Saints signing Bears’ RFA WR Cameron Meredith to a 2-year deal

Beastmode · 04-06-2018, 02:40 PM

Not sure about him contributing much. He put up decent numbers but most of those he was wide open. Looked more like a Pryor situation. Bad team where nobody was really covering him with authority most of the time.

K Major · 04-06-2018, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Not sure about him contributing much. He put up decent numbers but most of those he was wide open. Looked more like a Pryor situation. Bad team where nobody was really covering him with authority most of the time.

Mitch Trubisky needs all the weapons he can get. I'd be surprised if the Bears don't match (they have a good amount of cap space) the tender.

rezburna · 04-07-2018, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Not sure about him contributing much. He put up decent numbers but most of those he was wide open. Looked more like a Pryor situation. Bad team where nobody was really covering him with authority most of the time.

I doubt they’d cover him with any authority in our offense either. There’s Thomas and Kamara to worry about with Ginn stretching the field. He should be able to break loose in the slot. He runs good routes.

Beastmode · 04-08-2018, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

I doubt they’d cover him with any authority in our offense either. There’s Thomas and Kamara to worry about with Ginn stretching the field. He should be able to break loose in the slot. He runs good routes.

Excellent point. He will not be drawing premier coverage. He'll get lost in the shuffle. All he has to be is quasi open and Brees will hit him. He good hands, speed, size and is good with YAC.

jeanpierre · 04-08-2018, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Not sure about him contributing much. He put up decent numbers but most of those he was wide open. Looked more like a Pryor situation. Bad team where nobody was really covering him with authority most of the time.

Potentially, signing the 6' 3" Meredith takes some pressure off of finding a dual-threat Tight End that has a big catch radius for 3rd down, red zone targets...

Before Graham, we'd line Colston in the slot to convert those third downs and red zone conversions; below is a great article on this...

https://www.si.com/2013/09/18/marque...rald-deep-dive

...main beneficiary is Colston...New Orleans’ formations put him in the slot, which does two things: 1) It naturally accentuates his size (6-4, 225 pounds) and ability to pull down balls that are thrown away from his body, and 2) It matches him against a safety or linebacker—especially when the Saints are in standard 2-WR personnel, which, with multidimensional players like Darren Sproles and Jimmy Graham, is more often than most high-flying passing attacks. In short, when Colston is on the outside against faster cornerbacks, he is a middle-tier starting wide receiver. When he is inside against slower safeties and linebackers, he ascends to Fitzgerald’s level...

Now the Saints have shown they're pretty committed to solving this recent third down, red zone problem by spending 10mil/2 years on Meredith...

And the Bears have a tough decision to make as they have to see if they can get that kind of return on their money from Meredith in the Bears' offensive scheme...

Either way, should we get that dynamic Tight End to add to the mix, the Saints 3rd down efficiency should return to its historic levels...

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,831 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints signing Bears’ RFA WR Cameron Meredith to a 2-year deal Originally Posted by Beastmode Not sure about him contributing much. He put up decent numbers but most of those he was wide open. Looked more like a Pryor situation. Bad team where nobody was really covering him with authority most of the time. Mitch Trubisky needs all the weapons he can get. I'd be surprised if the Bears don't match (they have a good amount of cap space) the tender.

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rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,099	Re: Saints signing Bears’ RFA WR Cameron Meredith to a 2-year deal Originally Posted by Beastmode Not sure about him contributing much. He put up decent numbers but most of those he was wide open. Looked more like a Pryor situation. Bad team where nobody was really covering him with authority most of the time. I doubt they’d cover him with any authority in our offense either. There’s Thomas and Kamara to worry about with Ginn stretching the field. He should be able to break loose in the slot. He runs good routes. nola_swammi, foreverfan, saintsfan1976 and 4 others like this.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: Saints signing Bears’ RFA WR Cameron Meredith to a 2-year deal Originally Posted by rezburna I doubt they’d cover him with any authority in our offense either. There’s Thomas and Kamara to worry about with Ginn stretching the field. He should be able to break loose in the slot. He runs good routes. Excellent point. He will not be drawing premier coverage. He'll get lost in the shuffle. All he has to be is quasi open and Brees will hit him. He good hands, speed, size and is good with YAC.
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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints signing Bears’ RFA WR Cameron Meredith to a 2-year deal Originally Posted by Beastmode Not sure about him contributing much. He put up decent numbers but most of those he was wide open. Looked more like a Pryor situation. Bad team where nobody was really covering him with authority most of the time. Potentially, signing the 6' 3" Meredith takes some pressure off of finding a dual-threat Tight End that has a big catch radius for 3rd down, red zone targets... Before Graham, we'd line Colston in the slot to convert those third downs and red zone conversions; below is a great article on this... https://www.si.com/2013/09/18/marque...rald-deep-dive ...main beneficiary is Colston...New Orleans’ formations put him in the slot, which does two things: 1) It naturally accentuates his size (6-4, 225 pounds) and ability to pull down balls that are thrown away from his body, and 2) It matches him against a safety or linebacker—especially when the Saints are in standard 2-WR personnel, which, with multidimensional players like Darren Sproles and Jimmy Graham, is more often than most high-flying passing attacks. In short, when Colston is on the outside against faster cornerbacks, he is a middle-tier starting wide receiver. When he is inside against slower safeties and linebackers, he ascends to Fitzgerald’s level... Now the Saints have shown they're pretty committed to solving this recent third down, red zone problem by spending 10mil/2 years on Meredith... And the Bears have a tough decision to make as they have to see if they can get that kind of return on their money from Meredith in the Bears' offensive scheme... Either way, should we get that dynamic Tight End to add to the mix, the Saints 3rd down efficiency should return to its historic levels... SmashMouth likes this.
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