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Posted on 5/7/18 at 2:08 pm
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 5/7/18 at 2:08 pm
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Assuming its fairly up to date.

Vaccaro and Breaux out there. Jonathan Hankins? Bashaud Breeland among many more
Posted by Browncoatrebel
Member since Nov 2017
1107 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 2:10 pm to
Since we just cut Fleener, looks like we're making room for somebody..my money is on Julius Thomas over Mercedes lewis

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Jonathan Hankins


Hankins and Rankin's side by side? Yes please.
This post was edited on 5/7/18 at 2:13 pm
Posted by JPLIII
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Posted on 5/7/18 at 2:11 pm to
Overall, it's not a very impressive list.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
175625 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 2:13 pm to
quote:

Overall, it's not a very impressive list.


nor should it be on May 7th. But there's still a few worthy vets who played a lot of ball last year. Looks like Hankins is a 3-4 NT primarily.
Posted by Browncoatrebel
Member since Nov 2017
1107 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 2:56 pm to
quote:

Looks like Hankins is a 3-4 NT primarily


Damn. How hard is it to convert from 3-4 to 4-3..in my mind, if you can handle both gaps as a NT, transitioning to a 4-3 would actually be easier with less responsibility?
Posted by tigerbait3488
River Ridge
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:00 pm to
Dez
Posted by shmashmortion
Member since Feb 2011
489 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:06 pm to
If you go look back, Hankins was really good with the giants before Snacks came and pushed him out of position. Hankins was a good 4-3 nose. He even provided decent pressure. It’s just that Snacks is one of the best run defenders and took over at the nose tackle. He never played the same.
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
16138 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:39 pm to
I want to re-sign breaux
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
31868 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:49 pm to
Gimme Julius Thomas and Hankins.

Do not want Dez.
Posted by ellishughtiger
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Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:14 pm to
Really thin at TE’s. How in the hell is Antonio Gates still in the league!
Posted by HollierThanThou
Member since Jan 2012
6262 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:17 pm to
Julius Thomas has been terrible
Posted by Jizzamo311
Member since Dec 2008
6402 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:20 pm to
Julius Thomas looks like the slowest human on earth. It’s amazing he has managed to stay on a roster to be honest
Posted by ellishughtiger
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21182 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:22 pm to
Was he ever that good or did Manning make him good those few years
Posted by htran90
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Member since Dec 2012
31868 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 5:34 pm to
quote:

Julius Thomas has been terrible



Also plays with horrible QBs post-manning (bortles).

Cutler and him did pretty well last year together, I wouldn't trust him to block a thing though. You could definitely do worse.
Posted by LSUminati
Member since Jan 2017
4006 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 6:34 pm to
I would take a flyer on Gates given his and Brees's history.
Posted by SaintReb17
Member since Mar 2018
64 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 6:59 pm to
Bashaud Breeland and Julius Thomas would be homeruns imo. You can never have enough CB depth, and Thomas was fantastic with a good QB throwing to him.
Posted by Browncoatrebel
Member since Nov 2017
1107 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 7:13 pm to
I know J Thomas isn't ideal but is Mercedes Lewis much better? They're both pretty, meh. At this point no one is a real upgrade over Watson.. don't care how old he is, Watson is a boss.

As far as Breaux goes, my coworker is friends with his wife and says they'll either be staying in Nola or going to San Francisco..They apparently just bought a huge house here so I hope for their sake he gets to stay.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14631 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 7:22 pm to
I really don't see the point in signing another TE in free agency. We already have Watson, Hill, & Hooman. Might end up hitting on 1 of those udfa TE's (Yelder & Wozniak).

I just don't see how adding Marcedes Lewis, Julius Thomas, or Antonio Gates makes any sense. Maybe if 1 of our TE's gets injured in the pre-season.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14631 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 7:27 pm to
I'd be cool with Bashaud Breeland. I know that he was supposed to sign with Carolina, but he failed a physical. Not sure how healthy he is, but he's a solid player when when 100%.

I assume someone would have signed him by now if they could though.
Posted by jeff5891
Member since Aug 2011
15904 posts
Posted on 5/7/18 at 8:41 pm to
Eric Reid


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