Tyler Shough was an interesting perspective in the NFL draftAnd it could be a good quarter of NFL. He is 25 years old, is 26 years old in September, so he would better be good right away. There is not much time to waste.
For some teams, Shough would have logical. For the team that drafted him, the Saints of New Orleans, it is only another denial.
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The saints are in a bad place. They have an aging list that is not good enough to compete now and does not have enough hope for the future. There is a reason why the teams hesitated to take Shuch, Although his skills were intriguing. The prospects that have played university football for seven different seasons are not in great demand because the clock has already turned.
The saints apparently got on it. They did not like enough quarters in this class to write a ninth in the general classificationAnd it was a fair assessment. The NFL told us through its actions that this quarter course was not so good outside Cam room. But taking one with a precious choice of second round might not bring a lot of return on investment.
The draft of the NFL 2026 should have a deeper group of quarters. This class could include Arch Manning, which grew up in New Orleans. The saints would not be guaranteed to obtain a leading choice to take a quarter-Arrière, but it is a team that probably needs to demolish things and start again. They simply refuse to admit it.
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The choice of Shough will probably end up looking like waste. The saints do not need a short -term solution, of which Shough is his age. If they are able to write one of the best quarters of the repechage of next year, they will not get much value of the taking of Shough.
It's nothing against Shough. He had attractive features. It does not seem to be a good adjustment for the saints. The problem is that the saints do not realize it.
Tyler Shough was the choice of second round of the Saints of New Orleans. (Photo of Isaiah Vazquez / Getty Images)
(Isaiah vazquez via Getty Images)
Here are the rest of the winners and losers on the second day of the NFL draft:
Winners
Cleveland Browns: When you are the Browns, everything you have is time.
After taking a major step back last season and admitted the defeat Deshaun Watson This offseason, the Browns would not be realistic anywhere near a competitor in 2025. They are back to a multi -year perspective.
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They could have taken the 25-year-old quarterrier Tyler Shough like the saints, but what would it have done? They had self-awareness to realize that forcing a quarter-back choice this year would probably have a precious asset.
Instead, the Browns have started to store again, Starting with a business with the Jaguars That any commercial value has ever said that Cleveland had a ton of additional value.
The Browns wrote the defensive tackle Mason Grahamsecond Carson Schwesinger and ball carrier Quinshon Judkins With their three choices in the top 36, and always have an additional first round choice next year in Jacksonville. They do not yet have a quarter of the future. But they did not waste a choice in the hope of finding one.
Baltimore Ravens: Ravens have a talent to sit back and let good values fall into it.
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They made a clear choice in the first round with security Big StarksA player to whom the crows were linked throughout the draft process and who will integrate directly into the defense. They had it with the 27th choice.
Then, the Ravens shot a player who has enormous potential but who fell from the first round in Pass Rusher Mike Green From Marshall, who led FBS with 17 bags last season. There was Green questionsIn particular the allegations of sexual assault against him a few years ago, which he denied and he was never charged. Maybe the problems of character who have passed other teams will be a problem throughout Green's journey in the NFL. Otherwise, the Ravens obtained a talent in the first round towards the end of the second round.
Losers
Will Johnson:: Johnson is undeniably talented. He was a fantastic cornering in Michigan and was at the top of many big analyst and simulations advice. And it was not chosen in the first round. Two other corner half made it.
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It was a difficult slide for Johnson, but which was unfortunately predictable. There were too many questions about him after injury problems, including a knee problem Via Adam Schefter d'Espn. Johnson missed the second half of last season with Turf Toe. Then, it was an ischio-leg that prevented him from running to the screening combination, which seemed to be particularly harmful for his rescue stock.
Instead of being one of the names called in this year's draft, he had to wait until the Cardinals of Arizona took him to the second round with the 47th choice in total. He can always have a great NFL career, especially now that he has an additional motivation, but some poorly drawn injuries have cost him a lot of money.
Cowboys competence position group, always: When Dallas took over Tyler Booker in the first roundIgnoring the needs of the ball carrier and the receiver, it made sense because Booker is a good player and the cowboys would have other opportunities in the draft to obtain players.
Then in the second round, they wrote a defensive end. And in the third round, a cornerback.
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New Leese Cowboys Donovan Aitauzu is a good player, just like the half -round corner half Shavon Revel Jr. But at some point, the lack of juice in the cowboys offensive will prove to be a problem. Ceedee lamb is fantastic and there is not much else around him.
It is careful for cowboys to build the two lines, and even behave when it fell too far. But a choice bursting from time to time would also help.
