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re: Saints sign WR Brock Rechsteiner from weekend try-out
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:16 am to Dantheman504
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:16 am to Dantheman504
If Little Poppa Pump makes the 53, then we are in serious trouble in the WR room.
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Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:20 am to bstaceyau19
he’s be the 6th wr.. and he looked impressive 
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:26 am to Dantheman504
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No they won't. Tipton is better than Palmer and Tipton shouldn't make the roster. Brown is competing with Tipton and Palmer shouldn't even get a PS invite.
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All 3 are better/ more upside than Palmer/ Bell/ Tipton. Means is an unknown even though he's the odd man out.
Your opinion isn’t fact
Palmer cleared all of these dudes their rookie year. Actual NFL production. Polk, Means, Tipton haven’t done dick with an opportunity. Palmer is by far the best athlete of the bunch, can return punts, and take a carry etc.
If you dismiss actual NFL productivity and elite athleticism in favor of whatever you’re using to determine saying these baseless opinions, have at it. Palmer is certainly in the mix just as much as any of these guys.
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Palmer isn't even on the Depth Chart for KR.
Never said he was. I said he’s the only guy with relevant punt return reps.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:36 am to GynoSandberg
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Your opinion isn’t fact
Fair enough. Palmer being ranked dead last on our depth chart and no where near KR depth is pretty telling as to his worth though. And that's with him having "proven" stats.
You can't honestly put Polk in the group with those dudes simply due to upside and value coming into the league. Not saying he is 100% better than those guys but he should be and he will get the chance to prove it. To say Polk hasn't done anything with the opportunity isn't quite fair. He hasn't really had the opportunity yet. That's why I think he is a lock.
Tyree W/ Polk are in the same boat IMO. They get a spot and if they suck so be it, their upside is way higher than any of the other dudes.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 11:37 am
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:40 am to bstaceyau19
If he makes the team or the practice squad he is going to have to find some Freaks in the area for himself.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:47 am to Dantheman504
quote:No official depth charts have been released. Anything on other sites is projecting, and anything on the Saints site is done by the media team, and often has little to no input from the coaches.
Fair enough. Palmer being ranked dead last on our depth chart and no where near KR depth is pretty telling as to his worth though. And that's with him having "proven" stats.
This isn't to argue for or against Palmer, just to say that there is no actual depth chart to use for arguing right now.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:47 am to Hetfield
quote:This is not an issue around here. xD
Freaks in the area
Posted on 5/12/26 at 12:19 pm to Dantheman504
There is no official depth chart yet. We have not heard anything about Palmer, it could be his ankle issue is serious and he may not even be a part of anything. But at full health he’s certainly a player
Tyree is firmly in the rotation and has actual NFL success across multiple seasons. Polk couldn’t unseat 6th rd WRs in New England. The first step to production is earning the opportunity. To not be presented with an opportunity as a 2nd rd pick is an indictment on the player
Palmer was WR3 as a rookie on a playoff team. Had the big catch and run for a TD in the playoff win vs the eagles. He’s actually performed under live fire. He was a 6th rd rookie, nothing we given to him. If you’re WR5 or 6 you better be offering something else - in his case it’s 4.3 speed and the ability to return punts
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Tyree W/ Polk are in the same boat IMO.
Tyree is firmly in the rotation and has actual NFL success across multiple seasons. Polk couldn’t unseat 6th rd WRs in New England. The first step to production is earning the opportunity. To not be presented with an opportunity as a 2nd rd pick is an indictment on the player
Palmer was WR3 as a rookie on a playoff team. Had the big catch and run for a TD in the playoff win vs the eagles. He’s actually performed under live fire. He was a 6th rd rookie, nothing we given to him. If you’re WR5 or 6 you better be offering something else - in his case it’s 4.3 speed and the ability to return punts
Posted on 5/12/26 at 12:58 pm to bstaceyau19
If the Falcons, Panthers, or Bucs start getting mouthy... Scott Steiner gonna drop them with the Steiner Screwdriver
Posted on 5/12/26 at 2:09 pm to GynoSandberg
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To not be presented with an opportunity as a 2nd rd pick is an indictment on the player
This IS the opportunity. There is a world where NE likes what they have and did best by the dude by giving him a fresh start on a team with an opportunity. He's different from the scrubs like Palmer because he has had actual value coming into the league and we literally traded for him.
