Saints GM Mickey Loomis high on QB Tyler Shough and noncommittal on aging veterans
METAIRIE, La. — If Saints quarterback Tyler Shough was seeking an endorsement from general manager Mickey Loomis, he could start with the way Loomis talked about how he plans to use New Orleans’ eighth overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft. The Saints will be free to “take the best player that’s available that can impact our team, as opposed to, we have to have this position or that position,” Loomis said Wednesday while reviewing New Orleans’ season. In other words, the Saints won’t feel compelled to use a high draft choice on a QB after watching Shough win five of his nine starts as a rookie this season on a team plagued by skill-position injuries. New Orleans finished 6-11 under first-year coach Kellen Moore. Loomis said the Saints were “obviously pleased,” and not necessarily surprised, by the 26-year-old Shough’s performance after being drafted 40th overall out of Louisville last spring. “We thought a lot of him going into the draft,” Loomis said. “That’s why we drafted him.” Less certain are the futures of veterans …








