There has been a ton of speculation to whether or not the New Orleans Saints would look for a quarterback to eventually take over after Drew Brees calls it quits. Well, they did just that in the third round, selecting Colorado State QB Garrett Grayson with the 75th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Who Dat Nation, say hello to who will likely be your next starting quarterback. Whether he pans out or not, I’m willing to bet Payton and Loomis believe Garrett Grayson is the next guy up to bat. They would not spend a third-round pick if they thought otherwise. Obviously, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers come to mind, but it’s certainly going to be interesting to see what happens in a few years.
Fans and media took to Twitter and reacted to the big decision. As you can imagine, there were some mixed feelings.
With the 75th pick in the NFL Draft the #Saints select Colorado State QB Garrett Grayson! #SaintsDraft pic.twitter.com/ge8GQ2FjGQ
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 2, 2015
Payton said if they didn’t get QB Garrett Grayson, they probably would have went without drafting a QB #SaintsDraft
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 2, 2015
@Saints WRONG QB
— Bradley Schultz (@BradleySchultz) May 2, 2015
@Saints welcome QB Grayson to WhoDat Nation u will learn from the best #9
— k* (@katspace21) May 2, 2015
@Dmall20 @Saints Petty would be a bust. Grayson was very accurate at Colorado State.
— AnselemHo (@RealNiggaEmo) May 2, 2015
@Saints I'm a happy camper with QB Garret Grayson #SaintsDraft
— Soljah Will (@SoljahW) May 2, 2015
@Saints @ashl0vely but #inloomiswetrust just shocked but he nice tho
— Jarrod (@jhardy575) May 2, 2015
@ChrisLeeJones__ I'm actually fine with the pick i just really don't want to think about Brees retiring
— J Rung (@Helor145) May 2, 2015
New #Saints QB Garrett Grayson said Saints were one of his dream teams, wanted to come in and learn behind potential Hall of Famer in Brees
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) May 2, 2015
NO Saints pick: Garrett Grayson Colorado State... Pocket style passer, accurate..64.3% percentage completion Tremendous coaching at CSU
— Michael Detillier (@MikeDetillier) May 2, 2015
Jon Gruden loves Garrett Grayson, said he was worth a 2nd-round pick. First time #Saints have drafted QB before Round 7 in Payton-Brees era
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) May 2, 2015
I trust Sean Payton’s decision at quarterback — it’s his specialty, so I’m on board. What is your reaction, Saints fans? Do you agree with the call?