OT's fell.

I doubt that trade up for a QB, not that we don't need it but a future QB to sit on the bench for a season does not thing to improve the ream chances at success in 2024.

Not sure any of the edge guys are worth #9 considering that may all be available at 14. If Nabors was there at 9 that would be a huge get.

Joe Alt
LAIATU LATU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu

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Joe Alt

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Will go in the top 3 or 4

Alt likely goes top 10, but I don’t think he goes top 3.

There is some good depth in this class in the top 20 picks. I posted this before, but this draft kind of reminds me of 2011 where guys like Cam Jordan, Cameron Heyward, JJ Watt, Robert Quinn and Mike Pouncy went outside the top 10.

I’d suspect Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Bowers, Alt, Harrison Jr., and Olumuyiwa Fashanu go top 10.


Some really good players like Verse, Taliese Fuaga, Nabors, Coleman, Kool-Aid, Chop Robinson, both DT from Texas and some other really good players will be available in the top 25.

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I’d suspect Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Bowers, Alt, Harrison Jr., and Olumuyiwa Fashanu go top 10.

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I'd make a move to get to #9 if this were I were pretty sure of getting one of these players. Even if I had to give up draft capital next year, you can always make moves to recoup that capital. With the possibility of the Saints losing Hurst, Peat and Ram in this offseason that have to invest in top notch talent on the O-line. Probably a high draft pick and FA depth. They do need another edge rusher but I think they can get that in the later rounds or even a big FA move.

Saints don't need to be trading up unless a QB falls to a reasonably priced pick before them.

Otherwise, take BPA.

I'm not interested in selling any more of this team's future for another middle of the road season.

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For one, Alt and Fashanu are top LTs The rest are RT's that mayne can play LT.

Second, there's a sizable talet dip between Alt and Fashanu and the rest of the field.

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It’s too early to say that. Maybe after the combine a gulf develops, but it’s too early to say one guy is way better than another.

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Not that there won't be some of the other guys that develop into solid players but O-line is kinda a desperate position for the Saints

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I’m all for taking a lineman with our first pick. But the Saints are desperate at OT, OG, DE and DT. If Lattimore is not here next year, we are also somewhat desperate at CB.

If you can take Verse, Dallas or Robinson with the first pick to get a pass rusher and then find someone who can play OT, that’s better for the team overall if the talent at DE or DT is a bigger drop off in the second.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to get Alt or Fashanu, but we have other needs and can’t burn draft capital on a certain player. If anything, I’d burn a draft pick to get back into the end of the first and land an OT and DE.