Saints trade DT Khalen Saunders to Jacksonville
 

Quick post-game transaction, the Saints send DT Saunders to Jacksonville for, as yet, undisclosed return.

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Re: Saints trade DT Khalen Saunders to Jacksonville
 

Fortner was terrible.

Re: Saints trade DT Khalen Saunders to Jacksonville
 

Its not entirely nothing lost, but the loss comes from Mickeynomics. We lost 2.5 million. In March we restructured Saunders contract to get under the cap, converting about $2.5 million of his base salary and roster bonus into an immediate bonus, and wrote him a check. This is at the same time that we were trading for Dalvin Godchaux and giving him guaranteed money. If we were not always scrambling to get under the cap from the biggest deficits in the leahue, we wouldn't have had to guarantee extra money to a player who was a very forseeable cut/trade.

Ironically, we did the same with Ruiz on the same day. I wish we would cut or trade Ruiz because we need a move like that to send the message that a new sheriff is in town and being one of DA's draft golden boys isn't enough any more, you actually have to produce occasionally.

https://overthecap.com/saints-restru...lary-cap-space

Re: Saints trade DT Khalen Saunders to Jacksonville
 

I'm glad Saunders is gone. I do believe that he means well encouraging kids to run with their confused gender dysphoria but it's so dangerous.

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Was he? I believe the “plan” for Fortner is to be a backup OC, freeing Simpkins to concentrate on playing OG & Radunz to man up Pennings spot until he is back healthy.

I kinda like the moves Coach Moore & his staff are making to somewhat “improve” the depth at o line.

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I don’t believe Khalen was making the team anyway with this new scheme.

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That'll be for another day, unfortunately. Rome was not built in a day.

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Now PFF grades are not everything but a overall 52.5 and a pass block grade of 28.5. I think a turnstyle at a stadium could manage a 25.8 grade

Re: Saints trade DT Khalen Saunders to Jacksonville
 

Moved a body for a body. They could go out and grab an older vet but they seem to be sticking to this mini-youth movement.