@SigmundBloom @DraftVogel I didn’t realize the amateur draft media community expected the league to listen to them. Is this a new thing?
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DNail
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Folks is shook because this draft is making every team draft like Bill Belichick
Consensus boards are for a theoretical team that has no particular culture/ethos/scheme/philosophy
These teams are drafting for a specific culture, etc so their boards are very different
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There’s a lot I like about this draft: Mickey avoided trading up; he addressed many of the lack of talent holes on the roster; made a good trade on a former 7th overall pick. Team has a lot of holes and it’s year 2 of the rebuild. Worried about CB.
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@RodWalkerNola @saintspelican23 So make one of them a true STAR instead a hybrid deal like they did with Alontae?
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I was one of the ones who didn't think CB was as much of a priority as most people did.
Figured Justin Reid and either Blackmon/Sanker would play safety and the other would fill in at Alontae's spot.
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@StevePalazzolo_ He was just being deferential to Stafford, didn’t want to look giddy at the idea of drafting the replacement for his MVP QB.
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@SaintsForecast Cashius Howell, a speed rushing OLB for a team that doesn’t have a speed rusher or any natural OLBs.
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Who’s your absolute dream pick for Saints at 42?
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I saw someone make the Odell Beckham Jr. comp the other day and now I can’t not see it. The ball tracking and vice grip hands obviously made OBJ elite elite, but the suddenness/smoothness and ability to flip momentum, glide and then explode instantly to top speed is so similar.
Ian Hartitz@Ihartitz
126 seconds of Jordyn Tyson creating easy separation
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@FreakyPeezy Keionte Scott is a guy, along with Treydan Stukes, who the Saints could be higher on than most because of scheme fit (the Alontae role).
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Best available for saints who pick at 42. 12 of these dudes will be there when saints pick
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@budrich17 I agree with your top 3 here, nice move including Moore. If you add Howell and TJ Parker there are 5 promising EDGE prospects on the board going into day 2. I can’t remember that happening before.
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@JeffDuncan_ There’s a hole in the lineup at outside corner, take Delane and move on
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The closer we get to the draft, the more it sounds like these seven players will be off the board when the Saints pick at 8: Mendoza, Reese, Love, Bailey, Downs, Tate and Styles. Not sure on order but those guys look like the clear -- if that's possible in this draft -- top 7.
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@maxtoscano1 @MattHarmon_BYB @RecepPerception Interesting. Drops are hard to unsee, easy to inflate.
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@MattHarmon_BYB and I talked about drops on the latest episode of the @RecepPerception show and he mentioned the piece he wrote back in 2016 about negativity bias over-inflating their significance
I was 16 then so I hadn’t read it. So good, drops aren’t real (🔗⬇️)
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Name an obscure Saint & we'll see if we can let you in
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@SaintsForecast @FreakyPeezy The 2 previous HC regimes were fixated on the big DE prototypes. Had to have them to run what they wanted and felt like if they didn’t draft them early they couldn’t get them. The team now has an odd front DC, will be interesting to see how it plays out
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Here’s my fear about Saints taking Bain, the Saints under Jeff Ireland have shown no ability at all to evaluate top 50 defensive ends/pass rushers. Irelands failures go back to trading up for Deion Jordan with Dolphins. And now you want me to trust them drafting the biggest arm length exception ever? Can’t do it
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@maxtoscano1 Did not expect to wake to Something Corporate on my timeline this AM
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Guy has great taste in music
scoob@MostCrucified
some guy at work is printing this insane poetry out at the photo counter 💀
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Looking for players/film to watch
Who is your sleeper pick in the 2026 draft?
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What’s your favourite song by Collective Soul?
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@BrianDeLuciaNFL I’m high on him. He weighed in 5 pounds less than McCoy but the narrative takes shape and all of a sudden he’s Emmanuel Forbes.
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Malik Muhammad is a lot of natural talent to be a #2 or elite sub-package defense. The lack of bulk limits some of the upside and must clean up some of the over-aggressiveness in his game. The right CB coach could bring out the best in him as a solid mid-late Day 2 pick.
Justin M@JustinM_NFL
Texas CB Malik Muhammad is one of my favorite DBs in the 2026 NFL Draft. NFL teams are taking notice. Tons of recent/upcoming meetings. Upcoming two-day visit with the Dallas Cowboys, plus more. Full details for NFL Draft On SI: si.com/nfl/draft/onsi…
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@FreakyPeezy Going into the season with Kool Aid, Riley and Yiadom at CB doesn’t sound like a particularly good idea.
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Like I said one of cb, edge or WR wont be addressed this offseason. Tbh (and fans will start bringing up all the horror stories) id rather that hole be at WR than either of those other 2
Freaking about Football@FreakyPeezy
If cam is gone. You might have to consider trading up back into the 1st for edge if one of the big 3 edges dont fall to 8. You may also have to force yourself to take bain even if arm length is a concern.
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