re: RBs in this draft to replace Kamara.

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So who are those guys? Cause my point was just Thompson or Riddick wasn't good enough to replace Kamara.

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Latavius Murray - Early down back
Riddick or Thompson - 3rd down back
3rd back through FA, Day 3 draft, or UDFA

3rd back options
Dwayne Washington, Spencer Ware
I like the Deejay Dallas kid out of Miami

Running back is such an easy position to fill. You don’t have to have an elite running back to get solid production there.

These are probably all the same people who said the saints should let mike Thomas walk last off-season.

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They can easily replace what he did last year

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I don't think so, not those 4. Adding up all four's production didn't, you can throw in Riddick's 2018 and it doesn't change that.

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We don’t need to nail a pick to replace Kamara bc it isn’t an important position to replace.

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With Drew slowing down I don't think we're in the position of piecemealing it behind Murray.

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I get that you want to resign Kamara but at what expense?

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I never said anything about resigning him.

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I don't think so, not those 4. Adding up all four's production didn't, you can throw in Riddick's 2018 and it doesn't change that.

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All of those guys were lightly used last year or injured but have showed they can play in previous years. Would have to work them out and evaluate but there is always portions at running back. Secondly, few teams have the caliber of offensive line and overall offense that the saints have. I don’t think it takes a special running back to run behind our guys.

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With Drew slowing down I don't think we're in the position of piecemealing it behind Murray.

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Understandable I just don’t believe it would be detrimental to our offense with the addition of Emmanuel Sanders in the passing game. Successful passing game will help open up the run especially since they have more weapons to account for. Plus we will run Taysum a little bit too.

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I never said anything about resigning him.

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I’m assuming you are saying let him walk after this year. I’m good with that. I just don’t want the distraction of him holding out bc he probably will.

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All of those guys were lightly used last year

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They're all lightly used for a reason. Only one of them is young, the rest are vets in their late 20s. Ware is barely hanging on to the league.

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I’m assuming you are saying let him walk after this year. I’m good with that. I just don’t want the distraction of him holding out bc he probably will.

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I'm undecided. I think you could have a Riddick or Thompson as the designated pass catcher but we better have better than Ware/Washington level as the real secondary runner.

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Since Kamara got here in ‘17, he’s accounted for

41% of our rush yards
24% of our TDs
21% of our receptions
17% of our receiving yards

Didn’t get a ton of run early in ‘17, missed 3 games and played ‘19 banged up

You don’t replace that with Theo riddick

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This. This! All of This!!!

I don’t know why people think this is Madden where players are always so replaceable.

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Since Kamara got here in ‘17, he’s accounted for 41% of our rush yards 24% of our TDs 21% of our receptions 17% of our receiving yards Didn’t get a ton of run early in ‘17, missed 3 games and played ‘19 banged up You don’t replace that with Theo riddick

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I’m not denying his talent. Other players will play better in our high powered offenses. I get that it is not going to be to the extent of Kamara bc he is indeed a top 5 running back in the league. However, We can get production elsewhere. My question is:

How long can that continue bc running back doesn’t have a long shelf life? He had injury last year. Let’s hope that was just a one year hinderance.

We are about to have to pay him if we are going to keep him. We have some other players coming up for a contract at more premium position (Ramczyk/Lattimore). Are we really willing to sign him over those players? You can make an argument for Latt but Ram is a must sign. We can’t sign everyone and I don’t think we should be dumping the little cap that we do have into a running back.

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Come on guys. This thread is a great example of how clueless this board can be sometimes. You guys always put forward this notion - when it comes time for our key / star players to command the money that they are actually worth, we can just replace them with rookies or mediocre role players! We won’t miss a beat replacing Kamara with Theo Riddick! Do you guys listen to yourselves? Lol The grass isn’t always greener, guys. There’s a reason Kamara is literally one of the faces of the league. At his best, he is one of the most versatile playmakers in the game. I’d MUCH rather snag a running back to pair with Kamara, and let Murray walk after this year. I think Kamara signing between 9-13 million a year is perfectly reasonable. Moving into an era without Drew, you have to think holding on to our all pro players is a top priority

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I didn’t say we wouldn’t miss a beat but I believe we can get enough production. It is not smart to pay premium price for a running back. He is going to want a deal similar to Zeke which will be around 15 million a year plus. This may grow pending what CMC and Derrick Henry sign for. If we could sign him for 10 I would be ok with that as long as we could sign our more crucial pieces. Running back has such a short shelf life that teams get screwed more often than not. It is the sad truth. If we had a fortune in cap space I would say go for it but we are strapped and we will need to make tough decisions as some point. Running back is very easy to replace through various ways. The players I listed were just examples. They may be washed up but they are cheap and you can dump them and find someone else if needed. Kamara deserves his money but I rather someone else pay it. Someone who has the money to spend.

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. Besides, what is the market going to look like for Lattimore? Don’t get me wrong, I love his swag and he’s a dawg, but is he even an elite corner? He’s a very good corner, but is he a top 10-15 corner? Certainly debatable.

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Markets probably pretty good. He's shown as much as Trae Waynes, Kendall Fuller, and James Bradberry and they got sizable deals. If you think he's not elite but just a very good corner he's probably starting negotiation somewhere like 40/4 yrs. Latt's still real young too.

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Markets probably pretty good. He's shown as much as Trae Waynes, Kendall Fuller, and James Bradberry and they got sizable deals. If you think he's not elite but just a very good corner he's probably starting negotiation somewhere like 40/4 yrs. Latt's still real young too.

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You are probably right