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The right thing would be for Dumars to resign and take Weaver with him.

This won’t hold. It’s unconstitutional. Just an attempt to gain cheap points with sports fans who are uninformed.
This is basically an employer vs labor issue. You can’t force someone to work under conditions that you unilaterally create. Especially when it is restricting movement and salaries.
The solution is and has always been to make college athletes employees under contract. What is allowed in contracts is collectively bargained. Fair for both sides.

He’s not elite! Just bc he’s highly rated in this class doesn’t mean he’s elite. He doesn’t and cannot play the run.

So, the NFL and the union for the pro referees are at an impasse. The NFL has announced that they are getting college refs to fill the gaps. Has anyone heard or know how that works? Are they going to do double duty (ref on Sat and NFL on Sunday)? Are conferences going to drop down to lower conferences to get refs to replace those lost to NFL?
SEC refs are not great to begin with. Could the SEC end up w replacement refs as a result of NFL?

I think we all agree that WR is a need. The issue is that it isn’t the best use of capital to get one at 8. This draft is deep at WR. But, it lacks the ultra elite talent. Olave is probably better than the top 3 prospects. So, using the 8th pick on a 2nd receiver isn’t great value. We can get a WR at 42 and even take a late round flyer on a WR who drops to strengthen the bottom of the WR depth chart.
I hope we trade down or go defense

I think Bailey is a little too one-trick pony. He could be great but I want a safer player. The spread between his ceiling and floor is too great for me.

A report is out that some teams are proposing and supporting a 5 year window for trading draft picks ( currently it is 3 years).
I think this is an awful idea. The current 3 year model prevents bad GM’s from doing too much damage to their franchise. I think this a huge factor in how the NFL is able to keep competitive balance. The NBA allows teams to trade picks so far in the future that it is madness.
I do not trust Loomis or any future GM of the Saints to not bankrupt the team’s future by blowing future picks. Even in the current system, Mickey has traded away more picks than any other team due to lopsided trades. I hate the idea that he could be empowered to throw away more to trade up for the next Marcus Davenport.

The Downs option. I think the knee issue is overblown and he is a blue chip player in a draft that is lacking blue chips

It’s fun to see us get involved in early free agency again. But, I’m trying to temper expectations. It’s easy to think we just signed 4 all-pros, but these guys were available for a reason and have weaknesses.

Edwards- best signing and biggest need. Buffalo let him go due to salary cap limitations likely. Downside with Edwards is that his run blocking isn’t on the same level as his pass protection.

Etinenne- solid back. Not very good in pass protection. May need a better blocker in on some 3rd down packages bc of limitations in blocking.


Fant- we are his 4th team and is 28 years old. Usually doesn’t happen with above average players. His blocking is inconsistent and he’s not dynamic in the passing game.


Punter- idk if this guy is good but he has to be better than what we have had the last few years. I take the fact that we had to spend to get a punter to be an indictment on the FO failures. Punter should be a position you pick up quality college free agents or use a late pick and let them grow into a quality player/contract (ie Morstead). We’ve just done an awful job at picking up the right young guys.

Not trying to be negative. We are better. Just trying to be grounded.

I don’t think Bernard is worth a top 50 pick. He is solid, but not special. Scouting reports that ive read is that he profiles as a 3rd receiver for most teams. We can get a 3rd option type receiver later in the draft

I was out on Bain when I heard the following fact:
No defensive lineman with his arm measurements has gotten 10+ sacks in a season since 1998!
Maybe he’s an anomaly that breaks the 27 year streak….but do you want to gamble a top 10 pick on that possibility? I don’t.