Does this mean the Saints trade the farm for Sanders at #4
April 11, 2025
If Carter and Hunter are go
35 comments
Their farm isn’t worth #4
I’ve been anti trade down for a bit because I love TH and Tet, but holy shit some of the rumors have me praying that something like this scenario (not the injury, the trade up) would happen.
I think the better option is to sell the farm to someone ahead of us, better option for us that is.
That being said with the right haul (which is hard to picture this front office doing) I could see value.
Olave, and their first for our first?
Edit: Don’t be so sensitive guys just spitballing, no need to take away my internet points. My point is there is value in possibly trading 4th to 9th for the right haul.
No because he was likely not starting anyway, cause he’s dog shit.
That being said, it’s way more likely giants get a trade offer that’s insane than it is that we get one.
Jacksonville won’t need the farm to slide in. The Saints GM would hang up on the Pats and call Jacksonville.
Half of me really wants that to happen, the other half sees the top 2 tackles off the board at #9 and hates it
Let’s play the long game and get their first this year and next and call it a day. That first should be solid and we can get either a great o lineman or wr.
I’d move back to 9 for a swap + a 2nd if the blue chip guys go. I’m sure we could get more than that even in this shit draft class but the quality of player from 4-9 is the same and having 2 2nds lets us move back in the first likely if we package that with the judon 3rd and we’d still have a 2nd and third
No. Either they’ll sit at 9 because they know the top 2 won’t be taken by any viable teams, or they’ll trade higher because then they’ll guarantee themselves Ward or Shedeur.
Saints would probably rather tank
This could put pressure on Cleveland though if they’re not fully committed to hunter. Either to trade down or to take a qb while they can
Could definitely be possible. Saints have been known to be aggressive trading up
I would think they would wait to see how things look. Honestly, if Sanders slips to 4, then they only have to worry about the Jets and Raiders. They would be *just fine* going to 5 to get him, so why invest more capital to go to 4 since we definitely won’t take him?
If they want/need Sanders wouldnt they check in with the Browns/Giants first? He might be gone by #4 rendering trading up to #4 useless.
No because Sanders will probly fall to them anyway.
Aside from wanting this since it will greatly benefit the team, I’d love if it happened so all the smug know-nothings in the media that declared “no one wants to trade up in this draft” had to eat crow.
They’ll have to make it worth it. We all can see Sanders is a generational talent. I’d hate to pass on him and be stuck with only Drake Maye – unless the offer is right. Even then, Sanders is going to be great.
You have to think about who they’d be jumping. JAX doesn’t need a QB and would also trade down. Same really for LV at 6 now that Smith has an extension. You really just have to jump the Jets, if at all.
The rookie contract scale between Pick #4 and Pick #6 is about $7M. It makes less sense for teams to call the Pats about #4 as opposed to the Jags or Raiders.
#4 for 9 & Olave.
Trade back and get Tyler Warren. Find a tackle at the top of round 2.
Problem is it’s likely Sanders will still be there at 9
How is Derrick Carr still a starting QB in this league? Same with Russ Wilson. Do teams just not watch the games or what?
NE to NO: Hey…. You up?
Depends how they view Sanders. If they are one of the teams that has a second round grade on him then no.
Saints wont have to trade up for Sanders
I don’t think it matters because I think Hunter goes 2 and Chicago trades up to 3 for Carter. I really hope New England management is going in to this draft with a plan for what they are going to do when Carter and Hunter are off the board.
Really doesn’t affect anything imo. They’d just as soon sign Rogers to a 1 year deal
•Patriots aren’t taking Sanders
•Jacksonville isn’t taking him
•Raiders in theory could, but they did just extend Geno
•Jets likely aren’t taking him
•Panthers aren’t taking him
So why would they need to trade up?
We can only hope
If they did number 9 and number 40 are nearly a dead even points swap.
Do it
I could see them trading up for 3 honestly
it means they tank for arch
Better question is olave more available now
Hear me out now.
