2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions

K Major · 05-09-2017, 03:10 PM

Now that the NFL draft is done, let's have an early look at what the 2017 New Orleans Saints opening day roster may look like.
by BobRose May 8, 2017, 10:02am CDT

Over the last two months, the New Orleans Saints have added eight free agents, seven new draft choices, and a dozen undrafted college free agents to a roster that has gone 7-9 for three years in a row. Between now and the time training camp begins in late July, NFL teams will have some opportunity to further tweak their rosters. Most notably, after June 1, when there will be a number of veterans released due to salary cap reasons.

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skymike · 05-10-2017, 12:37 AM

ok. Im excited. I dont know, maybe something's wrong with me.
I mean, Michael Thomas could go down, and then we all go down in flames...

But seriously, folks, I dont know... I love baseball, and I'll be following it... will prob. catch some basketball playoffs on the tube, and hockey is good too... but even in May, im thinking about the next Saints season, and have been since 1982. Before the internet, there was Athlon's Pro Football, and I was there in june to buy my copy, and drool over it for two months before preseason. I love June football talk. I love training camp. And I love preseason. Hell, I love LIFE, and thats what makes me me.

Thanks for posting this, K Major.

jeanpierre · 05-10-2017, 08:06 AM

Does this writer even watch the Saints? He's got players listed that are free agents.

No understanding of the Saints O-line rotation; Kelemete could be very busy in scheme and Turner has no versatility.

Rose is completely off on the WR talent; the more I think about it, if Dural shows sure hands, he could be the fourth best WR when camp breaks.

And shows no appreciation of Stupar's value to this LBing corps and more faith in Ellerbe staying healthy than anyone who follows the Saints.

K Major · 06-27-2017, 10:57 PM

Bump ...

CharityMike · 06-28-2017, 01:51 AM

Starting from the top, I think they are correct on QB and RB. Recivers..I think Dural makes it (or it could just be my LSU homerism

), OL is mostly right with the exception that I think Allen makes it on the team. DL I think Tapp makes it and Muhammed will be placed on practice squad. LB is where things start to get tough to choose atm. Out of those choices, I think Stupar stays and Feeney goes. DB..Swann gets cut over some guy named Gaitor..I doubt it. If Swann is 100% and that makes it through camp healthy, he is on the team. Safeties I am good with plus I think Keo is already cut..no?

SmashMouth · 06-28-2017, 03:00 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Does this writer even watch the Saints? He's got players listed that are free agents.

No understanding of the Saints O-line rotation; Kelemete could be very busy in scheme and Turner has no versatility.

Rose is completely off on the WR talent; the more I think about it, if Dural shows sure hands, he could be the fourth best WR when camp breaks.

And shows no appreciation of Stupar's value to this LBing corps and more faith in Ellerbe staying healthy than anyone who follows the Saints.

Dubious source with CSC...

spkb25 · 06-28-2017, 07:12 AM

Well it doesn't mention the recent injuries so the article must have been written some time ago. That and it doesn't mention Maulet on the backend. I am interested in seeing him come camp and preseason. Hopefully lives up to the hype. The fear of the mounting injuries is that we haven't even hit camp or preseason yet. I have doubts Unger will be back according to the timeline given simply because the original timeline was earlier and got pushed back. If he is great- fingers crossed. Have to hope Sheldon and Ony coupled with McDaniel can get it done. Will be interesting to see what Davidson can give this season. I am wondering what Kikaha can give us.

hagan714 · 06-28-2017, 07:38 AM

reading this only makes waiting for camp that much harder

ChrisXVI · 06-28-2017, 07:56 AM

I'll take a stab at it. I'm not including Armstead on the 53 because he'll start the season on PUP or IR...

QB- Drew Brees, Chase Daniel
HB- Adrian Peterson, Mark Ingram, Alvin Kamara, Daniel Lasco
FB- John Kuhn
WR- Michael Thomas, Willie Snead, Ted Ginn Jr, Brandon Coleman, Corey Fuller
TE- Coby Fleener, Josh Hill, Michael Hoomanawanui
LT- Ryan Ramczyk, Khalif Barnes
LG- Andrus Peat, Senio Kelemete
C- Max Unger, Josh LeRibeus
RG- Larry Warford, Landon Turner
RT- Zach Strief, Bryce Harris

