Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

While it'll be a season, or two, before we know what we got with Fleener...

I really like what we did in Free Agency this season, even if it was what little fanfare...

Only thing I could see that we could afford was instead of Fleener, I'd rather have had us sign either LB NT Damon Harrison...

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

While it'll be a season, or two, before we know what we got with Fleener...

Overall, I like what we did in Free Agency this season, even if it was what little fanfare...

We restocked at linebacker with some steals and we picked up some quality depth on the defensive line...

One thing I would have done different was was instead of Fleener, I'd rather have had us sign either LB Danny Trevathan or NT Damon Harrison...

Missed opportunities and miscalculations in previous seasons are still handicapping this team...

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

Bring in a little more competition?

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

12 LBs on the roster.

Where we really need bodies is at DE.

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

The Saints agree - Ask, and ye shall receive...

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

Our Veteran Free Agent Additions To Date...

Player Name	POS	AGE	FROM	TO	YRS	TOTAL AMOUNT	AVG PER YR	GUARANTEED
Coby Fleener	TE	27	IND	NO	5	$36,000,000	$7,200,000	$18,000,000
James Laurinaitis	ILB	29	LA	NO	3	$8,250,000	$2,750,000	$1,800,000
Craig Robertson	ILB	28	CLE	NO	3	$5,000,000	$1,666,667	$1,965,000
Nathan Stupar	OLB	28	ATL	NO	3	$5,000,000	$1,666,667	$1,200,000
Nick Fairley	DT	28	LA	NO	1	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$2,235,000
Luke McCown	QB	34	NO	NO	2	$3,000,000	$1,500,000	$500,000
Eirk Harris	SS	26	CFL	NO	2	$1,620,000	$540,000	-
Roman Harper	SS	33	CAR	NO	1	$1,065,000	$1,065,000	$230,000
Jamarca Sanford	SS	30	NO	NO	1	$965,000	$965,000	$210,000
Connor Barth	K	30	TB	NO	1	$885,000	$885,000	-
Kyle Wilson	CB	29	NO	NO	1	$840,000	$840,000	$80,000
Tim Hightower	RB	30	NO	NO	1	$840,000	$840,000	$80,000
Travaris Cadet	RB	27	NO	NO	1	$840,000	$840,000	$80,000
Kai Forbath	K	28	NO	NO	1	$840,000	$840,000	$80,000
Darryl Tapp	DE	31	DET	NO	1	-	$0	-
C.J. Wilson	DE	29	DET	NO	N/A	-	-	-

Source: 2016 NFL Free Agents Tracker | Spotrac

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

Free Agency Report | Ranked Remaining Free Agents

Curiously DE Greg Hardy is just sitting there...

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

I think that's because he does stupid s***

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

Forget it. I think the Saints would have to be completely desperate to bring Mr. Hardy in.

Let's develop the young guys & continue to build through the draft.

Re: 2016 Saints Free Agency
 

PFF: 5 WORST NFL SAFETY CONTRACTS

JOHN BREITENBACH

We continue our series on the best and worst contracts at each position, this time with the most overpaid veteran safeties. For each player named, we give the years remaining on his contract, the average cap hit he has against the team for the remaining years of his deal, and the season in which the team can cut him and have more cap savings than dead money.

[Editor’s note: All cap numbers are from Over the Cap.]

1. Jairus Byrd, New Orleans Saints
Years remaining: Four

Average remaining cap hit (per year): $11.25 million

Years he can realistically be cut: 2018

Byrd is a great example of the pitfalls of free agency. While he appeared to be the best available player on the 2014 free-agent market, he’s struggle mightily with the Saints. His contract shattered the market for the position; New Orleans paid him $54 million over six years, with $26.3 million guaranteed. The bad news is that the Saints cannot realistically cut Byrd until at least 2018, and even then they’ll be on the hook for $4.6 million in dead money.

Injuries have played a major part in Byrd’s disappointing stint in New Orleans—he has managed to appear in only 17 of 32 games. Even when he has been on the field, he has not performed well; Byrd ranked 42nd overall last year amongst safeties with a 74.0 grade. While he made a handful of plays in the passing game, tackling remained an issue. In fact, the former Bills safety missed one in every seven attempted tackles in 2015. Simply put, Byrd faces an uphill battle to resurrect his career in New Orleans.


Source: https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro...m_campaign=nfl