Do you know how many players we have traded 5ths, 6ths, 7ths for the last 10+ years? Do you know how many didn't end up on the roster? You don't trade for players to cut them, its crazy how y'all cant understand that.
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Palmer was WR3 as a rookie on a playoff team.
Tipton/ Kevin Austin would have competed with Palmer for WR3 on that team lol. It should almost mean more that the WR's were that bad and they chose to cut him > give him a spot.
Do you know how bad you have to be to go from WR3 to cut with production? 10x worse and telling than a 2nd WR who simply didn't get enough production.
Palmer:
39 catches/ 385 yds. CUT
Polk:
12 catches/ 87 yds. Traded
One dude is about to get an opportunity to prove if he's actually a 2nd rd talent and the other one will be cut for a 3rd year.
I'd put Palmers odds to make the roster around the same as my odds.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 5/12/26 at 2:30 pm to Dantheman504
We let Palmer walk on as a nobody and didn't even play him. Then we traded for a WR with upside. They legit should not be in the same conversation or sentence. A walk on and a player we traded assets for are not equal.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 5/12/26 at 3:42 pm to Dantheman504
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This IS the opportunity. There is a world where NE likes what they have and did best by the dude by giving him a fresh start on a team with an opportunity. He's different from the scrubs like Palmer because he has had actual value coming into the league and we literally traded for him.
Do you know how many players we have traded 5ths, 6ths, 7ths for the last 10+ years? Do you know how many didn't end up on the roster? You don't trade for players to cut them, its crazy how y'all cant understand that.
Polk’s opportunity wasn’t to overtake 6th round picks Demario Douglas and Boutte? “He’s different”
We swapped 6th and 7th round picks for Polk, you’d think we traded for Devante Adams. quote:
Tipton/ Kevin Austin would have competed with Palmer for WR3 on that team lol. It should almost mean more that the WR's were that bad and they chose to cut him > give him a spot.
Tipton, like Polk, has yet to crack 100 total years in their NFL careers. And Austin has showed more than Polk in his short career.
Tampa had Evans & Godwin and drafted Egbuka, McMillan and Tez Johnson. Palmer had an injury and was expendable. You’re knighting for a 2nd round pick who was sold off for peanuts after one year bc he couldn’t beat out scrubs.
I’ve never seen a level of delusion on this board than I have with you and Polk. And ya just keep doubling down
Posted on 5/12/26 at 5:23 pm to GynoSandberg
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Polk’s opportunity wasn’t to overtake 6th round picks Demario Douglas and Boutte? “He’s different”
If Maye has better chemistry with Douglas/ Boutte then no. That doesn't just mean he's terrible. Shough could have a connection with B Brown and Vele loses minutes. That doesn't just mean Vele is garbage.
Their "WR" targets were:
1. Hunter Henry
2. Douglas
3. Boutte
4. Austin Hooper
5. R Stevenson
Then:
Bourne: 38 targets/ 28 rec/ 4 drops
Polk: 32 targets/ 12 rec/ 4 drops
The only facts are that they had a high usage for TE's/ RB's and the chemistry was better with other WR's. The Bourne/ Polk comparison shows you that it was a chemistry issue as he had the same amount of drops. Maye might have made shitty passes or Polk ran bad routes but its clearly a chemistry issue. Then he was out for the season. So yeah they were doing him a favor by moving him.
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Tipton, like Polk, has yet to crack 100 total years in their NFL careers. And Austin has showed more than Polk in his short career.
Y'all can't keep saying this like Polk has had an appropriate sample size to deduct from. That's absolutely insane based on a 12 reception career.
