2019 Saints NFL Free Agency

ChrisXVI · 01-26-2019, 09:44 AM

Please God no Jimmy Graham. He’s completely done.

Give me TE Jesse James as JP mentioned or even take a flyer on Austin Sefarian-Jenkins. Also, there’s a chance the Buccaneers could cut Cameron Brate because they’re tight on cap space and cutting him frees up $7 million with $0 dead cap.

jeanpierre · 01-26-2019, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Please God no Jimmy Graham. He’s completely done.

Give me TE Jesse James as JP mentioned or even take a flyer on Austin Sefarian-Jenkins. Also, there’s a chance the Buccaneers could cut Cameron Brate because they’re tight on cap space and cutting him frees up $7 million with $0 dead cap.

Brate = Josh Hill

James could really make that right side of the line sing in the run game (we still need to do something at RG, C)...

And James is a receiving weapon as well...

shawnkytonk · 01-26-2019, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Brate = Josh Hill

I don't really understand this line of thinking.

jeanpierre · 01-26-2019, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Brate = Josh Hill

James could really make that right side of the line sing in the run game (we still need to do something at RG, C)...

And James is a receiving weapon as well...

Originally Posted by shawnkytonk

I don't really understand this line of thinking.

Brate is an active, good No. 2 TE, so is Josh Hill; also we just committed some coin to Hill so we won't be signing a TE to another No. 2 Tight End...

shawnkytonk · 02-02-2019, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Brate is an active, good No. 2 TE, so is Josh Hill; also we just committed some coin to Hill so we won't be signing a TE to another No. 2 Tight End...

Why in the world would you want Jesse James then? Brate is a much more established TE.

jeanpierre · 02-02-2019, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by shawnkytonk

Why in the world would you want Jesse James then? Brate is a much more established TE.

Established? Bucs kept rolling out O.J. Howard instead of Brate...

Plus, if Payton had liked Brate that much, why'd we let him get out of the house?!?

shawnkytonk · 02-03-2019, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Established? Bucs kept rolling out O.J. Howard instead of Brate...

Plus, if Payton had liked Brate that much, why'd we let him get out of the house?!?

You're excluding the years before Howard when Brate was the #1 guy and a pretty decent TD machine in the redzone. I'm in no way advocating a Brate signing, but I stand by my statement that he's way more of an established presence than James. James sparks zero excitement in anyway.

K Major · 02-04-2019, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by shawnkytonk

Why in the world would you want Jesse James then? Brate is a much more established TE.

I'd be fine with either. Gotta believe in clutch moments (see Rams NFCCG), James makes a crucial catch or keep the chains moving.

jeanpierre · 02-04-2019, 08:56 AM

K Major · 01-28-2019, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Please God no Jimmy Graham. He’s completely done.

I hear you XVI but does Jimmy Dickens make that catch Arnold dropped in the end zone? How about a red zone upgrade? In that Lambs game, inside the 20, it's 10-0 instead of 6-0, no? A lot of us hear probably don't want to hear it but having JG on this team could have made a difference.

I'm on the Jesse James train (blocks, catches well and is young) in Free Agency. Whatever the Saints do, I hope we aren't relying on rookie (via draft) at TE to start and make an immediate impact.

Trotting out undrafted (Hill, Arnold), lower round TE's and expecting them to perform like Gronk or Kelce' in crucial situations has got to stop.

01-26-2019, 11:03 AM	#2
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Please God no Jimmy Graham. He’s completely done. Give me TE Jesse James as JP mentioned or even take a flyer on Austin Sefarian-Jenkins. Also, there’s a chance the Buccaneers could cut Cameron Brate because they’re tight on cap space and cutting him frees up $7 million with $0 dead cap. Brate = Josh Hill James could really make that right side of the line sing in the run game (we still need to do something at RG, C)... And James is a receiving weapon as well... halloween 65 likes this.
	Last edited by jeanpierre; 01-26-2019 at 11:33 AM..

01-26-2019, 05:48 PM	#3
shawnkytonk 500th Post Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Denver>Memphis>Mississippi Posts: 741	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by jeanpierre Brate = Josh Hill I don't really understand this line of thinking. TheKillerBs likes this.

01-26-2019, 06:23 PM	#4
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by jeanpierre Brate = Josh Hill James could really make that right side of the line sing in the run game (we still need to do something at RG, C)... And James is a receiving weapon as well... Originally Posted by shawnkytonk I don't really understand this line of thinking. Brate is an active, good No. 2 TE, so is Josh Hill; also we just committed some coin to Hill so we won't be signing a TE to another No. 2 Tight End...

02-02-2019, 07:15 PM	#5
shawnkytonk 500th Post Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Denver>Memphis>Mississippi Posts: 741	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by jeanpierre Brate is an active, good No. 2 TE, so is Josh Hill; also we just committed some coin to Hill so we won't be signing a TE to another No. 2 Tight End... Why in the world would you want Jesse James then? Brate is a much more established TE.

02-02-2019, 10:02 PM	#6
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by shawnkytonk Why in the world would you want Jesse James then? Brate is a much more established TE. Established? Bucs kept rolling out O.J. Howard instead of Brate... Plus, if Payton had liked Brate that much, why'd we let him get out of the house?!?

01-26-2019, 09:44 AM	#1
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Please God no Jimmy Graham. He’s completely done. Give me TE Jesse James as JP mentioned or even take a flyer on Austin Sefarian-Jenkins. Also, there’s a chance the Buccaneers could cut Cameron Brate because they’re tight on cap space and cutting him frees up $7 million with $0 dead cap. Rsanders24, TheKillerBs and st thomas like this.

02-03-2019, 02:47 PM	#7
shawnkytonk 500th Post Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Denver>Memphis>Mississippi Posts: 741	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by jeanpierre Established? Bucs kept rolling out O.J. Howard instead of Brate... Plus, if Payton had liked Brate that much, why'd we let him get out of the house?!? You're excluding the years before Howard when Brate was the #1 guy and a pretty decent TD machine in the redzone. I'm in no way advocating a Brate signing, but I stand by my statement that he's way more of an established presence than James. James sparks zero excitement in anyway.

02-04-2019, 08:24 AM	#8
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,840 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by shawnkytonk Why in the world would you want Jesse James then? Brate is a much more established TE. I'd be fine with either. Gotta believe in clutch moments (see Rams NFCCG), James makes a crucial catch or keep the chains moving.

02-04-2019, 08:56 AM	#9
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Twitter
	Last edited by jeanpierre; 02-04-2019 at 01:27 PM..

01-28-2019, 08:07 AM	#10
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,840 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Please God no Jimmy Graham. He’s completely done. I hear you XVI but does Jimmy Dickens make that catch Arnold dropped in the end zone? How about a red zone upgrade? In that Lambs game, inside the 20, it's 10-0 instead of 6-0, no? A lot of us hear probably don't want to hear it but having JG on this team could have made a difference. I'm on the Jesse James train (blocks, catches well and is young) in Free Agency. Whatever the Saints do, I hope we aren't relying on rookie (via draft) at TE to start and make an immediate impact. Trotting out undrafted (Hill, Arnold), lower round TE's and expecting them to perform like Gronk or Kelce' in crucial situations has got to stop.

LinkBacks (?) LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/92305-2019-saints-nfl-free-agency.html
Posted By	For	Type	Date	Hits
2019 Saints NFL Free Agency	This thread	Refback	01-26-2019 10:16 AM	3