Here's an idea... Guess this year's Saints draft shocker!

whodatworm23 · Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 3570 Location: Nawlins

We spend a lot of time on here debating what and who the Saints should do or target this upcoming season. After locking up the 15th overall selection, we all kind of figure the Saints to address their defensive efficiencies with that selection in a deep draft class but if there is one thing I have realized after following this franchise throughout the years is that what we want as fans and what our needs are as a team really doesn’t matter to this front office come draft day.

For too long I have been disappointed in the first round by this organization and for too long I have been proven right. Countless of times and player after player from when we drafted players like Robert Meachem when I was screaming that people were sleeping on LaMarr Woodley, trading up for Sedrick Ellis when at the time I preferred to trade back and target Brandon Flowers, Drafting Malcolm Jenkins when it seemed like the football gods were smiling on us with Michael Others free fall, picking Patrick Robinson over Daryl Washington (whom the Saints were said to be really high on), They finally hit on Cameron Jordan but then followed it up with another miss by trading up to take Mark Ingram. The Trade up wasn’t the mistake… the mistake was selecting an offensive luxury when the other defender we were rumored to covet Muhammad Wilkerson was still on the board.

Of course all this is in hindsight but my point is that while we all have our own opinion on what or who the Saints should take or do at #15. History tells us that were all likely to come away from this year’s 1st round shocked and or disappointed to some degree.

So, having said that… we all know who the top prospects are but who is the prospect (based on what you as a fan have come to expect from the Saints scouting dept.) you could see the Saints coming out of nowhere to shock us all as their top pick?

Name your players and explain why he’s your choice…
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FLOODx · Joined: 26 Feb 2009 Posts: 6106 Location: New Orleans

I have to think that the Saints will draft some kind of playmaker on the defensive side of the ball. To predict who it will be is so tough, but I think it'll be a Safety. My prediction might change later on, but I see us signing a DE in FA, and possibly a CB. I think this draft is rather deep at DT, so that leaves us two choices at 15; S or OT, IMO. I think we go with a guy like Matt Elam that has good range, and can still stop the run near the LOS. My prediction will probably change once a week lol.. but as of now I'll go with Matt Elam.
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Porter22 · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:06 pm Post subject:

I'm not talking about our first rounder, but I could see us drafting Mathieu way earlier than some people would expect him to go!

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Harper41 · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:26 pm Post subject:

Porter22 · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:44 pm Post subject:

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FLOODx · Joined: 26 Feb 2009 Posts: 6106 Location: New Orleans

I like Honey Badger playing the Johnny Patrick role, since he was garbage last year. Maybe Spags will realize how terrible Jenkins is and start Quddus at FS. Elam and Quddus sounds much better than our current starters, IMO.
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Raves · Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 18036

Surprise pick... well it's going to be one of two player than.

TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
WR Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee

Eifert gives us a TE tandem on par with New England with better outside weapons while Patterson will give us a legit big deep threat.
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Harper41 · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:57 am Post subject:

So help me god, if we draft an offensive player in the first round, bad things will happen in my neck of the woods. Bad. Things.
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whodatworm23 · Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 3570 Location: Nawlins

wow_junky · Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Posts: 351

Our draft choices the last 5 years are the reason our D stinks, our only worthwhile, productive picks have been Nicks, Morstead, Graham, Jordan & Hicks. Wilson, Robinson & Porter are borderline.

If we picked an offensive player that isnt a tackle in the entire draft I'd be upset, especially if we blew a first on a WR or RB Shocked

FLOODx · Joined: 26 Feb 2009 Posts: 6106 Location: New Orleans

Does anyone know who Kiper has us taking in his new mock?

EDIT: Nevermind, just found out. He has us taking Hankins
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