re: Stills to Dolphins for LB Ellerbe, 3rd rounder

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Dolphins acquire WR Kenny Stills from Saints for LB Dannell Ellerbe and 3rd-round pick
It's almost as if Sean Payton is having a garage sale outside of his house. I can imagine someone going up to him and asking, "How much for your Drew Brees?" only for Payton to respond, "I'm not selling him! But everything else is available! Look at all of these great deals!"

Payton has reportedly been getting rid of all the players Brees wasn't a fan of last year, so it's hard to hate anything he's doing. I'm actually a fan of the Saints acquiring a third-round selection for Kenny Stills, who is just a one-dimensional deep threat. He wasn't even on the field that much before Brandin Cooks suffered an injury in the middle of the season, so it's not a big loss. I'm not fond of Dannell Ellerbe, who is overpaid and injury-prone, but obtaining a selection in the middle of the third round makes this a solid trade for the Saints.

I'm not as crazy about it for the Dolphins. They do need a speed receiver with Mike Wallace constantly quitting on the team, but they may have been able to obtain a better player than Stills with their third-round selection. Unloading Ellerbe's contract is nice - hilarious that Miami was willing to give up a third to do that - so I don't hate this move, but New Orleans is the clear winner in this swap.

Grade for Dolphins - C+
Grade for Saints - B+

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