New Orleans Saints Draft Andrus Peat: Twitter Reaction

The New Orleans Saints made their first pick of the 2015 NFL Draft at No. 13 overall, selecting Stanford offensive lineman Andrus Peat. A bit surprising, but the line still needed to be addressed. Peat could come in and compete immediately for a starting role, likely at right tackle. Drew Brees needs his protection and the ground attack needs its holes.

Fans, players and media reacted to the decision via Twitter, and of course, there were some mixed feelings by fans, but mainly positive, welcoming Andrus Peat to his new team.

With the 13th pick in the NFL Draft the #Saints select Stanford OT Andrus Peat!
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 1, 2015

Congrats and welcome to @AndrusPeat Whodat!
— jairus byrd (@jairusbyrd) May 1, 2015

With Peat....you have someone presumably for the next ten years. Plus we can close the books on Bryce Harris?
— John Hendrix (@JohnJHendrix) May 1, 2015

Personally I don't see the 6'7 Peat playing guard. He's a tackle.
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 1, 2015

THE NEW GUY ---> @AndrusPeat #WhoDat #Saints
— Thomas Morstead (@thomasmorstead) May 1, 2015

We got a monster of an OT Andrus Peat! #WhoDat
— ⚜️〽ark 〽ornay Jr ⚜ (@_mgm84) May 1, 2015

Welcome to #WhoDatNation and the line big fella @AndrusPeat
— Tim Lelito (@timlelito68) May 1, 2015

Bottom line with Andrus Peat pick.. It is about protecting Drew Brees better and getting a better running game..
— Michael Detillier (@MikeDetillier) May 1, 2015

Not happy with this https://t.co/Nf2qvewWNv
— Ed Orgeron’s Nephew. (@ShrammyBack) May 1, 2015

@StanfordFball @Saints @AndrusPeat he better ball or else.
— Lesa Pamplin for County Criminal Court #5 (@LesaPamplin) May 1, 2015

@Saints Noooo! Are you kidding?
— Henrique Riffel (@hriffel) May 1, 2015

@Saints ok! He's massive Peat! Welcome to WhoDat family!
— Allintheballs (@allintheballs) May 1, 2015

@Saints Not a bad pick at all! We need to build our OL anyways. Brees been taking too many hits the past 2 seasons!
— Justin (@_JToni) May 1, 2015

Are we looking at a potential Zach Strief replacement? Maybe the New Orleans Saints do believe he can be a guard, even at an abnormally big size for the position. We shall see what the plan is. He is a rare, monstrous talent with a very bright future. However, I still believe defense should have been the go-to with the 13 pick in the first round — many people thought the same. Regardless, the Who Dat Nation holds a firm trust in Coach Sean Payton and GM Mickey Loomis. Welcome to the Big Easy, Andrus Peat!

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