Saints Free Agents...who would you keep?

Not Ted Ginn

UFA
QB Drew Brees
QB Teddy Bridgewater
RB Dwayne Washington
FB Zach Line
WR Ted Ginn
OL Andrus Peat
Ol Patrick Omameh
DT David Onyemata
DE Noah Spence
LB A.J. Klein
LB Manti Te'o
LB Stephone Anthony
LB Josh Martin
CB Eli Apple
CB P.J. Williams
CB Johnson Bademosi
SS Vonn Bell
SS D.J. Swearinger

RFA
QB Taysom Hill
WR Austin Carr
OC/OG Cameron Tom
LS Zach Wood
CB Justin Hardee

ERFA
WR Keith Kirkwood
LB Colton Jumper
FS J.T. Gray

Peat, Apple, Bell

That’s it

Also, to the poster above, PJ Williams is TRASH and needs to go.

Obviously depends on contract, etc.

UFA
QB Drew Brees
QB Teddy Bridgewater
RB Dwayne Washington
FB Zach Line
WR Ted Ginn
OL Andrus Peat
Ol Patrick Omameh
DT David Onyemata
DE Noah Spence
LB A.J. Klein
LB Manti Te'o
LB Stephone Anthony
LB Josh Martin
CB Eli Apple
CB P.J. Williams
CB Johnson Bademosi
SS Vonn Bell
SS D.J. Swearinger

RFA
QB Taysom Hill
WR Austin Carr
OC/OG Cameron Tom
LS Zach Wood
CB Justin Hardee

ERFA
WR Keith Kirkwood
LB Colton Jumper
FS J.T. Gray


Would love for Teddy to come back, but that’s not happening.

I’d take Eli Apple at the right price. But it would be a low price and he’d probably be my dime back behind Lattimore, Jenkins & CGJ.

Peat...maybe vet minimum to back up my OT/OG draft pick. Maybe. Not likely. But maybe. Not that I’d like it. But at vet minimum, maybe.

I think CSP loves Ginn, so I expect him to be back.

He's easy to overlook, but everyone should have J.T. Gray on their list. He's, literally, the biggest lock on the entire list.

I love ERFA's that are legit.

UFA
QB Drew Brees His contract forces us to, if we don't sign we'd be hit for about $16M
QB Teddy Bridgewater
RB Dwayne Washington
FB Zach Line
WR Ted Ginn
OL Andrus Peat At low end starter money. He'd be great depth, but they need to find someone else to start at LG
Ol Patrick Omameh
DT David Onyemata
DE Noah Spence
LB A.J. Klein
LB Manti Te'o
LB Stephone Anthony
LB Josh Martin
CB Eli Apple
CB P.J. Williams
CB Johnson Bademosi
SS Vonn Bell
SS D.J. Swearinger

RFA
QB Taysom Hill
WR Austin Carr
OC/OG Cameron Tom
LS Zach Wood
CB Justin Hardee

ERFA
WR Keith Kirkwood
LB Colton Jumper
FS J.T. Gray

How much you think it will take to keep Hill?

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I'd like to upgrade Dwayne Washington

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I agree. He runs hard, but that's about it. We need a legit RB as our #3.

This article has different ERFA's listed... LINK

No specifics yet for Saints' free agency hopes, but meetings slowly starting

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton didn't divulge specifics Tuesday about what position groups he and general manager Mickey Loomis want to prioritize for 2020, but those meetings are slowly getting scheduled.

On Monday, Payton said, a brief meeting was held regarding the team's 25 free agents, but nothing beyond that has been done.

"I always think it's best that there's time that takes place between the last game, and even when you begin to do what we do next, I think it's important that there's some time in between that because you want to really give the true evaluation of your roster," Payton said.

Many of those discussions pertaining to free agency, as well as NFL draft prospects, will take place in the next two or three weeks, Payton said.

The 25 free agents they had on the roster at the end of the season fall into three categories: unrestricted, restricted and exclusive-rights free agents.

The ERFAs are special teamer J.T. Gray, wide receiver Keith Kirkwood, defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth, wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey, fullback Ricky Ortiz and linebacker Colton Jumper.

The RFAs are athlete Taysom Hill, long snapper Zach Wood, wide receiver Austin Carr, special teamer Justin Hardee and offensive lineman Cameron Tom.

The UFAs are quarterback Drew Brees, safety Vonn Bell, cornerback Eli Apple, guard Andrus Peat, linebacker A.J. Klein, defensive tackle David Onyemata, cornerback P.J. Williams, wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr., fullback Zach Line, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, running back Dwayne Washington, guard Patrick Omameh, linebacker Stephone Anthony, linebacker Manti Te'o, safety D.J. Swearinger, cornerback Johnson Bademosi, defensive end Noah Spence and linebacker Josh Martin.

"All of those players will be guys that we spend a lot of time on," Payton said, "and hopefully make the right decisions on.”

Payton added later, "We'll spend a lot of time on those decisions. Those are never easy. You have a fixed budget. There's no luxury tax. You can't overspend if you choose to. So those will be the things we deal with here in the next coming weeks."

The Saints will start the roster-building process by looking at their own free agents first, then looking around to other free agents around the league, then to the incoming rookie class.

One of the biggest Saints storylines heading into free agency is how all three of New Orleans' quarterbacks are free agents. Brees and Bridgewater are both unrestricted free agents, while Hill is a restricted free agent.

Payton, roughly 48 hours after Sunday's kickoff, said the team hasn't "gotten that far" in deliberations regarding the future.

"I like the perfect-world scenario, and yet we don't live in one," Payton said of keeping all three.

Payton said it's too early to start conversations regarding Brees' future, quipping, "I just finished talking to him five minutes ago and it was about something else. It was about LSU tickets."

Brees — who could, in theory, retire after this season — is a wild card, but Hill is even moreso. Because Hill is a restricted free agent, there's a little more nuance to his situation.

Restricted free agents can have first-round, second-round or original-round tender placed on them. Hill, and every restricted free agent, can negotiate with other teams, but the Saints have an option to match any deal and will receive a selection corresponding with the tender placed on the RFA if New Orleans opted not to match the offer.

But Hill is a rare breed, since he plays at least seven positions — quarterback, wide receiver, tight end, fullback, kick/punt returner, gunner, on the punt-blocking unit, etc. — so it's not yet clear what the market demand will be for him.

"It's a little bit of an enigma," Payton said. "I mean, my understanding is you can't find a spot for him on your fantasy roster, so it's probably difficult (in) reality."