Free Agent Series: What should the Saints offer Courtney Roby?
 

Last week we checked out how the Saints should deal with Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell, and Lance Moore. This week begins by checking out the other wide receiver stepping into the world of free agency and that's Courtney Roby.

Roby is technically listed as a wide receiver on the roster even though it is very rare that he is on the field with the rest of the offense. Roby's most talented area is on special teams where he excels as a return man and on coverage.

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What should the Saints offer Courtney Roby?

I really am curious (now that I've got the title right for my articles) as to what everyone thinks these restricted free agents should get.

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An opportunity to play for the Saints...

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i say fair price, but remember he did get caught from behind, that should never happen when you see daylight. lose a shoe or not

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I know he got caught from behind, but someone help me out here...when was the last decent kick returner the Saints had??

I was racking my brain trying to think of who we last had that was decent back there besides Michael Lewis. Or was he the last good one?

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danny, i'm not knocking roby at all, i want him back. like you said who else besides lewis can we remember that did as much. p. thomas has done a good job replacing roby when he was banged up. i'm saying if he wants a ton of money then we may have to go via the draft for a returner. but would like to see 1 more year out of him at our price.

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HOW FAR BACK ARE WE GOING WIHT THIS ONE LET EM SEE...

Mel Gray 80's

Tyronne Hughes 90's

The kid that went to the Giants what was his name... He played Running Back Chad Morton I think late 90's

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Mel Gray was great and I liked Morton too. Just was thinking at least in the last six or seven years, we've been kind of struggling in that department except for Lewis.

And St. Thomas, I know what you're saying...just would hate to see any of these players like Roby or even Lance Moore get swelled heads and think they are worth more than what they have shown so far. I'd love to have them back, but not if it means breaking the bank over them.

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I LOVED THE BEERMAN

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We had the Beer man. But Mel Gray sticks out. I like Roby.

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Let him play! Give him at least another year to shine. He did fairly decent this year, despite being banged up.

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rod harper!

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I love Roby, not only does he kick return but he is awesome on tackling and punt coverage. Keep em!!

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I agree wholeheartedly. He normally gives us good field position on kick returns and is a legitimate threat to take it to the house. He is also a valuable asset on punt coverage. There were numerous times during the season when Morstead punted the ball inside the 10 or even the 5 yard line and Roby was there to down the punt, and he is one of the best tacklers on the team in the return game. He's one of the most valuable players on special teams. That's just the thing. It's special teams. He's not going to be signed to a high dollar contract, because he doesn't see the field much at receiver. Give him a one or two year deal.

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Pay the man

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Beer Man !!!!

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Yes sir. He's been pretty solid for the Saints this year and I'm all for making the effort to keep him at a reasonable price, whatever that means.

He is one of the biggest positives for special teams. He and Morstead are keepers.

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PT

And what I love about Thomas is that he is still the upback on the KO team. That's how he made the team, and he is still back there as a lead blocker.

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Pay the man. He has been working for very little money and has earned a pay raise. He is definately worth a 2-4 year contract with good incentives. We don't need to let our key pieces walk away.

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Pay him what he is worth and keep him around. He's a good return man and provides great coverage on kickoffs......pay him and keep him.

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He has played great for us, but remember that he is doing the job of a rookie or second year player. We can't overpay someone who is easily replaced.

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dan, i really think roby would get scooped up quick. hes proven that he can dominate the special teams in returns and kick off coverage. we would lose him in a money battle i think, being with all the other contracts going ala, bush and others.

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Give him a bone or two, but don't go crazy! As stated earlier, he is just special teams. While he has been better then most recently, we could still be better. And it's not like the Saints cannot attract good FA to come here either.

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I agree that a lot of money for a special team-er, albeit a good one, isn't especially wise but we must remember that special teams is a factor in the game of football. The Saints punter did a great job this year in pinning teams further back and Roby did a great job in both returns and tackles.

I don't know what the Saints should offer Roby in terms of money I just hope that they keep him.

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I have no problem with us re-signing him but he is very expendable imo. We have plenty of options on the team already that could easily replace him on kickoffs. As far as the gunning on punts, we also could easily sign a John Wendling etc. to do that job. It really all depends on what he's looking for. On the priority list of free agents, he's in the middle to bottom of the pack.

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I leave it to the staff to make these decisions.

None of you are really qualified to chime in on the matter. Sure you
have an opinion... but opinions are like fingers. Everyone has at least
ten.

Roby is a no brainer. Loyalty is a principle.

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You have no problem voicing your opinion. Why shouldn't we voice ours? This is a message board. That is what it is for! The members to voice their opinion on topics concerning the Saints or other topics. Topics discussed such as this one are hypothetical.

Since we are on opinions, here's mine. You should go start your own message board just for you to voice your opinion and replies on and make yourself the only member, because you are the only one that cares what you have to say. Don't forget to call yourself a D-Bag repeatedly.

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You said it way nicer than what I was about to say.

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I was trying to keep from being banned, because what I do want to say would give me a "Pete Rose". :p

EDIT: Plus, I refuse to stoop to his level.

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Roby is a top of the line special teamer.Give him 2 to 4.Let him keep doing what he's doing.I do miss beer man though.

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Keep him!

I miss beerman too, but Roby has been a great replacement.