Saints trade 9 and Chris Olave (maybe a two or three – a man can dream, right?), we trade 4 and maybe a Day Three pick. Everyone wins 😊
35 comments
Their farm isn’t worth #4
I’ve been anti trade down for a bit because I love TH and Tet, but holy shit some of the rumors have me praying that something like this scenario (not the injury, the trade up) would happen.
I think the better option is to sell the farm to someone ahead of us, better option for us that is.
That being said with the right haul (which is hard to picture this front office doing) I could see value.
Olave, and their first for our first?
Edit: Don’t be so sensitive guys just spitballing, no need to take away my internet points. My point is there is value in possibly trading 4th to 9th for the right haul.
No because he was likely not starting anyway, cause he’s dog shit.
That being said, it’s way more likely giants get a trade offer that’s insane than it is that we get one.
Jacksonville won’t need the farm to slide in. The Saints GM would hang up on the Pats and call Jacksonville.
Half of me really wants that to happen, the other half sees the top 2 tackles off the board at #9 and hates it
Let’s play the long game and get their first this year and next and call it a day. That first should be solid and we can get either a great o lineman or wr.
I’d move back to 9 for a swap + a 2nd if the blue chip guys go. I’m sure we could get more than that even in this shit draft class but the quality of player from 4-9 is the same and having 2 2nds lets us move back in the first likely if we package that with the judon 3rd and we’d still have a 2nd and third
No. Either they’ll sit at 9 because they know the top 2 won’t be taken by any viable teams, or they’ll trade higher because then they’ll guarantee themselves Ward or Shedeur.
Saints would probably rather tank
This could put pressure on Cleveland though if they’re not fully committed to hunter. Either to trade down or to take a qb while they can
Could definitely be possible. Saints have been known to be aggressive trading up
I would think they would wait to see how things look. Honestly, if Sanders slips to 4, then they only have to worry about the Jets and Raiders. They would be *just fine* going to 5 to get him, so why invest more capital to go to 4 since we definitely won’t take him?
If they want/need Sanders wouldnt they check in with the Browns/Giants first? He might be gone by #4 rendering trading up to #4 useless.
No because Sanders will probly fall to them anyway.
Aside from wanting this since it will greatly benefit the team, I’d love if it happened so all the smug know-nothings in the media that declared “no one wants to trade up in this draft” had to eat crow.
They’ll have to make it worth it. We all can see Sanders is a generational talent. I’d hate to pass on him and be stuck with only Drake Maye – unless the offer is right. Even then, Sanders is going to be great.
You have to think about who they’d be jumping. JAX doesn’t need a QB and would also trade down. Same really for LV at 6 now that Smith has an extension. You really just have to jump the Jets, if at all.
The rookie contract scale between Pick #4 and Pick #6 is about $7M. It makes less sense for teams to call the Pats about #4 as opposed to the Jags or Raiders.
#4 for 9 & Olave.
Trade back and get Tyler Warren. Find a tackle at the top of round 2.
Problem is it’s likely Sanders will still be there at 9
How is Derrick Carr still a starting QB in this league? Same with Russ Wilson. Do teams just not watch the games or what?
NE to NO: Hey…. You up?
Depends how they view Sanders. If they are one of the teams that has a second round grade on him then no.
Saints wont have to trade up for Sanders
I don’t think it matters because I think Hunter goes 2 and Chicago trades up to 3 for Carter. I really hope New England management is going in to this draft with a plan for what they are going to do when Carter and Hunter are off the board.
Really doesn’t affect anything imo. They’d just as soon sign Rogers to a 1 year deal
•Patriots aren’t taking Sanders
•Jacksonville isn’t taking him
•Raiders in theory could, but they did just extend Geno
•Jets likely aren’t taking him
•Panthers aren’t taking him
So why would they need to trade up?
We can only hope
If they did number 9 and number 40 are nearly a dead even points swap.
Do it
I could see them trading up for 3 honestly
it means they tank for arch
Better question is olave more available now
Hear me out now.
Saints trade 9 and Chris Olave (maybe a two or three – a man can dream, right?), we trade 4 and maybe a Day Three pick. Everyone wins 😊