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Old 07-19-2018, 04:20 PM   #1
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Re: Saints training camp preview: Burning issues, sleepers, bubble watch, more

Sleepers
WR Eldrige Massington

It will be hard to make the roster at wide receiver, but the undrafted rookie out of UCLA had an impressive summer and made a lot of plays. There is a lot of intriguing talent at this position, including Travin Dural and Keith Kirkwood, which should make for an interesting summer.
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And I somewhat agree with the article on "bubble players" ...

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WR Tommylee Lewis
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Top battles
Backup quarterback

Taysom Hill is probably the biggest curiosity surrounding this team right now. So, when camp opens, a lot of attention will be paid to him and his battle with Tom Savage to serve as Drew Brees’ top understudy. Winning is important for Hill's development so he can get more practice reps during the season.
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Re: Saints training camp preview: Burning issues, sleepers, bubble watch, more

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Sleepers
WR Eldrige Massington

It will be hard to make the roster at wide receiver, but the undrafted rookie out of UCLA had an impressive summer and made a lot of plays. There is a lot of intriguing talent at this position, including Travin Dural and Keith Kirkwood, which should make for an interesting summer.
Two Problems with Massington; first, is that he has little to no production (far less than even Kamara had at UT); second, he's been especially injury-prone because of his slight frame and lack of weight room time...
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And I somewhat agree with the article on "bubble players" ...

DE/LB Hau’oli Kikaha
WR Tommylee Lewis
Add WR Brandon Coleman (mentioned), CB P.J. Williams, and RB Trey Edmunds could be released...

Also, consider a possible upset with A.J. Klein, factoring his salary cap number, especially if he misses camp time with injury...

Ironically, you're gonna see how good this roster is by the quality of players released this year vs the past four years...
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Ironically, you're gonna see how good this roster is by the quality of players released this year vs the past four years...
Precisely.
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Add WR Brandon Coleman (mentioned), CB

Also, consider a possible upset with A.J. Klein, factoring his salary cap number, especially if he misses camp time with injury...
But in this day and age of the cap, isn't 4M kind of cheap for a linebacker?

I hope AJ can stay healthy & we keep him for 2018. It's a long, hard season & you need veterans you can trust in late December & into January.
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Top battles
Backup quarterback

Taysom Hill is probably the biggest curiosity surrounding this team right now. So, when camp opens, a lot of attention will be paid to him and his battle with Tom Savage to serve as Drew Brees’ top understudy. Winning is important for Hill's development so he can get more practice reps during the season.
I just want to see him so people will stop arguing as to weather or not he’s any good. I have my doubts about the hype.
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