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Wow! Ifo Ekpre-Olumu was arguably the best CB in that draft before the injury. Wonder what the problem is because no way Cleveland should be releasing him if he's fully healthy.
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Thanks Mitch, I forgot about the dislocated knee cap as well. That's a tough one. He'd make such a good nickel CB but it must not be looking good at all if even the Browns release you.
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Saints' Stephone Anthony: Impact of Laurinaitis signing is unclear by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire Stephone Anthony started every game last season, but it is uncertain how the signing of James Laurinaitis will effect him, reports Mike Triplett of ESPN.com. Anthony ranked 20th in the NFL with 112 tackles in 2016, but the New Orleans Saints made it a priority this offseason to bring in an experienced "quarterback of the defense" type like Laurinaitis, who is expected to be the Saints' starting middle linebacker. If Laurinaitis is indeed named the starter, Anthony's fantasy value would potentially take a significant hit, though it is still unclear whether the Saints plan to use use Laurinaitis on an every-down basis or if Anthony could move to the strongside linebacker position. Further, it's also possible that the Saints could switch back to a 3-4 defensive alignment, which would permit both Anthony and Laurinaitis to both start at middle linebacker. Regardless, in the short term, Anthony's once-dependable IDP value is on much shakier footing. |
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Well, here's a big surprise, Tom Benson's New Orleans Fox 8 news station likes the Saints free agency moves...
AFR: Saints do well with moderate approach to free agency - FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans News, Weather, Sports, Social |
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Some big butted depth To rotate with John Jenkins?
DT Sammie Lee Hill 6’4”, 328 age 29 He stuffed the middle really well and ate up blockers against us pretty darn well. he was almost unmovable and caused a ton of issue in the pass rush. he bull rushed the pocket pretty darn good too. Jenkins needs to shed a few pounds. like 20 and get down from that god awful weight of 350. |
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Damn. I don't think this guy will have bigger salary than Laurinaitis. Could have been solid pickup. |
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From PFF, 5 bargain free-agent signings that will make an immediate impact. Look who happens to be #1... 1. Nick Fairley, DT, New Orleans Saints Nick Fairley has had the luxury of playing beside two of the most dominant defensive tackles in the NFL since being drafted in the first round of the 2011 draft. His first four years in Detroit were alongside Ndamukong Suh, while his 2015 campaign was spent in St. Louis with Dwight Stephenson Award-winner Aaron Donald. Consistently a productive player, it’s fair to wonder why Fairley struggles to land a multi-year contract in the prime of his career (he also signed a one-year deal in 2015). As a Ram in 2015, Fairley recorded the 11th-highest overall grade among DT/NTs. Despite this, he found his market rather dry and settled for a one-year, $3 million contract in New Orleans. The Saints ranked 31st in the league in run defense in 2015 (129.8 yards per game allowed), and last in yards per carry allowed (4.9). Fairley seems like an ideal fit in the middle of a defense that has been gashed time and time again in a division with three other teams who run the ball well. |
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We still need a veteran interior lineman, really wanted to take a shot at G/C Stefen Wisniewski - he's with the Eagles on a one year contract - why couldn't we have thought of that?!?
Now, another G/C Interior Lineman option is Ryan Wendell formerly of the New England Patriots, but he's thirty, little banged up, and may give the Pats a home town discount; Pats players are like that, you know... Now there is G/C Ryan Jensen, but was tendered by the Ravens as an exclusive-rights tender, so it might take a trade to secure his services; but with Baltimore having just lost G/C Kelechi Osemele to the Raiders, they may be reluctant to part with him for reasons of continuity... Jahri Evans and his agent refused to take a pay cut for the second year in a row, though it was long overdue, is still unsigned and hasn't perhaps received an offer to make him sign; older vets like him usually wait to sign after OTAs and mini-camps... Amini Silatolu, a Carolina Panthers veteran is available but he's been injury prone with two torn ACL's in three years; so there's more reliability question marks on him than The Riddler... Wonder is we still have some diamonds in the rough in the NFL's Best Undrafted Rookie Free Agent Mine?!? |
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How about Ronald Leary? Cowboys gave him second round tender. Trade is probably possible. They have depth... 5th rounder?
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Huh... We gave it a shot. |
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Saints definitely need to bring in another CB either through FA and/or the draft.
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I really like this signings. We'll see... Wisniewski could have been excellent addition. Zack Brown addition, extremely cheap. Vernon Davis in our offense? Beast.
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IIRC Rambo was making plays late last season up in Buffalo.
