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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedA-
TradesB-
FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B to prove it. You can draft well and still miss the point. The Saints did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 2 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Francis Mauigoa
In the 8th pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41
Rnd2
Chris Bell
Chris Bell at No. 41 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.