LDE- Cameron Jordan, Darryl Tapp
DT- Sheldon Rankins, David Onyemata
NT- Tyeler Davison, Tony McDaniel
RDE- Alex Okafor, Trey Hendrickson, Al Quadin Muhammad
SLB- Stephone Anthony, Nate Stupar
MLB- AJ Klein, Adam Bighill
WLB- Alex Anzalone, Craig Robertson
CB- Delvin Breaux, Marshon Lattimore, PJ Williams, Ken Crawley, Arthur Maulet
FS- Vonn Bell, Marcus Williams
SS- Kenny Vaccaro, Rafael Bush, Eric Harris

K- Wil Lutz
P- Thomas Morstead
LS- ?

spkb25 · 06-28-2017, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

I'll take a stab at it. I'm not including Armstead on the 53 because he'll start the season on PUP or IR...

QB- Drew Brees, Chase Daniel
HB- Adrian Peterson, Mark Ingram, Alvin Kamara, Daniel Lasco
FB- John Kuhn
WR- Michael Thomas, Willie Snead, Ted Ginn Jr, Brandon Coleman, Corey Fuller
TE- Coby Fleener, Josh Hill, Michael Hoomanawanui
LT- Ryan Ramczyk, Khalif Barnes
LG- Andrus Peat, Senio Kelemete
C- Max Unger, Josh LeRibeus
RG- Larry Warford, Landon Turner
RT- Zach Strief, Bryce Harris

LDE- Cameron Jordan, Darryl Tapp
DT- Sheldon Rankins, David Onyemata
NT- Tyeler Davison, Tony McDaniel
RDE- Alex Okafor, Trey Hendrickson, Al Quadin Muhammad
SLB- Stephone Anthony, Nate Stupar
MLB- AJ Klein, Adam Bighill
WLB- Alex Anzalone, Craig Robertson
CB- Delvin Breaux, Marshon Lattimore, PJ Williams, Ken Crawley, Arthur Maulet
FS- Vonn Bell, Marcus Williams
SS- Kenny Vaccaro, Rafael Bush, Eric Harris

K- Wil Lutz
P- Thomas Morstead
LS- ?

You think Kikaha is going to get cut?

05-09-2017, 03:10 PM	#1
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,622 Blog Entries: 3	2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions Now that the NFL draft is done, let's have an early look at what the 2017 New Orleans Saints opening day roster may look like. by BobRose May 8, 2017, 10:02am CDT Over the last two months, the New Orleans Saints have added eight free agents, seven new draft choices, and a dozen undrafted college free agents to a roster that has gone 7-9 for three years in a row. Between now and the time training camp begins in late July, NFL teams will have some opportunity to further tweak their rosters. Most notably, after June 1, when there will be a number of veterans released due to salary cap reasons. Full story: http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com...on-mark-ingram

05-10-2017, 12:37 AM	#2
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions ok. Im excited. I dont know, maybe something's wrong with me. I mean, Michael Thomas could go down, and then we all go down in flames... But seriously, folks, I dont know... I love baseball, and I'll be following it... will prob. catch some basketball playoffs on the tube, and hockey is good too... but even in May, im thinking about the next Saints season, and have been since 1982. Before the internet, there was Athlon's Pro Football, and I was there in june to buy my copy, and drool over it for two months before preseason. I love June football talk. I love training camp. And I love preseason. Hell, I love LIFE, and thats what makes me me. Thanks for posting this, K Major. MatthewT, hagan714, saintsfan1976 and 1 others like this.

05-10-2017, 08:06 AM	#3
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions Does this writer even watch the Saints? He's got players listed that are free agents. No understanding of the Saints O-line rotation; Kelemete could be very busy in scheme and Turner has no versatility. Rose is completely off on the WR talent; the more I think about it, if Dural shows sure hands, he could be the fourth best WR when camp breaks. And shows no appreciation of Stupar's value to this LBing corps and more faith in Ellerbe staying healthy than anyone who follows the Saints.

06-27-2017, 10:57 PM	#4
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,622 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions Bump ... skymike likes this.

06-28-2017, 01:51 AM	#5
CharityMike Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mid City, New Orleans Posts: 3,556	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions Starting from the top, I think they are correct on QB and RB. Recivers..I think Dural makes it (or it could just be my LSU homerism ), OL is mostly right with the exception that I think Allen makes it on the team. DL I think Tapp makes it and Muhammed will be placed on practice squad. LB is where things start to get tough to choose atm. Out of those choices, I think Stupar stays and Feeney goes. DB..Swann gets cut over some guy named Gaitor..I doubt it. If Swann is 100% and that makes it through camp healthy, he is on the team. Safeties I am good with plus I think Keo is already cut..no?

