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With a projected $30 million in available salary cap space, the New Orleans Saints want to be aggressive in free agency when the league's calendar year kicks off on March 9.

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hagan714

with a draft as deep as this and so many players coming of IR at CB I really do not get spending a boat load in FA on a CB. especially at a position were contracts are over inflated.

With Byrd still sucking the life out the defense money with his contract I just do not see it.

Sign a replacement for Byrd at a solid dollar amount and/or draft a player makes more sense to me. Then talk CB

enter FA
Micah Hyde FS/SS Green Bay Packers 26

Then spend at least 3 picks in the draft on the secondary. Wait and see what happens with other teams cuts

"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins

Papa Voodoo

Disruptive D linemen over corners

jeanpierre

More worried about Right Guard and Defensive End...

If you bring back Sterling Moore, healthy starters, and those young rookies - that's a good krewe...

What will make them better though is an honest to goodness pass rush (Defensive End), AND

A balanced offense with a run game (Right Guard) so we take back time of possession...

ScottF

money-wise we have to endure Byrd for another year. (8mill dead)
Unfortunately it makes no sense to cut him in 2017

saintsfan1976

Sign Fairley and we draft a CB at #11
Let him walk and we go front seven at #11

hagan714

I agree next year is better and yes you are stuck with 8 mill in dead cap BUT you also free up $3.2 mill to use else where if needed. So it is a positive cap move still.

So your not backed into a corner to cut him and can see how the signing works out for say a Micah Hyde. besides a player like Hyde is coming to getting his just deserved shot at starting and will not break the bank. either way i see it as a win win either way.

My 2017 FA theme for our defense.
1 Proven players stuck as back ups deserving a shot to start.
2 Upgrade team over all depth
3 Flexibility to fill more than one position and preform at a high level

That is why my top defensive players this year are
Micah Hyde FS/SS/PR
A.J. Klein MLB/OLB
Lawrence Guy DE/DT

example roll the dice on a player like
Rex Burkhead RB Bengals and it pays off

You can free up roster spot or two given we carry
Murphy, Marcus
Travaris Cadet
Daniel Lasco

They have proven they can all the positions they are listed at and wont break the bank to sign. Sure it is a gamble but with DA just starting to build this defense IMO it is a calculated risk that could pay off huge dividends. Add to it the fact they have the ability to replace players with higher contracts this year and next year is huge. We wont be backed into a corner down the road.

I have not found a CB in FA that meets my FA standards yet.

"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins