re: Free Agency is now OPEN!! Officially 2019 NFL League Year!!!

We won’t be big players in free agency because we don’t have much $$ to spend. We need to first bring back our guys, mainly Ingram and Okafor (he can opt out) but also glue guys like Robertson, Banjo and maybe Bushrod for the vet minumum. We only have $11 million in cap space so Kurt Coleman and Cam Meredith will almost certainly be released giving us another $8 million in space. Peat played fantastic but we would save $10 million by trading him and Cameron Tom proved he was capable of starting. That did I think the better move is to sign Peat to a long term deal giving us more room $$ to play with. I would guess the best we do is 1-2 2nd tier level free agents so throw out Grady Jarrett (I would love to have him but he’s about to get PAID$$) Golden Tate, Jared Cook, etc. If Adam Humphries can be had a decent cost he would be a great addition but guys like Cole Beasley, John Brown and Tyrell Williams are more in our price range. We will need to make our 2nd round pick hit, possibly a TE or corner depending on what they do with PJ Williams. I expect Loomis to trade draft picks from the 2020 draft to move up into the early rounds this year and possibly trade someone like AJ Klein for picks. Tyrann Mathieu would be great but he’s not a fit as he’s best at the line of scrimmage and we already have a fantastic box safety in Vonn Bell. This team doesn’t not have many holes just areas that need depth. For once I believe offense will be the priority this offseason as Loomis and Sean have invested heavily and smartly on defense the last 2 offseasons. Time to give Drew a couple new weapons from the bargain bin.

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We won’t be big players in free agency because we don’t have much $$ to spend.

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Like a broken record every year, and yet the Saints are always signing people and in play for some big names.

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I'm pretty certain he'd be just fine at home now.

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He would probably live in Chateau or Old Metry and never go into the city besides on game days.

Yes he would but rumor is he’s seeking a contract with AAV of $10 mil per year. That’s way out of our price range when we have to pay Thomas soon. Maybe Cole Beasley for 3/$15 is a better option.

I think cole Beasley would be a great fit here.
Humphries wants 10 mil and tate wants 16mil which is super high and the saints aren't paying that and y'all should know this by now.

I could see Beasley signing here.
And the honey badger is not the same player more name than game at this point in his career

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And I simply don’t want Beasley

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Not sure why. Very good hands and gets open in the slot regularly. Might be a perfect fit since we really haven't had much luck finding a reliable slot wr.

I don't think you'll see the team go out and pay a receiver. I feel like they'll bank on the development of Tre'Quan Smith and the health of Cameron Meredith.

Michael Thomas, Ted Ginn, Cameron Meredith, Tre'Quan Smith, Keith Kirkwood isn't a good set of receivers if all is right. I could see them going and adding a guy that's not expensive (but not super cheap either) as an insurance policy.

I think you'll see them address TE, and there's only one on this list. I wouldn't mind adding another pass rusher on the DL, preferably an interior rusher.

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health of Cameron Meredith.

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Not gonna happen. Word in Chicago was he was soft and would milk injuries and not play thru it. Him and his agent overcame those rumors, but Saints got had on this one.