What the New Orleans Saints should be is flattered. It's not everyday that one of the most talented cornerbacks in the entire league, albeit one who may be slightly overhyped in some circles, starts making eyes at your organization and goes through his cousin to publicly flirt with the idea of becoming the perfect complimentary piece in a secondary that, while improving, still has some question marks. What the New Orleans Saints shouldn't be is surprised. The Cardinals aren't exactly offering Patrick Peterson what he wants at this point in his career, which is obviously a chance to contribute to something a little more intriguing than a full-scale rebuild. He should want out, and - as a former LSU Tiger - what better situation to want in on than a less demanding role for an objectively fun, title-contending team that takes up residence in a state he likely considers a second home? So, I guess the only question that remains is whether interested is something the New Orleans Saints should or shouldn't be. As is the case with all nice people, places, or things, that answer is highly dependent on the price. While it would be nice to offer Ken Crawley's starting spot in the lineup to someone who is not an on-again, off-again heart attack waiting to happen, it would also be nice for an organization who has proven adept at maximizing assets to maintain a chance to select a cost-controlled one in the top three rounds of the upcoming draft. You don't need 20/20 vision to see Patrick Peterson fitting in seamlessly in locking down the field opposite Marshon Lattimore during a promising postseason run, so I'd consider the cost of a 2nd second round pick to be stealing solidified Super Bowl odds if it were my heist to make. Unfortunately, you need not look further than the return Jon Gruden just got for Amari Cooper to see Patrick Peterson fetching far more than the Saints' last remaining bargaining chip after trading two 1st's for Marcus Davenport. For that reason, the match - while being made in heaven - may not be as down-to-Earth a possibility as the optimistic asker of it seems to think. Even if Mickey Loomis has proven capable of making magic happen money-wise...
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