re: Olave to Pittsburgh Trade Rumor

This would be a surprise !

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The saints aren’t trading Olave unless they get a ridiculous haul for him.

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Olave is GOOD and is currently GOOD value. I LOVE him at his current salary ($1.1M base with $6.1M cap hit) but I HATE him at next year's salary ($15.4M base & cap hit)

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You can’t have a rookie qb and then give him shaheed and cooks as his top targets

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Olave is likely to have another concussion and miss multiple games again so we'll still have Cooks & Shaheed as his top targets.

He's missed 10 games in 3 seasons due to concussions, sustaining at least 1 each season. For a team that was absolutely crushed by injuries last season I don't understand picking up his 5th year option or entertaining a long term high end contract. I'd trade him for a 3rd, anything more than that is a plus

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Per Adam Crowley on Twitter. Local Pittsburgh radio host. Probably a nothing burger but if moved we better get a really nice haul. None of that Pickens crap

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Olave brain is scrambled we'll be lucky to get a 3rd round pick for him.

Olave doesn’t have the body to play in the NFL. Good receiver can’t stay healthy. If the contract washes and we got a 4th round pick that would qualify as stealing.

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Hopefully he plays well up to the deadline, stays healthy and then if we’re as shite as everyone expects, see what the market is at or around the deadline.

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Exactly he has every incentive to ball out this year. It would be moronic to dump him right now. His stock is so much lower than it could be.

He’s had over 1,000 yards 2 of his 3 seasons. With Dalton, Jameis, and Carr throwing him the ball. If you believe in Shuck at all, why would you give up your only legitimate WR right now?

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They are trying to buy low on him. With his injury history, you will not get fair value so focus on keeping him healthy as a Saint.

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The other side of the coin is, will the team match his expected demands. He has $15.5M fully guaranteed coming to him next year. Tee Higgins just signed a 4 year deal for $28.75M ($115M deal) per year with $30M guaranteed at signing. His 2026 contract becomes fully guaranteed at the beginning of the 2026 league year.

In 2 years, you have to expect Olave's team will demand a deal similar to this, if not more. If Olave becomes a true #1 in the next 2 years, you could be looking at an average over $35M a year. If these numbers are not realistic for the Saints, they should consider getting some value for him.

Pittsburgh is in our boat, who is supposed to throw to him there?

Standing by for the rush of "first rounder of GTFO" posts from some of the same people who've been saying he's washed up for the last 18 months.

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There's an extremely high likelihood that now he has an even worse qb situation.

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While I agree with this, it doesn’t make sense for Mickey to get rid of Shuck’s only good WR. If you believe in him you don’t set him up for failure.

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Couple that with his burgeoning mushhead status and his stock going back up is far from a guarantee.

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You can’t give up on every 1st round pick because they had one bad year. Just because he wasn’t the best pick in hindsight it makes no sense to let him go. Especially when he has every incentive to do well. Unless we acknowledge we’re tanking, which in that case I’m all for.

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And if he does stay healthy then he's going to want to get overpaid like he's a top receiver next offseason.

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We will cross that path when we get there. Him staying healthy and having a good year is a good problem to have. Like S said previously, if he balls out before the deadline his value will increase. Getting a 3rd round pick or even a 2nd doesn’t do you any good. That gives you a coin flip’s chance at maybe getting an ok starter? Olave has proven he can be a legit WR and he’s not going to be that expensive.