Loomis previews Saints’ draft
Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis was intentionally non-committal during his pre-draft press conference on Tuesday, not wanting to offer any information to the competition.
But he did admit that the Saints have talked with a number of teams about what it would cost to move up from the No. 10 pick in the draft. And he said he doesn’t foresee the Saints trading down from that spot.
“It’s all preliminary discussion. Nothing concrete,” Loomis said when asked about reports that the Saints have talked with the St. Louis Rams (No. 2) and Atlanta Falcons (No. 3), among other teams. “The first step is to get an idea of what the cost to move forward is going to be. So that’s really what the discussions to date have been. ‘A) Are you interested in moving backwards? B) What’s your thinking in terms of the compensation you’re going to want for that?'”
Loomis was especially cryptic when he was asked if the Saints are targeting a specific player, or if they just like the value near the top of the draft in general.
“Yes,” he said, smiling.
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4/22/08
