Danno

Well its pretty apparent we aren't standing pat on the #4 defensive ranking.

Most of these guys will be special teams standouts at worst.

SmashMouth

Perhaps the beginning of a transition from Brees as a Saints QB.

SaintsBro

Or as I keep saying, perhaps it's the beginning of the transition to PAYING Drew Brees once his cap numbers start to go up.

Every single one of these picks or UDFAs this year, that are diamonds in the rough or borderline quasi-damaged goods...they're risky players, and people here don't like this one or that one -- they come with attitude problems, injuries, marginal stats, didn't try hard enough, they have bum raps with the scouts...almost every single one of them except Cooks, has something like this to him, SOME flaw or problem.

But THESE are the guys that are going to come CHEAP, cheaper than a well known, well-scouted UDFA with a standup record and stats. A guy like that, well known, with good numbers, you almost have to throw him an extra fifty or sixty thousand above league minimum, to be competitive.... it is what it is.

Because of these players' obvious flaws, Loomis is able to sit down with each and every one of them, and haggle them down in price, to absolute rock bottom. And if you don't like it kid, go back to driving the truck or bouncing at the bar, because no one else is looking at them.

THEN by doing this a bunch of times, by shaving $50,000, $100,000, $200,000 here or a little $30,000 there, off each of their contracts, that ALL ADDS UP to more cap room for Brees and Graham. They are literally nickle and diming on these smaller players. This is the future. This is how it's gonna be from now on. Mark my words.