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Etienne's contract ranks 6th among RBs in average annual value. RB by committee is a bit of thing but RB along with QB & maybe TE are the only few positions that giving out 6th highest active contract at the position is "house" enough to negate drafting the same position at #8 overall. That's not to say Love isn't worth being drafted #8, but to me that's a luxury that we do not have when we need starters at Edge/DE, CB1, WR1, OG

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Also, Etienne’s contract guarantee is really just for 2yr 24 mil… they could move on in yr 3 for free if needed

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Wonder how much is this because this is what McShay believes will happen from his connections, or is it because he knows Loomis is aggressive and he’s just taking a chance to say he called it. Also makes me wonder if he has some leaks with AZ and this “guess” came about because Mickey was doing his usual let me call everyone above us to see what it may take to move up.

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He said it’s 2 things
1. He knows Arizona is desperate to trade back
2. Mickey has a history of trading up to get his guy

No actual intel

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I’d be a big fan of any of those picks so I hope this turns out to be true

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The injury stuff is scary… but Tyson just looks so much like Odell. Tate is solid but most drafts he’s probably closer to mid 20s..

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I keep seeing people mock Mike Washington or others in 3rd to 4th rd…

Maybe I’m alone but I think that’s a wasted pick. With our without Alvin, I think we have plenty of quality depth that’s cheap behind Etienne. Devin Neal and Estimee were solid and Kendre is as talented as it gets when healthy.

I’d rather completely skip that position and use it to stack assets on defense

With some injury luck 10-7 to 12-5
Bad injury luck 7-10 to 8-9

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This is crazy good content. Basically he looked at what Shough does best and what the Saints want to do, then broke down all the top WRs data to see who does what Shough excels at well and who does better at what he struggles with ( go routes )

Not going to list everything obviously but here’s his conclusion:


Here's what this comes down to. The Saints offense under Shough is built on short-to-intermediate efficiency with specific routes — outs, hitches, slants, posts — and it has specific holes: deep balls, go routes, play action.

The receivers who match what Shough already does well are Boston (the best hitch and short-game receiver in the group), Cooper (outs and hitches), Tate (elite across the board), and Tyson (the quick-game specialist). The receivers who fill the gaps are Tate (deep ball, play action), Lemon (explosive plays, vertical stretching) and Cooper (steady deep-ball production).

Tate is the only receiver who does both — matches Shough's strengths and addresses his weaknesses. Boston is the most well-rounded option and the only receiver who was productive against man coverage at a high level. Cooper is the closest to a pure scheme fit. Lemon adds the dimension the offense most lacks. Concepcion is the wild card. Bell is the safe but limited option. And Tyson brings elite production on the exact quick-game routes Shough runs most — with the open question being whether his intermediate and deep limitations were a product of Arizona State or a preview of the NFL. The film says it was more the offense than the player.

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But out of every position, CB, specifically nickel, is the biggest question mark right now. Maybe a combo of Blackmon and Sanker can help fill the void, but that remains to be seen. And outside CB depth is dire, as Yiadom took a huge step back last year, and both of our young guys still have growing pains moments.

If I had to rank them, it'd be CB, WR, OLB, then IOL as positions we need to still address, whether in the draft or in post draft FA. Other positions can be upgraded, but we at least have legit depth every else.

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what makes it really hard is we have a pretty good safety room, and Blackmon could be good as the 3rd safety nickel they want to use... we obviously need better depth at corner and could improve talent wise w the top 2..

but do you take Downs to play nickel or take Delane and hope Riley can play nickel?

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CB, Edge, WR, IOL I could see argument made for any of them being most needed.

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they seem to really like Simpkins and Radunz proved to be a good asset… I wouldn’t hate trying to find a future replacement for McCoy though.

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We use (2) DTs and a NT so that's 3 positions. 2/4 guys you listed could retire tomorrow if they wanted. DT: Bryan Bresee NT: Godchaux/ Ridgeway/ Boyd DT: Shepherd/ Rumph DE/ DT: Broughton/ Diggs DL is definitely the weakest. Diggs/ Broughton could end up at DE and maybe DT. Considering how underwhelming Bresee has been + contract year we may need 3 starters on the DL after next year.

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I think ideally Broughton can take over for Shepherd and you’d have him and Breese as your DTs with a run stuffing draft pick at NT, someone like Tim Kennan or Zavian Harris who should be around in rds 4-5

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