247Sports- NFL scout and Sporting News analyst Eric Galko is of the opinion that the Saints’ connection to Jackson is much stronger than most people think.
“I’ll just throw this out there and you can choose to ignore it: Lamar Jackson, probably a 50 percent chance he goes with 31 teams, and a 50 percent chance he is drafted by the New Orleans Saints,” Galko said on his “Scanning the Field” podcast. “I’ll just leave that there. I’m saying, literally 50-50.” -------- BREAKING NEWS: There's a fairly good chance that the Saints draft polarizing quarterback prospect Lamar Jackson in hopes of solidifying themselves under center for the next decade, and...and...and...you'll never believe this but...there's a perfectly equal chance that they don't. WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THAT HAPPENING? ISN'T MATH MAGICAL?!? The truth is, I think this might be my favorite made up stat of all time. It's pretty much neck-in-neck with that time I was at a wedding and the priest said that "only 2% of couples that have faith get divorced". Not that it's a hard bar to set, but the fact that the agenda attached to this one is far less blatant might have it coming into final stretch just a white lie-induced grown nose ahead of the pack. I mean, to put a percentage point on a proclamation that he'd need access to every single finalized draft board throughout the entire league to calculate, Eric Galko definitely proved that he's completely full of shit. That said, who isn't completely full of shit come draft time? When it comes to predicting how the dice will happen to land in a league-wide crap shoot, being half right is actually incredibly impressive. No matter what the color of the jersey Lamar Jackson dons on stage come April 26th, no one can say that everyone's favorite overly literal draft analyst was more wrong than right about the Louisville product's professional destination, and - given his line of work - that's an invaluable accomplishment to add to his resume. Say what you want about it being an empty assessment that only stands to make him look smarter in time, because - when the undeniable allure of a 51/49 split came-a-calling - he stayed strong in covering all his bases. Now, of course, I don't think this means that the Saints won't draft Lamar Jackson. If anything, knowing Sean Payton, his suspiciously timed and overly critical critique of the quarterbacks in this draft class (below) lead me to believe that Eric should probably shoot his shot with an 80/20. Still, the fact remains that the math would add up just as admirably on a 62/47 as it does on 50/50 that somehow turned hundreds of fluid factors into a simple "that or that".
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