The 2021 NFL Draft is the start of the post-Drew Brees era for the New Orleans Saints, and that elevates the importance of this draft to a degree. However, it’s not as if the Saints are taking an eraser to the whole roster and starting over from scratch. This is mostly the same team that won the division last year and was a certain tight end completely soiling his britches away from playing in the NFC championship game. The Saints have talent all across the roster, but they also have holes that desperately need filling.
A first round pick is the best asset a team has to bring a talent(s) that have a high margin for error.