The one thing I will disagree with in your post bako is your point about him staying healthy. Compared to the amount of injuries we’ve had at other wide receiver options like Thomas and Jarvis Landry, etc. Smith has been very available. There were games when he was our best option even last year, when Olave was out with his concussions. I don’t think it’s necessarily his blocking that keeps him on the team, it’s the fact that he’s the one receiver that we’ve had consistently that knows the system. It is available to play over the last five years.

Yup. Tre'Quan has played more games over the past five years than any other WR. He knows the system. He apparently fulfills the duties asked of him from his coaching staff better than any other WR brought in over the years.

In his 5 seasons Trequan Smith has played 15, 11, 14, 11, and 15 games. He always misses time. This would be ok if he was good, but he isn't. He has been a constant presence only because we have kept him out of increasing charity. Some homeless are a constant presence at a certain street corner, but that does not mean their presence is adding value. Could he be the the best receiver on our team for a stretch if everyone else is hurt? I guess. But what will that get us, a lower draft pick? We ain't winning anything with Smith as our #1.

If we want to stop having injuries as an excuse, we need to stop reserving roster spots for marginal players who get hurt every year. If we want to continue having injuries as a convenient excuse for losing, Smith is fulfilling duties asked of him from his coaching staff better than any other WR brought in over the years.

Show me a Saints WR who has been healthier or played more games during that span. He has been the most “available” WR on the team since he joined. That’s a fact.

In his 5 seasons Trequan Smith has played 15, 11, 14, 11, and 15 games. He always misses time. This would be ok if he was good, but he isn't. He has been a constant presence only because we have kept him out of increasing charity. Some homeless are a constant presence at a certain street corner, but that does not mean their presence is adding value. Could he be the the best receiver on our team for a stretch if everyone else is hurt? I guess. But what will that get us, a lower draft pick? We ain't winning anything with Smith as our #1.

If we want to stop having injuries as an excuse, we need to stop reserving roster spots for marginal players who get hurt every year. If we want to continue having injuries as a convenient excuse for losing, Smith is fulfilling duties asked of him from his coaching staff better than any other WR brought in over the years.