Stop talking about the dude likes he's been floating on teams for several years as a failed player, its absolutely insane. He's had 1 rookie season with 12 receptions on a 4-13 team. Wtf
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 5/12/26 at 7:27 pm to Dantheman504
Polk was league worst in separating. He was PFF’s lowest graded WR in 2024. That is not “chemistry”. Good players get run, good players get targets, good players produce. No, his rookie year isn’t the nail in the coffin for his career. But we aren’t going to dismiss the production, albeit minimal, of other WRs battling with him bc Polk had a 12 catch rookie season. Guys like Palmer and Austin still found ways to make some plays and earned a shot to get on the field.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:02 pm to GynoSandberg
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Polk was league worst in separating. He was PFF’s lowest graded WR in 2024. That is not “chemistry”. Good players get run, good players get targets, good players produce. No, his rookie year isn’t the nail in the coffin for his career. But we aren’t going to dismiss the production, albeit minimal, of other WRs battling with him bc Polk had a 12 catch rookie season. Guys like Palmer and Austin still found ways to make some plays and earned a shot to get on the field.
You’re wasting your time, multiple people have tried to tell these Polk truthers that 2nd round picks don’t get traded for a bag of balls from good organizations. He COULD theoretically develop…..and I would be happy for him. BUT the odds are SLIM.
These guys are like Rattler fanboys…..
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:26 pm to infantry1026
"Deez Nutz" trope
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:31 am to infantry1026
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You’re wasting your time, multiple people have tried to tell these Polk truthers that 2nd round picks don’t get traded for a bag of balls from good organizations.
Its clear Polk had a separation problem and underperformed but 12 rec for a rookie is not a valid sample size. People view him like he played with a Championship contending NE and not a 4-13 team with shitty coaching, scheming, and OL.
The biggest point is that we traded for him. When is the last time we traded for someone and they didn't make the roster or were cut? I have not found a single example in the history of the Saints. Statistically he has a 100% chance to make the team and should not be compared with any walk-ons simply based on that.
We traded for him and haven't seen him play so its logical for us to give him a year knowing he was a 2nd rd and only costs us a 6th. At the very worst we get SOME production out of him and can maybe flip him.
Palmer, Tipton, etcc should have to out perform most of our WR's to even consider keeping them > Polk for the value, cost, and upside.
Palmer is getting undeserved hype, Polk is getting over exaggerated hate with a limited sample size, and none of you will acknowledge the actual value aspect that plays a massive role in these decisions. That isn't me being a fan boy, its a logical assessment disputing a blind claim that Palmer is a comparable assets to Polk.
Draft value: Polk > Palmer
Asset cost: Polk > Palmer
Team want: Polk > Palmer (we traded for 1)
One was BPA of unwanted players and the other was a rostered player that we went out of our way to acquire and gave up an asset to do it. That just screams comparable.
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 10:35 am
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:36 am to bonethug0180
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No official depth charts have been released. Anything on other sites is projecting, and anything on the Saints site is done by the media team, and often has little to no input from the coaches.
Interesting. I asked on this site about that and was basically called an idiot for not knowing that the coaches gave the official site the updated depth chart ….
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:41 am to Stamps74
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Interesting. I asked on this site about that and was basically called an idiot for not knowing that the coaches gave the official site the updated depth chart ….
Yeah I'm calling BS on this based on everything being updated eerily accurate to how it should be. They had Saldiveri as an OG and he has never been listed as an OG ever. The only way they do that is if the team moves him there. They are connected at a bare minimum.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:02 am to Dantheman504
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The biggest point is that we traded for him. When is the last time we traded for someone and they didn't make the roster or were cut? I have not found a single example in the history of the Saints. Statistically he has a 100% chance to make the team and should not be compared with any walk-ons simply based on that.
My guy, it was a 6th/7th swap. That’s essentially saying, let me give you something before you release this guy and I have to fight for him on waivers. We’ve released our own high draft picks still on their rookie deals before. You’re really talking like that pick swap solidifies his roster spot? You’re the one ignoring “value asset”
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Palmer is getting undeserved hype
Saying Palmer outperformed Polk is not hype, and saying Polk sucked is not hate. There were like 20+ rookie WRs better than Polk his rookie year. Acknowledging he sucked is just a rational conclusion based on the evidence
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