“Eh, I don’t like that pick. The Saints should trade down and get more picks instead.”
Anyone who has ever shared a mock draft has heard that line before, or something close to it. It’s the top call fans around the NFL would make when their team is on the clock; move back, and get more at-bat opportunities. More darts to throw at the board. More picks.
The problem — for Saints fans — is that New Orleans hasn’t traded down since the 2007 draft. Sean Payton made three trades down the board in his first two years as head coach, and he hasn’t done it since.