Saints at the top of Davante Adams’ wish list [Raiders trade Adams to Jets for conditional 3rd ; Jets paying Adams’ entire remaining salary]

St. Geezy said
Serious question - How much depth do you think other teams have, especially good teams with top of the line type starters?

I mean some teams may have depth at certain positions, but most teams are top heavy these days and are crushed when a position group sees injuries.

I just feel like you have a vision of an absolutely perfect roster that isn’t realistic regardless of how much cap space you hold onto.

The key is drafting and developing well…we have been subpar there lately. It’s more about the people we acquire and less about how we manage our financial budget IMO.

I think many teams have superior quality depth than the Saints do at many positions. We are consistently filling out our roster 4-6 weeks after free agency starts taking on 3rd tier guys. I don't need day 1 guys, but how about a few more 2nd tier players as depth. Something more than league minimum vets and UDFAs? We started 3 league minimum guys on the line on Monday night in Saldiveri, Patrick and Young. Lemieux and McGovern are minimum guys as well. I don't believe for a minute those are the guys we wanted. Those are the guys we could afford because of our cap management strategy.

Yes, we haven't drafted well recently that is a problem. But it's compounded by our lack of ability to bring in serviceable players.