re: 2018 Saints Off-season Roster Mega Thread

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In 3-4 years we are gonna be looking at having to resign some high priced FAs, Kamara, Lattimore, MT, Ram. By then we will probably have just resigned even Cam Jordan again. We don't need several big FA signings, maybe just 1. I'd keep Kelemete and Okafor, and let Vaccaro walk unless the market doesn't show much interest and he is cheaper than assumed.

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Agreed. Top 3 guys to re-sign are Brees, Okafor (we need Ansah if we can't re-sign Okafor), & Kelemete. I'm assuming that Vaccaro will command a decent amount of money. I'm guessing that we let him walk & sign a cheaper Safety that is better in pass coverage. We should be pretty set after that.

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With Anzalone, Klein, Te'o, and Robertson I"m not wanting Saints to spend big money on a FA LB, although I wouldn't mind them drafting one in upper rounds. I could see us making 1 big splash at maybe TE or SS though.

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Yep. The available free agents at LB aren't that great or they are about to be 30 years old. I'd rather just roll with our current guys & draft a LB.

If we have enough money for a big splash signing...I'm guessing that it's either WR or TE. Probably TE, due to the fact that WR is always loaded in the 3rd round.

-Brees
-Okafor or Ansah
-Kelemete
-Best value contract at SS
-Either WR or TE if we have the money
-We would have a starter at every position, & could draft BPA at every pick.

The areas to address/need are as follows: a fast, rangy MLB, a TE, a #2 receiver, and a safety if we let KV walk. Bobby Wagner would be ideal but it may cost too much. Cameron Brate or Jimmy Graham would absolutely kill it in this offense. Kiper mocked Courtland Sutton to us this morning, I would like that but would prefer Rashaan Evans (who he had going a pick after us).
Sunday afternoon made everyone realize just how close this team is. This offseason should be about pushing all of our chips to the middle and going for this thing next year. We must resign Kelemete and I would love to have Okafor back. I would like another DT,and CB.
We have the best young CB, RB, FS, RT, and WR in the league. No one has a brighter future

100% agree. Can't believe I forgot him

Ansah
Graham

Sell the farm to get Roquan.

#Championship

It really depends on the retention of FA (Brees, Okafor, and Coleman) and cap hit. I think we have to snag a WR or SS from FA, I’d prefer a SS. We could also solidify our D by trading up to get another CB or DL. That leaves TE suspect and takes away the ability to fortify the OL.

Tre Boston was on the Panthers.
And of those two much rather Tre Boston Joyner is overrated and 10.5 is funny

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Like demario Davis but he is 29 and he is going to get a decent payday just don't think we spend big money on a linebacker when they just gave Klein 5 mill and two is signed for another year.
He is an inside backer and we have two options right there.

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I mean he was traded back to NYJ so I think as a system MLB, he fits to stay there as opposed to leave again.

Why I say we should go for him is that Klein can literally play any LBer spot and as an OLB he can still line up or call the defense. We've see it when Kwon was brought in for Tampa, David was still the one lining everyone up until Alexander became comfortable.

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Nigel bradham will probably resign with eagles

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This is where it gets tricky for them...Even with projected cap, Eagles are 7m over.

They really are in cap hell and their FA list is actually rather impressive

Burton
Bradham
Sproles
Graham
Patrick Robinson

They need to shed weight to just get below.

Cutting Torrey Smith saves 5m
Cutting Brent Celek saves 4m (1mil dead)

Other than that...not many moves they can make unless they restructure/extend

I'd rather see us go LB in Round 1.


Teo played well but he's a 2-down guy. Same with Klein but I thought Teo outplayed Klein for the most part. I still think it's our most sorely lacking position other than Tight End and is the position we most need to improve on. We need a three down-athletic machine and every good defense has one.


If we resign Okafor I think we draft a DE and DT for depth later in the draft. Because, let's be honest, Onyemata and Davison played well this year and they're cheap. One of them will start next to Rankins. But we do need depth there. TE, LB are huge needs. WR is a very close third. Safety being close to that if Vaccaro walks.


I think people get caught up in not seeing LB as a critical position where we need to improve on since we had solid depth there even though Robertson and Teo played out of their minds at times. But they're average players, same with Klein. And it's fine if one of them starts (you can't have studs everywhere) but Anzalone is kind of our only bright spot and he's not realiable with injury concerns. People get lost in the fancy positions like TE, DE and WR but LB is a major hole.