Predicting Saints' initial 53-player roster: WRs are tricky, LBs fighting injuries and more

SmashMouth · 08-26-2019, 11:23 PM

With three preseason games in the books, the New Orleans Saints set their sights on Thursday night’s final exhibition game against the Miami Dolphins before turning attention to the business side of football.

Teams around the league have until 3 p.m. Saturday to make personnel moves to go from 90 players to the initial 53-player roster for the regular season.

For Saints coach Sean Payton, the decisions outside of the obvious are never easy.

“It's always probably one of the hardest parts of the job,” Payton said last week on the final day of training camp. “I've been in their shoes probably at least three or four different times, been released when I was younger.

QUARTERBACKS (3): Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill

SNAPSHOT: This position is pretty cut and dry and one of the easiest groups to project on the roster. It wouldn’t surprise if the Saints added a signal-caller to the practice squad.

RUNNING BACKS (3): Alvin Kamara, Latavius Murray, Dwayne Washington

SNAPSHOT: Kamara and Murray, who replaces Mark Ingram, are essentially locks and provide New Orleans the tandem to remain one of the NFL’s top 10 rushing units. Washington suffered a concussion in the third preseason game against the New York Jets but has time to get healthy before the start of the regular season. Rookie Devine Ozigbo is a prime candidate for the practice squad.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,741 Blog Entries: 29	Predicting Saints' initial 53-player roster: WRs are tricky, LBs fighting injuries and more With three preseason games in the books, the New Orleans Saints set their sights on Thursday night’s final exhibition game against the Miami Dolphins before turning attention to the business side of football. Teams around the league have until 3 p.m. Saturday to make personnel moves to go from 90 players to the initial 53-player roster for the regular season. For Saints coach Sean Payton, the decisions outside of the obvious are never easy. “It's always probably one of the hardest parts of the job,” Payton said last week on the final day of training camp. “I've been in their shoes probably at least three or four different times, been released when I was younger. QUARTERBACKS (3): Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill SNAPSHOT: This position is pretty cut and dry and one of the easiest groups to project on the roster. It wouldn’t surprise if the Saints added a signal-caller to the practice squad. RUNNING BACKS (3): Alvin Kamara, Latavius Murray, Dwayne Washington SNAPSHOT: Kamara and Murray, who replaces Mark Ingram, are essentially locks and provide New Orleans the tandem to remain one of the NFL’s top 10 rushing units. Washington suffered a concussion in the third preseason game against the New York Jets but has time to get healthy before the start of the regular season. Rookie Devine Ozigbo is a prime candidate for the practice squad. more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails