What is the board's opinion of Jeff Ireland

He is an asset to the team... You can't hit on all the picks.. Look at the 2014 draft... Wasn't Brandon Cooks the only one on the team at the start of the 2015 season?

Ireland joined the Saints in 2015. Here are his drafts:

2016
Sheldon Rankins | Round 1, Pick 12
DT, Louisville
Michael Thomas | Round 2, Pick 47
WR, Ohio State
Vonn Bell | Round 2, Pick 61
S, Ohio State
David Onyemata | Round 4, Pick 120
DT, Manitoba
Daniel Lasco | Round 7, Pick 237
RB, California

2017
Marshon Lattimore | Round 1, Pick 11
CB, Ohio State
Ryan Ramczyk | Round 1, Pick 32
T, Wisconsin
Marcus Williams | Round 2, Pick 42
S, Utah
Alvin Kamara | Round 3, Pick 67
RB, Tennessee
Alex Anzalone | Round 3, Pick 76
LB, Florida
Trey Hendrickson | Round 3, Pick 103
OLB, Florida Atlantic
Al-Quadin Muhammad | Round 6, Pick 196
DE, Miami (FL)

2018
Marcus Davenport | Round 1, Pick 14
DE, Texas-San Antonio
Tre’Quan Smith | Round 3, Pick 91
WR, Central Florida
Rick Leonard | Round 4, Pick 127
T, Florida State
Natrell Jamerson | Round 5, Pick 164
S, Wisconsin
Kamrin Moore | Round 6, Pick 189
CB, Boston College
Boston Scott | Round 6, Pick 201
RB, Louisiana Tech
Will Clapp | Round 7, Pick 245
C, LSU

2019
Erik McCoy | Round 2, Pick 48
C, Texas A&M
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson | Round 4, Pick 105
S, Florida
Saquan Hampton | Round 6, Pick 177
S, Rutgers
Alize Mack | Round 7, Pick 231
TE, Notre Dame
Kaden Elliss | Round 7, Pick 244
LB, Idaho

2020
Cesar Ruiz | Round 1, Pick 24
C, Michigan
Zack Baun | Round 3, Pick 74
LB, Wisconsin
Adam Trautman | Round 3, Pick 105
TE, Dayton
Tommy Stevens | Round 7, Pick 240
QB, Mississippi State

2021
Payton Turner | Round 1, Pick 28
DE, Houston
Pete Werner | Round 2, Pick 60
LB, Ohio State
Paulson Adebo | Round 3, Pick 76
CB, Stanford
Ian Book | Round 4, Pick 133
QB, Notre Dame
Landon Young | Round 6, Pick 206
T, Kentucky
Kawaan Baker | Round 7, Pick 255
WR, South Alabama

2022
Chris Olave | Round 1, Pick 11
WR, Ohio State
Trevor Penning | Round 1, Pick 19
OT, Northern Iowa
Alontae Taylor | Round 2, Pick 49
CB, Tennessee
D’Marco Jackson | Round 5, Pick 161
LB, Appalachian State
Jordan Jackson | Round 6, Pick 194
DT, Air Force

2023
Bryan Bresee | Round 1, Pick 29
DT, Clemson
Isaiah Foskey | Round 2, Pick 40
EDGE, Notre Dame
Kendre Miller | Round 3, Pick 71
RB, TCU
Nick Saldiveri | Round 4, Pick 103
OL, Old Dominion
Jake Haener | Round 4, Pick 127
QB, Fresno State
Jordan Howden | Round 5, Pick 146
S, Minnesota
A.T. Perry | Round 6, Pick 195
WR, Wake Forest



2016 & 2017 are all time legendary drafts.
2018 is pretty much a flop. Some potential, but not much production.
2019 is a good draft. It’s too bad we couldn’t keep CJGJ and Ellis, but McCoy is a good starter.
2020 was Covid, so no combine or interviews like normal. Ruiz has become serviceable. Baun is just misused.
For 2021, Turner is a bust. But Werner and Adebo are good starters. Young is a good backup considering he was a 6th round pick.
2022 is kinda hit and miss. Olave and Taylor are really good. But Penning has been terrible. And Jackson has been MIA.
Too early to tell on 2023, but Bresee looks really really good while Howden, Saldiveri, Perry and Miller have contributed and look promising. Foskey is MIA so far.



I came into this thread thinking his drafts have fallen off a lot. Turner, Penning and Davenport are disappointments considering how high they were drafted. But overall, he’s done really good. But this is really a make or break draft as we need to hit and hit big this year.

Thank You

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What is the board's opinion of Jeff Ireland

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things drastically improved in our drafts ever since he came here.

maybe they need to move on from him, but i dont see why, and i cant trust what the FO thinks is correct

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I came into this thread thinking his drafts have fallen off a lot. Turner, Penning and Davenport are disappointments considering how high they were drafted. But overall, he’s done really good. But this is really a make or break draft as we need to hit and hit big this year.

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People who criticize Ireland expect every draft pick to hit, which literally does not happen anywhere or on any team. We've had some bad drafts, but pretty much any analysis out there you can find shows we are a top 5-7 drafting team since Ireland got here. All things considered, even with a few bad years, I'll take it. The chances of getting better in this area if we flip the scouting department are very low.

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Ruiz has become serviceable.

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That’s being kind…..he’s still pretty terrible for a 1st rd pick with this many snaps. I still don’t like the extension they gave him, but hopefully it works out

I think Irelands drafting problem isn’t even an Ireland problem

If the team says we are drafting to support Carr which after an adjustment to his contract will be implied…it’s not Irelands fault for not drafting a QB…and trying to draft what fits his needs

We don’t know what Irelands stances on Davenport or Turner were…they fit the team profile of what we want for DE…that’s it in terms of what we know

I’m not giving him a full pass but if Sean or Mickey, or even DA based on the autonomy given to him call shots and want something it’s your job to give the, what you think is the best option. Your kind of pinned into a corner

Don’t mention his name remember this is all Pete and Allens fault . Players and contracts situation have nothing to do with it! Remember players make coaches .

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trading up 2 weeks before the draft even happens? That’s still the dumbest shite this FO has ever pulled off, and they have a long list of dumb shite.

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This will never make sense. If you are trying to get the #1 spot because you know you are drafting a certain player; sure by all means. But to do it so you can draft outside of the top 10 is one of the most illogical moves because you have no idea who will be there when it's time to draft.

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I wonder if Jeff Ireland agrees with the Saints always trading away pics to move up? Is that a Loomis thing alone, or is that an Ireland recommendation?

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Really interesting question.

I would hope that there was some consensus, it must be nice to have so much job security there as opposed to the majority of the rest of the NFL (where ownership expects results and is actually trying to win).