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,200 Blog Entries: 29	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions Originally Posted by jeanpierre Does this writer even watch the Saints? He's got players listed that are free agents. No understanding of the Saints O-line rotation; Kelemete could be very busy in scheme and Turner has no versatility. Rose is completely off on the WR talent; the more I think about it, if Dural shows sure hands, he could be the fourth best WR when camp breaks. And shows no appreciation of Stupar's value to this LBing corps and more faith in Ellerbe staying healthy than anyone who follows the Saints. Dubious source with CSC...

06-28-2017, 07:12 AM	#7
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,101	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions Well it doesn't mention the recent injuries so the article must have been written some time ago. That and it doesn't mention Maulet on the backend. I am interested in seeing him come camp and preseason. Hopefully lives up to the hype. The fear of the mounting injuries is that we haven't even hit camp or preseason yet. I have doubts Unger will be back according to the timeline given simply because the original timeline was earlier and got pushed back. If he is great- fingers crossed. Have to hope Sheldon and Ony coupled with McDaniel can get it done. Will be interesting to see what Davidson can give this season. I am wondering what Kikaha can give us. jnormand likes this.
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06-28-2017, 07:38 AM	#8
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions reading this only makes waiting for camp that much harder

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions I'll take a stab at it. I'm not including Armstead on the 53 because he'll start the season on PUP or IR... QB- Drew Brees, Chase Daniel HB- Adrian Peterson, Mark Ingram, Alvin Kamara, Daniel Lasco FB- John Kuhn WR- Michael Thomas, Willie Snead, Ted Ginn Jr, Brandon Coleman, Corey Fuller TE- Coby Fleener, Josh Hill, Michael Hoomanawanui LT- Ryan Ramczyk, Khalif Barnes LG- Andrus Peat, Senio Kelemete C- Max Unger, Josh LeRibeus RG- Larry Warford, Landon Turner RT- Zach Strief, Bryce Harris LDE- Cameron Jordan, Darryl Tapp DT- Sheldon Rankins, David Onyemata NT- Tyeler Davison, Tony McDaniel RDE- Alex Okafor, Trey Hendrickson, Al Quadin Muhammad SLB- Stephone Anthony, Nate Stupar MLB- AJ Klein, Adam Bighill WLB- Alex Anzalone, Craig Robertson CB- Delvin Breaux, Marshon Lattimore, PJ Williams, Ken Crawley, Arthur Maulet FS- Vonn Bell, Marcus Williams SS- Kenny Vaccaro, Rafael Bush, Eric Harris K- Wil Lutz P- Thomas Morstead LS- ? K Major likes this.
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06-28-2017, 08:10 AM	#10
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,101	Re: 2017 New Orleans Saints: Way Too Early Roster Predictions Originally Posted by ChrisXVI I'll take a stab at it. I'm not including Armstead on the 53 because he'll start the season on PUP or IR... QB- Drew Brees, Chase Daniel HB- Adrian Peterson, Mark Ingram, Alvin Kamara, Daniel Lasco FB- John Kuhn WR- Michael Thomas, Willie Snead, Ted Ginn Jr, Brandon Coleman, Corey Fuller TE- Coby Fleener, Josh Hill, Michael Hoomanawanui LT- Ryan Ramczyk, Khalif Barnes LG- Andrus Peat, Senio Kelemete C- Max Unger, Josh LeRibeus RG- Larry Warford, Landon Turner RT- Zach Strief, Bryce Harris LDE- Cameron Jordan, Darryl Tapp DT- Sheldon Rankins, David Onyemata NT- Tyeler Davison, Tony McDaniel RDE- Alex Okafor, Trey Hendrickson, Al Quadin Muhammad SLB- Stephone Anthony, Nate Stupar MLB- AJ Klein, Adam Bighill WLB- Alex Anzalone, Craig Robertson CB- Delvin Breaux, Marshon Lattimore, PJ Williams, Ken Crawley, Arthur Maulet FS- Vonn Bell, Marcus Williams SS- Kenny Vaccaro, Rafael Bush, Eric Harris K- Wil Lutz P- Thomas Morstead LS- ? You think Kikaha is going to get cut?

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