Jayden Daniels met with the Saints at the Combine. Are we reading too much into this?
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00:00 Big thing that we kind of missed is the team met with Jane Daniels at the combine now
00:04 Everybody just about meets with everybody. Let's preface that
00:08 Just Dan Daniels met with Jeff Ireland. He had a couple meetings with the Saints and you know, Daniels handled himself really well
00:16 I talked a little bit about that or wrote about it on Saints news, but
00:20 People are making a big deal about it. And again, you look at 14 you look at the quarterback height you talk about all that stuff
00:29 And they're committed to Derek Carr. I've said that there there should be almost no reason that they look at a Jane Daniels at 14
00:37 I don't think he's gonna make it to 14
00:39 I think the Raiders or the Vikings are gonna be a team that makes it but let's talk about it
00:44 the Saints met with Jane Daniels, what do you make of it and
00:48 What is it possible? Is it a feasible thing for them to draft a quarterback even in the first round?
00:54 Even if it's not Jane Daniels
00:56 Yeah, I don't think it makes sense
00:58 I think they have bigger things that they'll want to address and as they'll want to they'll want to utilize those
01:03 Graphics to like if you're bringing in this offensive system to maximize Derek Carr
01:08 Which is kind of felt like that was the goal in the first place
01:10 Doesn't make sense to go out and draft his replacement with the best selection that you have possible
01:15 And so instead you go and you draft to continue to maximize the offensive system that you're hoping will maximize your quarterback
01:22 like the Saints
01:24 Signed Eric R to a four-year deal. That was effectively a three-year deal
01:27 We're just going into the second year of that deal
01:29 There's no reason to expect the Saints to move on quickly at this point. I've heard a lot of steam
01:33 I heard a lot of steam in Indianapolis about
01:35 Jane Daniels at two to the Washington commanders as well
01:39 I think that that's a I think that's a little bit of like Oh
01:42 Cliff Kingsbury runs an air raid system and Jaden Daniels used to run an air raid system at Arizona State and people just kind of like
01:49 Molding those things together more than it. That's my speculation around it
01:52 But the conversations were happening. We'll see what happens there
01:55 but
01:56 Like there's a lot of those connections that are gonna get drawn
01:59 But it doesn't make sense to me if you're the New Orleans Saints to burn a first
02:03 Even a second round pick on a quarterback that you don't intend to be your starter
02:08 That does not make sense to me instead
02:10 You're looking in the fifth six rounds
02:13 Maybe find a guy that you see what happens with later on down the line and then maybe next year you start to dive into
02:20 Maybe trying to draft a quarterback and things like that
02:22 Especially now like this feels like a staff that could develop talent for a young quarterback
02:27 And so maybe even moving into day two
02:29 Moving into the fourth round at the early part of day three or something like that could make sense
02:34 To be able to grab that guy
02:36 but I don't think that you're run to the podium at 14 or 45 trying to take a swing at a quarterback that
02:41 May never see the field on this rookie contract. I'm with you. I I I just don't like I understand the philosophy
02:48 I think it is important that you do plan for the future
02:51 I just don't think that's where this team is at especially again
02:53 Like I said, it just committed to car now if he doesn't play well this year for any reason
02:57 Then I think maybe you have that conversation said, okay, maybe next year's draft
03:01 We do look at drafting a quarterback that's gonna sit the bench like like Aaron Rodgers did or my homes or whatever that case
03:08 Maybe right. I think that's something that you may look at
03:10 I don't think that's the pressing priority for this year. And so, you know, you look at the quarterback bull
03:16 We forget about Jake Hainer and and so Andrew Janoco coming on board. I'm not saying Jake Hainer's the future
03:22 No, don't say I think Jake Hainer's extremely smart
03:24 I think he's somebody that could enter the conversation to be that backup if they don't retain Jameis
03:29 But you know again, I think with the Jane Daniels talk and it's not just him Michael Penix is another one too, right?
03:35 I think that's a big one that people are throwing out. And so I just don't see it this year and you look at
03:42 receiver
03:44 Free agency. I they're not gonna get a T Higgins. They're not gonna get a big possession guy
03:48 I don't think they're gonna have high-profile guy not
03:50 They could draft one but right again, you know
03:54 It just again there's just too many other needs for this team then to go out and say I want to draft a quarterback at 14
04:02 I just don't get it, especially if they trade it up in future assets and stuff
04:06 It just doesn't make sense. But itch itch
04:10 Yeah, the team that I think about is the Detroit Lions last year, right?
04:15 Like they were they were they when they landed Jared Goff for them. That wasn't a short-term rental
04:21 They really wanted to move forward with Jared Goff and last year in the third round
04:26 They drafted an injured Hinton hooker that they knew wasn't gonna be ready for 2024. So there's like no or 2023
04:33 So there's like no threat at all to your starting quarterback or anything like that. Like it was a comfortable situation
04:37 I could see the Saints doing something like that end of day too early or in day three
04:43 I just don't see them rushing
04:45 Earlier than that
04:46 So I just wanted to draw that that connection there because that was like kind of a similar situation where everybody looked at that Jared
04:53 Goff, you know them getting Jared Goff back in that trade was like, okay
04:56 Well, they'll roll with them for a year or two and then they'll be ready to move on
04:59 Whereas internally everybody in Detroit was like no we think we can win with Jared Goff
05:03 The New Orleans Saints look at Derek Carr the same way. They know they feel that they can win with Derek Carr
05:09 So there's no reason to you know, have the rush here at this point now
05:12 You don't we mentioned the Drew situation earlier of not having the success in plan in place
05:17 You don't want to get that far down that road
05:20 But right now I don't know that this is too late to have that convert or that this is too late when it comes to
05:26 Derek Carr. I think you've got next year's draft for that
05:28 yeah, it's gonna be a
05:31 Heartbreaking when people see it like a Sam Donald or Carson Wentz comes to this team as a backup to just gonna know
05:37 I'm telling you the same Donald makes Sam Donald makes a ton of sense because of him spending
05:44 Time in the system, you know what? I mean to just translate it on the sideline. That's all but I know everybody hates that
05:50 No, I know and again, that's assuming Jamis doesn't come back. But yeah, man