Saints catchup- More impressed than ever with Payton & Loomis

Getting a backup safety good special teamer + a draft pick was a coup. Miami obviously thought is was gonna be a hot market for RB by agreeing to $11mil for two yrs. A head scratcher to me.

Sproles 4yrs $14 is a great reggie replacement. I've hoped for him since January. A while back HERE (careful on bumping) I said "I still think Darren Sproles has some gas. Plus he does KR & PR. He should sign for just about the same amount Reggie should sign for. A better than perfect Reggie replacement IMO." Not only a better Reggie role player but he saves the KR spot that Roby occupied.

Bushrod- the price was right but how they ever got him to do two years I am amazed by. Journeymanish looking but can hold the fort until Charles Brown or someone else can step in. We won a SB with him.

Shanlee- for all his weaknesses I like him as a backup, cheap enough

Ingram/Ivory?PT- the idea that Ivory still cannot even run & PT is reported to be at 85% makes the Ingram move all the more understandable and prudent

Clark/Dunbar- glad to see them back in the LB mix too. Should be good competition and depth no matter how it shakes out.

Herring- an under the radar move that could help a lot. They have been loading up on ST studs. Kick coverage and returns were the weakest team spots last year. Throw him in that LB competition mix too.

Gay, Arnoux, Kyle- all expected cuts to me

Usama, Ayodele- understandable with the roster changes

Mebane- no new news but this guy is a rising young elite type DT. That they are in the mix for him is impressive to me. They've managed going for it all while managing the cap space better than I imagined so far.