"New" Saints O being built around Brees' changing abilities

I don't think it's by accident all these moves being made are to address Brees' ability to throw the deep ball as opposed to when he was younger. However, given time, Brees will carve up a Defense probably better than anyone in the league. The new Saints will run to set up the short/medium pass.

Ingram (beast run behind Unger)
Spiller/Cooks (short field speed targets)
Josh Hill (a better pass catcher than he gets credit for)
Colston (he and Brees know each other like a book)

Graham was expendable because he doesn't fit this new offense, in that precision route running will be at a premium, and TE's will be expected to block and catch. Graham was incredible at what he did, but he wasn't a blocker, and when he started dropping passes and did some sloppy route running, the die was cast.

Stills was a deep threat, and we're just not going to go deep that much anymore with Brees' declining arm strength. And maybe if the rumors are true that Drew wasn't a fan of his. We got good value for him and if we do need a deep threat, Cooks can fill in, or we draft a rookie for that role.

There is no doubt that we extremely thin and unknown at receiver position. I think we may still pick up a FA, definitely in the draft - a great route runner, possession receiver. Not sure who is left.

The team is being built to maximize the last few years of Brees' stellar career. They are all in for that. And I'm OK with it. Had we gone with tweaks to last years team, we would get a similar result. The team needed a shakeup.

PS: and I do believe we draft Bryce Petty....