Saints sign Free Agent WR Bryan Edwards
 

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Looks to be a potential replacement for Marquez Callaway being both bigger and faster. Edwards' 40 time (4.53) bested Callaway's (4.56) and at 6'3" Edwards gives the Saints more length than Callaway did at 6'1".

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He’s got familiarity with Carr. They’ve already had 4 scoring hookups together.

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And just like that they sign another piece to the puzzle.

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Ross Jackson had an excellent video yesterday on why this might be the year to trade back. If we move back we could get four picks in the top 100. The last time we traded back was 2007 when were stiil roster building under Sean Payton. We are going through a small rebuild right now and the Saints are churning the roster. The Saints value their top 100 picks and could walk away with a nice haul this year if we trade back.

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I like the thought process. Unfortunately, the Saints have consistently traded up for that one guy, rather than trading back for draft capital. Nothing in the front office has changed so sadly, I doubt they change things up now. :confused:

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Gotta find a dance partner to trade back.

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More draft picks does not translate into better players according to the Saints philosophy. As Loomis has been quoted, "Quality over quantity." Drafting players you definitely want over players that fall to lower slots make sense given their philosophy. Entering the draft the Saints are going to have about 15-18 spots to fill on the 90 man roster. What is the advantage of filling ten of them with lower picks when you can fill seven of them with higher picks. Either way you still have the whole bank of UDFA's out there and the third bank of free agents. Who knows, some of those UFDA's may be players you would have taken with those extra picks. Given the Saints success with UFDA's I like Loomis' strategy.

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The more film I watch on Edwards the more excited I am about having him in the rotation. He's solid and I expect him to contribute immediately. Callaway did what he could for the Saints when they needed him to be their top receiver. Unfortunately, he blossomed early and there wasn't much fruit on the tree. He was a good investment for the cost(UDFA). Now go get Tre' Quan's replacement! Even though he's a great blocker he hasn't been able to produce on the field and is taking a valuable roster spot.

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Bump ...

No separation, not helping his QB (int on game 1) silly penalties on him.

Bryan's probably toast in New Orleans & possibly his career.

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Bryan Edwards, Jarvis Landry, Emmanuel Sanders….is NO where WRs come to end their careers? 🧐

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Edwards was only given consideration due to his past work with Carr. It obviously is not enough and also a testament to why he was available at all.

Let the two rookies contribute instead, Shaq Davis and AT Perry.

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I Agree Smash has showed little to merit even a practice squad spot plenty of young talent deserving of the opportunity at this point.

Not having a sighting of TQS since training cam started, other players traveled to Cali with the team to continue rehab with team and yet no TQS sighting.

Might this be the end of TQS? Might he be out right released or placed sign to the practice squad.

Maybe CSP will take him and Grupe.

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My top four :

MT, Olave, Shaheed & AT Perry.

After that, it's anyone's guess.

I kinda like what I see from Bowden Jr. He's getting separation and shown ability on special teams (KR/WR/PR).

Roster cuts are coming ...

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AT Perry has definitely locked up the number four receiver spot. 3Q not making the trip doesn't have good optics after missing so much time in camp. Shaq looks promising and so does Bowden.

Do we keep five or six receivers? I'm thinking that we will only keep five because we have to find three roster spots for Haener, Taysom and an extra RB. There are only 53 roster spots after all. We might have to keep six receivers though, because we don't know how long Thomas will be available and we need another big bodied possession receiver just in case.

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As far back as I checked we always carried at least six WR's.

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I could see the Saints keeping five receivers and stashing the other young guns on the PS to bring them up if we need them. Shaq would be the hardest to sneak on the PS and might be poached.

Derek Carr likes his TE's and we will wind up cutting good players whether we keep three or four TE's for Carr's safety valve and security blanket. Krull would probably be the one who makes it through the waiver wire. Of course, this all depends on how Jimmy Graham's health plays out and his availability.

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Well, Bryan Edwards got that tap (cut) today.

Don’t think anyone here is surprised.

Saints tried 🤷🏼.

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Sorry it didn't work out, but they gave him a chance and he couldn't put it together.

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He should have got injured like Peat and then he could still be on the team.

Having said that, I am shocked that it was not simply a 'Raiders stink' that could be removed and suddenly all his past faults would disappear. That must only work with head coaches and franchise QBs. Or its a myth and there is risk and uncertainty involved with every acquisition large and small.