The talk leading up to the 2018 NFL Draft has been all about the quarterbacks. Opinions have varied on who the best is and who can lead their team back to prominence quicker. But there is one thing that has been consistent. There is going to be a run on quarterbacks in the first round.
However, not everyone believes in this year’s crop of rookie quarterbacks. New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton doesn’t see a franchise-changing player in the NFL Draft this year.
“I don’t see Luck in this draft, and I don’t see Carson Wentz, who I liked a lot coming into the draft,” Payton told Peter King of SI.com. “I’d feel a little bit uneasy if I were at the top of this draft and I decided I had to have a quarterback. The pressure to get a quarterback is so great in this league, I get that. But we can’t create ’em. I wouldn’t be surprised if only one of these guys is left standing in four or five years, and if so, I’d guess it would be Sam Darnold.”
Since he still has Drew Brees, Payton must be glad that he doesn’t need to take a quarterback. But Brees is not getting any younger, so he will likely need to take someone that he can see developing into a future franchise quarterback.
If he doesn’t, he may want to start working on his resume. If or when Brees goes down, the Saints are going to go right down with him. That is unless Payton can have a decent quarterback in the wings.
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