Southside
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Just my theory of why Pace cant identify quarerback talent on the college level.
Pace worked as a scout in New Orleans, the Saints ALWAYS had their starting QB position solidified during Pace's tenure. Pace joined the Saints in 2001 AFTER Aaron Brooks was already there and the Packers traded Brooks to the Saints so Pace had nothing to do with scouting or drafting Brooks. Aaron Brooks was the starter for 5/6 seasons until NO got Brees from the Chargers in 2006. Drew Brees was already in the league so he was not a college prospect at the time so Pace and the Saints didnt scout Brees from college. In fact, both Aaron Brooks and Brees came to the Saints from another team.
So in all of the time that Pace was in New Orleans, they only had 2 starting QBs and the Saints didnt draft either of them. Pace had nothing to do with scouting or drafting Brooks or Brees from college. Pace never truly ever had to scout the college ranks for a legit franchise starting QB. The Saints drafted only a handful of QBs throughout the 2000s but they were late round picks that were drafted just for depth. The only QB New Orleans has actually drafted in 20 years that has made any impact is Taysom Hill who got drafted after Pace was gone.
Either way, this is who the McCaskeys hired and who we have to trust going forward to find a franchise QB. Yikes!! This is depressing. He was in-over-his-head when he took Trubisky in 2017 and only got the job here in Chicago because of his connection with Brees, Sean Payton, and the Saints which is funny since Brees wasnt even drafted by the Saints.
Pace worked as a scout in New Orleans, the Saints ALWAYS had their starting QB position solidified during Pace's tenure. Pace joined the Saints in 2001 AFTER Aaron Brooks was already there and the Packers traded Brooks to the Saints so Pace had nothing to do with scouting or drafting Brooks. Aaron Brooks was the starter for 5/6 seasons until NO got Brees from the Chargers in 2006. Drew Brees was already in the league so he was not a college prospect at the time so Pace and the Saints didnt scout Brees from college. In fact, both Aaron Brooks and Brees came to the Saints from another team.
So in all of the time that Pace was in New Orleans, they only had 2 starting QBs and the Saints didnt draft either of them. Pace had nothing to do with scouting or drafting Brooks or Brees from college. Pace never truly ever had to scout the college ranks for a legit franchise starting QB. The Saints drafted only a handful of QBs throughout the 2000s but they were late round picks that were drafted just for depth. The only QB New Orleans has actually drafted in 20 years that has made any impact is Taysom Hill who got drafted after Pace was gone.
Either way, this is who the McCaskeys hired and who we have to trust going forward to find a franchise QB. Yikes!! This is depressing. He was in-over-his-head when he took Trubisky in 2017 and only got the job here in Chicago because of his connection with Brees, Sean Payton, and the Saints which is funny since Brees wasnt even drafted by the Saints.
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