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Predicting the New Orleans Saints' 53-man roster going into preseason

Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:31 am
Posted by hellsu
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Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:31 am
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The 53 man roster deadline is Aug. 26 and this is roughly where we are currently.
Posted by goatmilker
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Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:40 am to
Give me one preseason game at least lol The following weeks practice lineup will show us a lot.
Posted by Whodat28
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2016
772 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:40 am to
Wide receiver group is just hard to fathom.
I think there’s not a difference after you get past Cooks.
Just a bunch of uber drivers.
Posted by hellsu
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Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:57 am to
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Give me one preseason game at least lol The following weeks practice lineup will show us a lot.

Yes a much clearer picture after the preseason gets underway.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
37731 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:59 am to
Foskey is pathetic
Posted by bonethug0180
Avondale
Member since Jul 2018
4896 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 12:00 pm to
Alvin Kamara
Kendre Miller
Devin Neal (rookie)
Roster cuts: Cam Akers, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Velus Jones Jr., Marcus Yarns (rookie)

This part is actually funny. If you told someone we would not only have but also cut Akers and CEH for Miller and some rookie even a couple of years ago people would think you are insane. shite moves fast.
Posted by hellsu
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Posted on 8/1/25 at 12:02 pm to
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Wide receiver group is just hard to fathom.
I think there’s not a difference after you get past Cooks.


Mason Tipton has had a great camp but he needs to stay healthy and consistent. After him it seems to be a crap shoot. They brought Kevin Austin back his size is an asset but he just doesn't separate himself from the rest of the group.
Posted by RawDog7984
Member since Oct 2019
2208 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 12:36 pm to
No clue why people would think Neal makes this team over CEH. If you watched Clyde play last year he looked good and rested. They liked him so much they signed him to an extension. Neal hasn’t done anything worth mentioning so far and was a 6th round pick. With that being said i could easily see him being stashed on the practice squad or Clyde being cut and instantly brought back. I just can’t see them going into the season with only Kamara as their only true experienced rb
Posted by DBG
vermont
Member since May 2004
77827 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 12:38 pm to
I thought Clyde looked awful

We re-signed him for pennies. He and Neal actually have the same annual salary. Let’s see how they do in the preseason games.
This post was edited on 8/1/25 at 12:42 pm
Posted by LooseCannon22282
Mobile, AL.
Member since May 2008
35348 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 12:56 pm to
I interested to see what Donovan Peoples Jones does. Although I havent heard him brought up much yet.

He's a bigger WR compared to the main trio we know is making the team
Posted by Dantheman504
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Posted on 8/1/25 at 1:09 pm to
DE: Carl Granderson/
DT: Bryan Bresee/ Cam Jordan
NT: Godchaux/ Sheppard/
DT: Saunders/ Bullard
DE: Chase Young/ Broughton

LB: Demario/ Danny Stuts
LB: Werner/ Sewell/ Ford   

CB: Alontae/
CB: Koolaid/ Yiadom
CB: R Payton/ Q Riley
     
FS: Reid/ Howden
SS: Blackmon/ Sanker/ JT Gray

K: Grupe
P: Burnip
LS: Wood

QB: Shough/ Rattler/

RB: AK/ K Miller/ Neal

WR: Olave/ Means
WR: Cooks/ Tipton
WR: Shaheed/ C Wilson

TE: Juan J/ Taysom (+1) / Foster M (+1)

LT:  Fuaga/
LG: Penning/
  C: McCoy/ Clapp
RG: Ruiz/         
RT:  Banks/ Radunz


(4) spots

D-Line: Diggs/ Omari/ Boyd/ Jonah Williams

QB: Haener 

OL: Landon Young/ Ezerim/ Saldiver

LB: D Jackson

No way we keep only (5) receivers after last year and not a single receiver over 6'.

Maybe we cut Sheppard/ Saunders for young guys but its not looking promising.
This post was edited on 8/1/25 at 1:10 pm
Posted by ghost2most
Member since Mar 2012
7668 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 2:28 pm to
This is a really bad roster. I’m fine with it. Need to rebuild. Very little top end talent.

OL has potential. WR is a joke. The entire D is suspect. LB may be the strength. Really poor DL and secondary
Posted by Dantheman504
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Member since Jun 2013
5745 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 2:49 pm to
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This is a really young roster

We could have a few studs in the mix.

Our O Line is one of the youngest in the NFL and one of the best.

Our CB's could surprise us and aren't "terrible".

Our Safteys are strong IMO.

Our LB's could swing either way but Sewell and Stutsman look very promising and Demario may be here for another year or 2 if his comments are true. We could have (4) starting capable LB's which we haven't had anything close to in a while.

We are in purgatory at D-Line with mediocre aging guys and a bunch of young guys who haven't moved the needle yet. But Breese is a stud and I expect both Granderson/ Young to get better with new coaching and schemes. Its a good start. We really need (2) of the young guys to outplay the vets and yeah we don't have the best odds there.

I think the gameplan was to have an influx of young defensive guys and pray that most of them fill our needs. Then next year the focus will be solely QB/ WR/ TE/ D line depending on how things play out.
Posted by RawDog7984
Member since Oct 2019
2208 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 2:54 pm to
Idk why anyone thinks he looked awful. He looked better than any back we had minus Alvin behind that destroyed oline we had. He broke a lot of tackles, received the ball well out of the backfield. Granted it was 2 games in limited snaps. But to think we should cut a 26 year old vet that doesn’t have alot of miles on him for a 6th round pick who has done absolutely zero and nobody has even heard his name coming out of training camp is weird. I liked the Neal pick a lot but to think he’s making this team over CEH when he’ll easily make it to the practice squad doesn’t seem logical. But, just a lot of assuming for our fanbase to think a 6th rounder is just automatically making this team without even seeing him play
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
13576 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 2:56 pm to
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Foskey is pathetic


Crazy that’s he’s notre dames all time sack leader. One of the more storied colleges in history. And he was getting outplayed by guys off the street last year.
This post was edited on 8/1/25 at 2:57 pm
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
13576 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 3:00 pm to
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I thought Clyde looked awful


I thought he looked like our 2nd best back last year. Looks like he needed to shed a few pounds and get back in football shape to get his quickness back, but it was promising in the little I saw. Not sure what you were watching.

I think he’s a perfect number two or three.
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
13576 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 3:08 pm to
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Broughton doesn't appear to be as far along as we were led to believe when the Saints drafted him


Same story for both of the picks I hated the most in this draft.

Burned a 2nd and 3rd when we could have had Mason Taylor who’s is getting rave reviews at jets camp or Ezeriku.

Plenty of other talent in the third round also.
Posted by DBG
vermont
Member since May 2004
77827 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 3:12 pm to
His competition for 2nd best back was dogshit Jamaal Williams and hurt/doghouse Kendre Miller.

He had 3 catches and 46 yards rushing. Not to mention his production in KC was on a severe downward spiral.

He might beat out Neal and kudos if he does. But camp reports mean nothing, imo, for RBs. Only what happens when the bullets are flying matters.
Posted by Borntoboogy
Member since Jan 2023
1018 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 3:59 pm to
Probably keep both, Clyde and Neal somehow.
Posted by L.A.
The Mojave Desert
Member since Aug 2003
65220 posts
Posted on 8/1/25 at 5:10 pm to
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Broughton doesn't appear to be as far along as we were led to believe when the Saints drafted him.

I called this a bad pick on draft day

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