Saints Sign Coby Fleener 5 year deal

03-09-2016, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

So your saying Fleener had 2 more TD's than Watson with 20 less receptions?

Yes, Watson had 6 - Fleener 8 With 50 less receiving yards with roughly 20 less thrown to/catches

RaginCajun83 · 03-09-2016, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

I absolutely love this move. Fleener has the size to become Jimmy Graham version two with better blocking skills and less injury prone. He is a very intelligent player and will quickly become a favorite of Brees.

I will miss Ben Watson. He was a very solid player and by far a better person. I wish him nothing but the best, but this is a huge upgrade.

Brees must be smiling from ear to ear, can't wait to see them carve teams up

triman · 03-09-2016, 07:50 PM

Not sure how I feel about this signing. The Colts didn't seem to concerned about his leaving. Guy looks the part but production not great for the amount of money we gave him?

dizzle88 · 03-09-2016, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Hmm WalterFootball hates it... Hope we prove him wrong!

Saints sign TE Coby Fleener (5 years, $36 million): KIELBASA SLIPS THROUGH THE FINGERS MILLEN Grade
I wonder how it feels to be a Colts fan right now. On one hand, they must be very depressed that they still have the incompetent Ryan Grigson running things. On the other hand, they have to be cracking up upon seeing the numbers Coby Fleener received from the Saints.

This signing is horrible. Aside from perhaps Vernon Davis, no tight end drops more passes than Coby Fleener. I'm sure he'll post some great numbers with Drew Brees throwing the ball to him, but he'll absolutely kill his new team with some untimely drops. Then again, maybe he won't be a fantasy monster, given that he couldn't produce with Andrew Luck, even when Dwayne Allen was out of the lineup with his injury issues.

This is an easy Millen. I don't understand what the Saints saw in him to make them believe that he's worth more than $7 million per year. Fleener, an average starter at best, would've been overpaid had he gotten half as much.

Just checked the stats on this website about dropped passes Dropped Passes: 2015 NFL Season

According to this, from 54 targets, Coby Dropped a WHOLE 3 passes.

Calvin Johnson, Ben Watson and countless others dropped way more so I'm not worried at the minute.

I haven't seen a lot of him so can't say if we overpaid or not.

SmashMouth · 03-09-2016, 07:53 PM

Championship!

jonnyrotten · 03-09-2016, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Championship!

Which team?

Rsanders24 · 03-09-2016, 08:00 PM

I feel like that type of money could have been spent on making the OL better or helping the defense. Hopefully he pays off but just seems to be a bit rich for a TE....

|Mitch| · 03-09-2016, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by Rsanders24

I feel like that type of money could have been spent on making the OL better or helping the defense. Hopefully he pays off but just seems to be a bit rich for a TE....

Hard to tell until we see how it's structured...

|Mitch| · 03-09-2016, 08:09 PM

Looking for the highlight;

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Euphoria · 03-09-2016, 08:11 PM

They must see Jimmy Graham in him... shored him up for 5 years. I am ok with that. Get guys you know are going to be around 3-5 years. This one and done sucks.

03-09-2016, 07:44 PM	#31
Threaded by \|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303 Rating: (0 votes - average) Originally Posted by Danno So your saying Fleener had 2 more TD's than Watson with 20 less receptions? Yes, Watson had 6 - Fleener 8 With 50 less receiving yards with roughly 20 less thrown to/catches
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03-09-2016, 07:49 PM	#32
RaginCajun83 Hou Saints Fan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 5,050	Re: Saints Sign Coby Fleener 5 year deal Originally Posted by AsylumGuido I absolutely love this move. Fleener has the size to become Jimmy Graham version two with better blocking skills and less injury prone. He is a very intelligent player and will quickly become a favorite of Brees. I will miss Ben Watson. He was a very solid player and by far a better person. I wish him nothing but the best, but this is a huge upgrade. Brees must be smiling from ear to ear, can't wait to see them carve teams up jnormand likes this.

03-09-2016, 07:50 PM	#33
triman 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 783	Re: Saints Sign Coby Fleener 5 year deal Not sure how I feel about this signing. The Colts didn't seem to concerned about his leaving. Guy looks the part but production not great for the amount of money we gave him?
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03-09-2016, 07:52 PM	#34
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,208	Re: Saints Sign Coby Fleener 5 year deal Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Hmm WalterFootball hates it... Hope we prove him wrong! Saints sign TE Coby Fleener (5 years, $36 million): KIELBASA SLIPS THROUGH THE FINGERS MILLEN Grade I wonder how it feels to be a Colts fan right now. On one hand, they must be very depressed that they still have the incompetent Ryan Grigson running things. On the other hand, they have to be cracking up upon seeing the numbers Coby Fleener received from the Saints. This signing is horrible. Aside from perhaps Vernon Davis, no tight end drops more passes than Coby Fleener. I'm sure he'll post some great numbers with Drew Brees throwing the ball to him, but he'll absolutely kill his new team with some untimely drops. Then again, maybe he won't be a fantasy monster, given that he couldn't produce with Andrew Luck, even when Dwayne Allen was out of the lineup with his injury issues. This is an easy Millen. I don't understand what the Saints saw in him to make them believe that he's worth more than $7 million per year. Fleener, an average starter at best, would've been overpaid had he gotten half as much. Just checked the stats on this website about dropped passes Dropped Passes: 2015 NFL Season According to this, from 54 targets, Coby Dropped a WHOLE 3 passes. Calvin Johnson, Ben Watson and countless others dropped way more so I'm not worried at the minute. I haven't seen a lot of him so can't say if we overpaid or not. jnormand, Crusader and ChrisXVI like this.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Saints Sign Coby Fleener 5 year deal Originally Posted by Rsanders24 I feel like that type of money could have been spent on making the OL better or helping the defense. Hopefully he pays off but just seems to be a bit rich for a TE.... Hard to tell until we see how it's structured...

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