jeanpierre

Updated 2014 roster, accounting for free agency, trades and the draft, nearly upon us:

SAINTS PROJECTED DEPTH CHART - 2014

OFFENSE

QB (2) Drew Brees, Ryan Griffin, Luke McCown

RB (4) Pierre Thomas, Mark Ingram, Khiry Robinson, Travaris Cadet

FB (1) Erik Lorig, Austin Johnson (FC)

WR (3) Marques Colston, Nick Toon, Charles Hawkins (FC)

LT (2) Terron Armstead, Marcel Jones (FC)

LG (2) Ben Grubbs, Senio Kelemete (FC)

C (2) Tim Lelito

RG (2) Jahri Evans

RT (2) Zach Strief, Bryce Harris, Ty Nsekhe (FC)

TE (3) Jimmy Graham (Franchise, NE), Benjamin Watson, Josh Hill

WR (2) Kenny Stills, Andy Tanner (FC), Joe Morgan


DEFENSE

DE (2) Akiem Hicks, Glenn Foster

NT (3) Brodrick Bunkley, John Jenkins

DE (2) Cameron Jordan, Tyrunn Walker

OLB (2) Junior Galette, Keyunta Dawson, Rufus Johnson

ILB (3) David Hawthorne, Kevin Reddick

ILB (2) Curtis Lofton, Ramon Humber

OLB (2) Parys Haralson, Victor Butler, Kyle Knox

CB (3) Keenan Lewis, Rod Sweeting, Trevin Wade (ERFA), Derrius Brooks (FC)

SS (2) Kenny Vaccaro, Marcus Ball

FS (2) Jarius Byrd, Rafael Bush (RFA), Jordan Pugh

CB (2) Champ Bailey, Patrick Robinson, Corey White, Terrence Frederick


SPECIALISTS

K (1) Shayne Graham, Derek Dimke (FC)

P (1) Thomas Morstead

LS (1) Justin Drescher, Jed Collins

H Thomas Morstead

PR Travaris Cadet, Lance Moore

KR Travaris Cadet, Pierre Thomas

KO Thomas Morstead, Shayne Graham


KEY:

POS (#Likely Slots)

Projected Starter

Free Agent

Free Agent (RFA) {Restricted Free Agent}

Free Agent (ERFA) {Exclusive Rights Free Agent}

Free Agent (FC) {Futures Contract}

Franchise Tagged/Restricted - Unsigned

Observations:

Jimmy won't sign till he's ready to come to camp, so no OTA's - hope we don't see some sloppy play as he returns and a possible injury with lack of conditioning...

Well, how do you like us now?!?

Running Backs Thomas, Robinson are only backs under contract after this coming season...

Still real thin on that offensive line...

Great depth at cornerback; little thin at Safety though White could be shifted there...

Bailey signing may mean we withdraw matching on Rafael Bush...

Sure would like to bring Meachem back in a supporting role like this past season...

Other than OLine, we've about got things reloaded...

Source(s):

Over the Cap - New Orleans Saints 2014 Salary Cap and Contracts

New Orleans Saints - NFL Team Contracts - Rotoworld.com

A look at the New Orleans Saints' 2014 roster decisions - ESPN

New Orleans Saints 2014 Free Agency Tracker | NOLA.com

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jeanpierre

Surprised no one has asked the Saints if they'd be interested in RB Chris Johnson...

Jack Vegas

I visited this thread just to mention Chris Johnson. The market on running backs has just about dried up. Wonder if we could sneak in and get him on the cheap. Restructuring a few contracts or even cutting somebody like Bunkley would give you just enough to get him something in the 3.5 million/year range which might be enough.

lee909

Cutting Bunkley would leave us short with NT and only saves $1.3ml.
It was cost at least half of that to bring in another NT

Jack Vegas

June 1 cut puts you free and clear, we would save $4.5 million. And we presumably wouldn't need another NT because Hicks can play inside to supplant Jenkins (as he did when Bunkley was hurt all those games last year).

Just a thought, I actually like Bunkley a lot and wouldn't particularly love to see him gone. But that kind of speed on offense is tempting. I'm not talking about Darren Sproles shifty quickness, but actual gamebreaking straight line speed. We don't have much of that on offense these days, except for maybe Stills. In our offense Chris Johnson would be a nightmare for defenses.

K Major

I hope we find a way to keep and/or restructure Bunkley's contract. The two man rotation with him and Jenkins worked out well last season.

jeanpierre

"worked out well" is an understatement...

jeanpierre

Rafael Bush deal in...New Orleans Saints $3.6 million under cap

The New Orleans Saints are now $3.6 million under the salary cap, according to the NFL Players Association, after their latest flurry of moves. Their new two-year deal for safety Rafael Bush was officially processed on Thursday... - Mike Triplett, ESPN

Over the Cap - New Orleans Saints 2014 Salary Cap

OverTheCap.com has the New Orleans Saints with estimated cap space of $3,313,116...

Spotrac - - New Orleans Saints 2014 Salary Cap

Spotrac.com is showing $4,787,782 of available cap space...

jeanpierre

And expect the cap space to adjust again, post draft, and when terms will be finalized on the Jimmy Graham contract...

jeanpierre

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