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Vazquez was benched toward the end of last season...
Rambo would be intriguing, and could add another dimension (3 safety set) to the defense... |
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Hey, Riley Cooper is still unsigned!
Wonder if Coach would risk it?!? We could really use a veteran guard... |
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Former Concordia QB Neal signs three-year contract with New Orleans Saints | INFORUM
Former Concordia QB Neal signs three-year contract with New Orleans Saints By Jeff Kolpack Today at 3:22 a.m. FARGO—It's setting up to be quite a month for cousins Connor McGovern and Griffin Neal. McGovern, an offensive lineman from Fargo Shanley and the University of Missouri, is expected to be taken in the NFL draft in three weeks. On Friday, April 8, Neal, a former Concordia quarterback, signed a three-year contract with the New Orleans Saints. The first one is expected. The second one and the length of the contract is blowing football fans everywhere away. Not to mention Neal himself. "This day has obviously been a dream come true," he said. "I had a long workout today in front of the Saints staff, had a good workout and they signed me after that. It was pretty surreal. I'm just grateful they're giving me the opportunity." The signature on the contract was the culmination of an unlikely story for the Fargo South High School graduate. Neal didn't exactly take the conventional path for a chance to play in the NFL spending last season playing in Europe. But it worked. Perhaps the breakthrough came in mid-March when he attended Tulane University's Pro Day in New Orleans, where rain forced the Green Wave to move their event inside to the Saints indoor football facility. The Saints happened to have a few folks on hand who were immediately impressed with Neal. Six Tulane players worked out for the scouts, but it was the big kid that nobody knew from some small school in Moorhead, Minn., that turned some heads. "There's some fate here, too," said Concordia College head coach Terry Horan. "Right spot at the right time. He's just so dog-gone determined." Neal played last season with the Hildesheim Invaders of the German Football League, an experience that not only kept his professional football dream alive, but allowed him to improve his trade. The Saints took notice. His contract is contingent on him making the team. There are no guarantees. He'll report to rookie mini camp in mid-May and he said he'll just take it from there. "I'll do my best to stick around," Neal said. "I'm going to use this month to work really hard and learn the playbook to the best of my ability and perform well." The key to getting the Saints' attention, Neal said, was training in Arizona over the winter with quarterback coach Rudy Carpenter. Neal also got hooked up with former Tulane receiver Xavier Rush, who got him connected to the Tulane Pro Day. "I showed up there and nobody knew who I was," Neal said. "But the fact I was in the same facility as some key decision makers, I was in the right place at the right time and I had a great day. I was just hoping for any opportunity, now I have it and hopefully I can take advantage of it." Neal finished his Cobber career in 2014 and is the school's all-time leader in passing yards with 5,614 and touchdown passes with 47. "There were many times he was ready to say it was time for me to move on," Horan said of Neal's post-college experience. "He goes to Germany just thinking it will be his last hurrah, tour and play. He ended up doing well against competition that is probably in the middle of the MIAC pack with most teams. Still, he stayed fresh. He was just one of those unknowns—known in our area—and it's just so incredible for him." |
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Well, here's where we are, so far, in Free Agency 2016 Offseason...
Tried to group, pair players to accentuate net gains/losses...
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Man, I wish that we have guy like Elway in our Front office. They just traded Clady (dude was never in their plans for 2016). Jets gave up 5th rounder. Clady's contract runs through 2017. No dead money. And then you take a look at Saints players contacts, cuts, acquisitions in free agency (not specifically this year)... lol
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My biggest b*tch is the strategy long-scope view in identifying free agents and draft candidates for the Saints...
Last season, we should have signed LG Clint Boling, Cincinnati Bengals and taken CB Marcus Peters in the draft; instead we draft Andrus Peat who can't wrestle a OT spot and have released Brandon Browner with dead money; right now, we could have an offensive line of LT Terron Armstead, LG Clint Boling, OC Max Unger, RG Tim Lelito and RT Zach Strief and be drafting for depth on the line... This season, we should have signed NT Damon Harrison, New York Jets (now signed with G'nats), he's proven in the league and would have shored up the middle; and then we should be looking to draft other positions, instead we're probably going to spend a first round pick on a two-down linemen at best - WTF?!? |
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Will Nick Foles be a member of the Rams in 2016? | ProFootballTalk
If the Rams cut Nick Foles loose, hmm I could see another alum from Westlake High School (near Austin, TX) in the black and gold... |
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Well Collins actually didn't play all that great last year.
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