Saints fans on Twitter, Facebook, and across the Internet didn’t exactly welcome Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book to New Orleans with open arms. How does burning a fourth round pick on a third-string quarterback make the team better? Especially with greater positions of need at receiver, defensive tackle, and other positions?
It might not, at least for now. But if you’ve paid attention to Sean Payton’s habits and history, this is the sort of pick we should have seen coming from a mile away.
Book is a lot like other backups Payton has added over the years — like Tommy Stevens, Garrett Grayson, Ryan Griffin, Chase Daniel, and Sean Canfield, he’s a so-so athlete who can throw with some accuracy but struggles under pressure.