METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints came away with a pretty good draft haul this week with six players in the first three rounds, led by cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who might be the highest-rated defensive player they've landed in the entire Sean Payton-Mickey Loomis era.
So it's not really fair to dwell on a player they almost drafted. But it's hard to ignore the shockwaves the Saints would have sent through New Orleans and maybe even the rest of the NFL if they had drafted quarterback Patrick Mahomes II with the No.