Emmanuel Sanders
 

Drew Brees has another weapon.

And the NFC South now has some of the best receiving corps in the NFL. The Bucs and new quarterback Tom Brady have Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley play for the Falcons.

The Saints have Michael Thomas . . . and now Emmanuel Sanders.

Sanders, who ranks 64th on PFT’s list of top 100 free agents, has agreed to terms with the Saints. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports it’s a two-year, $16 million deal with a max value of $19 million.

Sanders, 33, had seven catches for 157 yards and a touchdown in the 49ers’ 48-46 win over the Saints in Week 14 last season.

The two-time Pro Bowler made 66 catches for 869 yards and five touchdowns in 2019 while splitting the season between Denver and San Francisco.

For his 10-year career, Sanders has 601 catches for 7,893 yards and 42 touchdowns.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...th-the-saints/

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Finally got a weapon opposite of Thomas or to play in the slot!

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Finally got my guy … a year late but I'll take it.

Great news.

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Best news i heard all day. It washes out the Peat resigning

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Saintfan approves of this signing.

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Finally. Excellent route runner with great hands. Dude can easily get open vs man coverage also. Perfect fit. Since Lance Moore we didn't have legit slot WR.

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This opens up the draft for us. I still wouldnt mind another burner reciever but we could find that in the later rounds

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Woah. I’m impressed.

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Yes!!!

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Really stupid move. Our front office is a bunch of dumbasses. This is going to be a disaster as usual.

:dunce:

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Alright! Sanders earned his spot on our team with the way he torched us in the 49ers game. Better late than never!

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I like this a lot!!! We're set at WR now.

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I like that you stick to the same theme! lol

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I wouldn't say set. We definitely need to address the position in the draft.

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This is the mind worm that's been in Sean's head ever since, including the playoffs...

YouTube is being dickish, so right click the link and open in a new tab...

It wasn't Politically Correct in WhoDatNation to say it then, but if you're gonna be honest, we knew weren't going to the Superbowl after losing to the 49ers...

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I think that this is a brilliant move at good price and am expecting good things now we need to solve our LB position

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Happy days are here again .....

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Too old. Never works out when an old horse WR goes to a new team enough to matter. Mark my word, he will get buried on the depth chart. We need a pure speed guy. Mecole Hardman type.

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Get buried by who?

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A Mecole Hardman type player. Anyone with blazing speed and can catch half decent.



Sanders can't do that. Too old and beat up. He never was a decent WR anyway. We'll get somebody else and Sanders will get beat out in camp.

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You're never happy with this board, are you? You hate it when we have dissenting opinions, and claim that all we do is complain, and then when everyone is happy, you have to be sarcastic because you think that people being excited for one move makes them hypocritical for disliking other moves.

For the record, I thought the Peat re-signing was dumb. The Sanders signing, I think is great. And I don't care how much more the Saints know about their players than I do. "Knowing" things does not guarantee a good decision. Sometimes teams ignore obvious regression, for the hope that they can somehow help the player "rediscover" their prior form. Happens all the time.

And forums are not meant for universal butt kissing. I wish some people would understand that.

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7/157/1

That was against us last year. Far from beat up. Who's going to pass him ? Trequan?

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I think your sarcasm meter is down.

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BTW.....some of you should look at Sanders numbers. we still need to address WR in the draft.....and early. Trading back makes sense.

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I can't agree with any of this, man. Sanders has been MORE than decent throughout his career, and at times has been a star, when he's had a reliable QB to throw to him.

And did you see how his production immediately went up when he went to the 67ers, despite having to learn a new offense? Jimmy Garoppolo is about as average as it gets, but even he looked like a hall of famer, compared to the QB's in Denver. His numbers dipped at the very end of the year, when Garoppolo started tanking. He'll have a competent QB here.

The last point, is I don't think getting a speed guy matters as long as Brees is still the QB. He's proven he can't throw the deep ball anymore, other than the occasional 35 yard heave that flutters it's way out there. It is strategically essential to have great route runners who can get open in the intermediate areas and make tough catches when needed, with Brees at the helm. Sanders qualifies, and we already know Thomas does.

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I think your reading comprehension glitched.

I know he was being sarcastic. I didn't say anything to suggest that he ACTUALLY didn't like the signing. He took a sarcastic shot at people who "dared" to question the front office earlier.

I'm not sure how you managed to miss the entire context of what I said.

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Damn another man that doesn't drop the ball. Brees just throws to him and Mt and he's completion gonna be over 90%

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Finally!

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Good move...we've been waiting for this for awhile. Finally a number 2.

Now hoping our interior oline play holds up.

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Yep this was a fabulous move and it is for 2 years...probably one.

Agree about Peat. Didnt get it, dont get it

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It should have been the purple people eaters feasting on Peat

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Makes up for the peat signing lol

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It certainly is a great move. Needed this for two years now.

Let's keep fingers crossed on peat

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What good is a player with blazing speed when your QB can’t take the top off the defense? We’ve had Ginn for years now and Brees can’t utilize his most important skill set. Sure, you needs a flanker who can run to keep the defense honest, but what Brees needed was more route runners who can get open underneath. Plus, what’s stopping us from going WR first round? Plenty mocks have us going Justin Jefferson at 24. As far as Sanders getting beat out in camp...it’s like you’ve never seen that guy play before. He’s an extremely savvy and talent wide receiver who never had to rely on elite athleticism to get open.

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A point that simply cannot be igored anymore. Safeties don't have respect the deeeep ball because he can't get it there. They can cheat up a bit and focus on the intermediate routes.

The difference may only be about 10 yards or so, but for DB's thats a lot of territiory they don't have to worry about.

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Exactly. It allows a DB to play really aggressively and jump underneath routes.

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NFL network showed some highlights of the 2019 Saints/Niners game right after the signing to NO…

Sanders really gave us the business with his route running & the ability to separate. Even threw a pass for a TD.

Glad he's on my team now.

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Whoa! I went to bed early last night and completely missed this! What a great surprise to wake up to.

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I like the signing, K Major got his man.