WhoDat

I had an interesting idea over the weekend and thought I would throw it out... keep in mind that this is totally speculation, I've got nothing to back any of this up.

What are the odds that Emmitt Smith could be a Saint next year?

Think about this scenario... Parcels takes over in Dallas and has to begin feverishly rebuilding. You don't do that with a runningback at the end of his career. Smith is released by the cowboys and goes looking for a job as the number 1 guy. But like Chris Carter this past year he quickly finds that teams don't want to sign guys in their late 30's to new contracts at specialty positions. I mean seriously, teams that need runningbacks will look for younger guys who can be around for the long run.

So ES considers retirement rather than be a backup. However, since New Orleans is fairly close to his home in Dallas, b/c Haslett can convince him that NO can be a contender next year, and b/c all of the teams focus is on defense, ES signs a one year deal to back up McAllister. The Saints get a very high quality backup for Deuce while they groom Keaton or someone else to be a backup, and Smith stays in the league on a team that has a shot at another ring for him. Why not? Who knows if this is even remotely possible... probably not, but it's a fun idea.