re: Mike Thomas contract thread: UPDATED info from Yahoo!

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Yea, lets overpay a receiver who will be slightly above average due to Teddy Two-Gloves throwing him the ball ROFL!

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This is literally all the more reason to pay him. It's likely that we'll be mediocre to bad once Drew leaves. I hope T2G is good, but I'm not putting money on it.

If we are indeed mediocre-bad, we will need young stars to keep fans interested/invested - star WRs provide that interest, for kids especially.

On the other hand, I believe in paying Latt big money bc a stud corner is basically invaluable in today's NFL. Out of the MT/Kamara/Latt trio of young stars, Kamara is the one that should be of the least concern in paying. I know how good he is, how versatile he is, and how beloved he is. It still doesn't justify paying RB over a stud WR/CB combo.

That's just the NFL we live in now.

On the plus side, the rise of the Pelicans will likely coincide with a decline in the Saints, so that NOLA will continue to remain relevant in the sports world.

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It's likely that we'll be mediocre to bad once Drew leaves

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Disagree, though I think we will be out of the legit contender talk.

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Out of the MT/Kamara/Latt trio of young stars, Kamara is the one that should be of the least concern in paying.

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Unfortunately agree.

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Houston

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Hopkins and Fuller?

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KC

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Hill and Watkins (unless you are including Kelce which changes the convo)?

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Seattle

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I legit had to Google who was their WRs. :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

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Patriots

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Edelman then who? Old arse Thomas? :rotflmao:

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Eagles
Bengals

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Meh can go either way, but I think MT13 is better than AJ Green. I think Boyd will be really good though.

Browns and Falcons are my #1 and 2 (assuming Ridley wasn't a one season wonder).

you are a clown

Im over Mike Thomas.

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Thomas would be the one I would leave out. I think kamara does more for this offense whether he's getting the ball or being used as a decoy. I really do love Michael Thomas and wish we could keep him but I have a hard time accepting that 20 mill a year price tag

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Say it with me now: Stud-WRs-are-worth-more-than-RBs-in-2019-NFL.

It’s just the truth, my guy. RBs are borderline dime-a-dozen w/ the way the league is going. Their short term viability doesn’t justify that pay day the way stud WRs and CBs do. On that same note, I believe this team and coaching staff has made Kamara, not the other way around. He could learn a lot from Jimmy if he wants to wonder what life beyond the Saints could look like.

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if Kamara OR Thomas leave, the production from their replacements will be significantly less (unless we get an all pro FA) than their predecessors....

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Kamara is the best version of an ideal RB for Payton’s Saints.

However, let me ask you this: Did you think we could improve upon Reggie? Did you think we could have more production out of that position/need for our team than Sproles gave us? You all panic, and Sean Payton finds another gem that he can elevate.

Who’s to say Mixon wouldn’t be doing the same thing in our O right now? Or Tarik Cohen? Hell, I’d love to see what Payton could do with Aaron Jones.

If we hadn’t drafted him, Kamara would be a run of the mill RB somewhere else that’s likely being improperly utilized. He’s replaceable. Maybe not immediately, but replaceable all the same.

A WR is more important in today’s NFL, and thus, MT needs to be paid more than Kamara

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Im over Mike Thomas.

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Let us all rewind back to when we are all upset at Drew Brees for holding out

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Quite frankly I think Brees, Thomas, and Kamara should be limited in training camp and the preseason

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Agreed. The only thing Brees & AK should be working on is timing with the new pieces on the O-line.