Canal Street Chronicles
Going into the NFL Trade Deadline, the New Orleans Saints are in an interesting position. Getting draft capital should be the focus, but selling players for way less than their value is also a risky decision. Still, the front office must determine which is more important for the team’s future, and acquiring more draft capital could be the correct path to take. This was just seen with the Saints’ move to trade away WR Rashid Shaheed, but it seems New Orleans missed out on another opportunity for more picks.
According to Jeremy Fowler, the Indianapolis Colts were in talks with the Saints over CB Alontae Taylor. Instead of a trade getting done, they were unable to agree on a deal, and the Colts ultimately traded for Star Jets CB Sauce Gardner.
It was revealed in recent weeks that the Saints’ price on Taylor was a day-2 pick, which, for many teams, was too high. Looking at the current CB room for New Orleans, it would have struggled much more if Taylor had been dealt. The Saints may have been a bit firmer on the young defender’s price, unlike their flexibility with the Shaheed deal.
More work must be done today to improve the Saints’ draft capital moving forward. Although the start was great, New Orleans will need to be more flexible with some of their prices to move on from players.
