2017 Free Agency thread anyone?

[jeanpierre]

Updated my favorite targets for the Saints' Top Ten Free Agent Targets:

1. RG Kevin Zeitler, 27

2. CB Trumaine Johnson, 27

3. LB Melvin Ingram, 28

4. CB A.J. Bouye, 26

5. LG Andrew Norwell, 25 (RFA)

6. QB Brian Hoyer, 31

7. DT Nick Fairley, 28

8. CB Sterling Moore, 26

9. WR Willie Snead, 24 (RFA)

10. FB John Kuhn, 34 (signed) :bng:

Disclaimer: Again, don't expect to sign all from the list, but three or four of the top 6 would be great...

Signing three of the top five and our key returning FAs would have me ...

[Seer1]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Updated my favorite targets for the Saints' Top Ten Free Agent Targets:

1. RG Kevin Zeitler, 27

2. CB Trumaine Johnson, 27

3. LB Melvin Ingram, 28

4. CB A.J. Bouye, 26

5. LG Andrew Norwell, 25 (RFA)

6. QB Brian Hoyer, 31

7. DT Nick Fairley, 28

8. CB Sterling Moore, 26

9. WR Willie Snead, 24 (RFA)

10. FB John Kuhn, 34 (signed) :bng:

Disclaimer: Again, don't expect to sign all from the list, but three or four of the top 6 would be great...

Signing three of the top five and our key returning FAs would have me ...

JeanPierre, you are my go to guy when I want to know about players that would really work for us, but you've finally lost me at Hoyer. Are you thinking backup with this guy or replacement? He does seem to have about two great games a season in him, but...

[jeanpierre]

Originally Posted by Seer1

JeanPierre, you are my go to guy when I want to know about players that would really work for us, but you've finally lost me at Hoyer. Are you thinking backup with this guy or replacement? He does seem to have about two great games a season in him, but...

Backup, definitely; good football IQ, scrappy, competitive...

But the operative word is not replacement, it's transition...

He's a good quarterback, he's just not been with the right pro coaching...

[Seer1]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Backup, definitely; good football IQ, scrappy, competitive...

But the operative word is not replacement, it's transition...

He's a good quarterback, he's just not been with the right pro coaching...

Or OL. I thought he was pretty good when he was with MSU. He seemed to have a way to get his team to really believe in him. I do wonder if the pros have knocked that out of him yet.

[Rugby Saint II]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Updated my favorite targets for the Saints' Top Ten Free Agent Targets:

1. RG Kevin Zeitler, 27

2. CB Trumaine Johnson, 27

3. LB Melvin Ingram, 28

4. CB A.J. Bouye, 26

5. LG Andrew Norwell, 25 (RFA)

6. QB Brian Hoyer, 31

7. DT Nick Fairley, 28

8. CB Sterling Moore, 26

9. WR Willie Snead, 24 (RFA)

10. FB John Kuhn, 34 (signed) :bng:

Disclaimer: Again, don't expect to sign all from the list, but three or four of the top 6 would be great...

Signing three of the top five and our key returning FAs would have me ...

That is a great list with substantial talent that we so desperately need.

I too question Hoyer. but I don't follow him so I'll trust your evaluation but that seems early on a wish list.

In my opinion Snead needs to be in the top five but if we get a deal done I'm gonna' be happy.

AJ Bouye has been a favorite of mine but the more I read about him the more I hear that he is wildly inconsistent, even though he played well this year.

I absolutely want Zeitler but he may price himself out of our range. Not even a mention of Leary? I do not know if he plays LG or RG. Currently we are in the market for a RG while Peat plays at LG.

[jeanpierre]

Updated [again] my favorite targets for the Saints' Top Ten Free Agent Targets:

1. RG Kevin Zeitler, 27 (The Big Fish)

2. LG Andrew Norwell, 25 (RFA)

3. DE Calais Campbell, 30

4. DE Jason Pierre-Paul, 28 (Red Flag)

5. CB Trumaine Johnson, 27

6. QB Brian Hoyer, 31

7. QB Nick Foles, 28

8. CB Sterling Moore, 26

9. WR Willie Snead, 24 (RFA)

10. FB John Kuhn, 34 (signed) :bng:

Note(s): It's looking more and more like JPP may be in play for the Saints; I'd prefer Campbell, but he's 30, but could put us over the hump...

Dropped Fairley as I don't see a spot for him at the contract he earned this past season; some guys are 1`year contract guys...

Disclaimer: Again, don't expect to sign all from the list, but three or four of the top 6 would be great...

Signing three of the top five and our key returning FAs would have me ...

[ScottF]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Updated [again] my favorite targets for the Saints' Top Ten Free Agent Targets:

1. RG Kevin Zeitler, 27 (The Big Fish)

2. LG Andrew Norwell, 25 (RFA)

3. DE Calais Campbell, 30

4. DE Jason Pierre-Paul, 28 (Red Flag)

5. CB Trumaine Johnson, 27

6. QB Brian Hoyer, 31

7. QB Nick Foles, 28

8. CB Sterling Moore, 26

9. WR Willie Snead, 24 (RFA)

10. FB John Kuhn, 34 (signed) :bng:

Note(s): It's looking more and more like JPP may be in play for the Saints; I'd prefer Campbell, but he's 30, but could put us over the hump...

Dropped Fairley as I don't see a spot for him at the contract he earned this past season; some guys are 1`year contract guys...

Disclaimer: Again, don't expect to sign all from the list, but three or four of the top 6 would be great...

Signing three of the top five and our key returning FAs would have me ...

Snead is an ERFA, meaning he cannot go on his own. Still, a long term deal would be good.
JPP is going to get a sh**load from someone...maybe us? 14 mill at age 28 = not good numbers
I'd love to get a guard on March 7, Day one.

[K Major]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

3. DE Calais Campbell

I'd prefer Campbell, but he's 30, but could put us over the hump...

That might work if Fairley lands elsewhere.

[jeanpierre]

Originally Posted by K Major

That might work if Fairley lands elsewhere.

If Fairley is over 5mil per annum, he's gone...

And he's easily performed for those numbers in this year's market...

Here's the thing - We've got a logjam now at interior DL with Rankins, Davison, Ony and you're going to commit those kind of numbers to a rotational DL when you've got a glaring need at DE to go opposite Cam Jordan?

[jeanpierre]

Updated [after a bevy of Franchise Designations] my favorite targets for the Saints' Top Ten Free Agent Targets:

1. RG Kevin Zeitler, 27 (The Big Kahuna)

2. DE Calais Campbell, 30

3. LB A.J. Klein, 25

4. LG Andrew Norwell, 25 (RFA)

5. CB Stephen Gilmore, 26

6. QB Brian Hoyer, 31

7. DE Andre Branch, 27

8. CB Sterling Moore, 26

9. WR Willie Snead, 24 (RFA)

10. FB John Kuhn, 34 (signed)

Note(s): Franchise tags start coming down...

Signing three of the top five and our key returning FAs would have us all ...