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For the second week in a row, the Saints are adding a veteran wide receiver to the roster.

It’s Brandon Marshall this time and he will take the spot that Dez Bryant was expected to fill when he signed with the team last week. Bryant tore his Achilles in practice on Friday, however, and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that New Orleans got a deal done with Marshall on Monday.



Unlike Bryant, Marshall has played in the NFL this season. He played in seven games with the Seahawks before being released last month. Marshall had 11 catches for 136 yards and a touchdown during his time in Seattle.

The Saints are the seventh team to employ Marshall and none of the other six made it to the playoffs while Marshall was on the team. It would take a pretty major change of fortune for the 8-1 Saints for that streak to continue.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ndon-marshall/

foreverfan

It is about time. What took so long. 18-1




Do any of you thing that Marshal will never make the playoffs because the Saints will cut him with Ted Ginn Jr comes back?

SmashMouth

https://www.nola.com/saints/2018/11/...an-payton.html

73Saint

Why did the Hawks release him?

turbo_dog

I have to admit, I felt better about Dez Bryant than I do about Marshall. However, I have to trust the coaching staff and Brees. They must have seen something in his workout that showed them he can be valuable.

K Major

Seahawks are a run 1st team (see Rams game) & sneaky Pete is opted to go with the "youth movement".

ChrisXVI

Agreed. I don’t like this move and I can’t really put my finger on why. Just don’t like Brandon Marshall.

K Major

I think Marshall is more of a depth signing (in case of injury). If Ted Ginn Jr can return to form, more likely Brandon gets waived.

73Saint

For whatever reason, in my mind, it seems to me that BM had a rep of dropping catchable balls. But then again, so did Ted Ginn before he left Carolina. Could also be subconscious, based on the fact that he was NO Brass' second option, after Dez. That in and of itself gives you pause.

I just hope we can hang onto Kirkwood, he looked really good in his debut. I doubt we can hide him on the PS now...

Halo

I think all this is insurance.
Front office optimizing talent before free agency period ends.
We're beefing up on WR depth. Since Ted Ginn went on IR, one jet sweep arm of our multi armed octopus offense was taken away.

If Michael Thomas gets hurt, we want a veteran available.
YES we have young talent, but we want a hungry veteran who has been dying to play in the playoffs with a winning team.

Brandon Marshall should bring his best, just like Dez would have.

Remember, teams are double and triple teaming Michael Thomas and he's getting banged up. Same thing happened to Jimmy Graham and he was never the same after getting mauled in the 2011-2012 seasons.