All-Pro CB Charvarius Ward thought he was going to the Saints before Colts offered more $ at the last minute (7 Viewers)

[maddog]

He recently signed with the Colts on a three-year deal worth up to $60 million. Pretty pricey. Is this a deal you would of done?

 

[TruSaint]

This makes me mad and sad at the same time.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

Good news.

He's a great player but we are far away from competing and shouldn't be handing out massive contracts at this point.

Yiadom at his contract is much much better for where we are at.

 

[SweetT]

Probably bc he’s arguably a top 5 CB. Without question he’s top 10

 

[livefromDC]

I'm cool with it. It happens. Reminds me of 2009. The Saints were chasing Ron Bartell. He eventually picked the Rams over the Saints. The Saints quickly switched course and signed a free agent CB from Buffalo...Jabari Greer.

Sometimes your misses lead to better things.

 

[maddog]

This makes me mad and sad at the same time.

Me too. Although we need the help. Contract is too rich

Good news.

He's a great player but we are far away from competing and shouldn't be handing out massive contracts at this point.

Yiadom at his contract is much much better for where we are at.

I 100% agree. We are not a player of 2 away from competing.

 

[ELLIASJWILLIAMS]

I mean, if his choice came down to money not sure I want him here anyway. Nothing wrong w/ him choosing the money but if you thought that damn much you'd be a saint, and you wanted to, that extra amount of money wouldn't have made him change course.

We'll get who we're supposed to get at the position. simple as that.

 

[St.Dan]

Good news.

He's a great player but we are far away from competing and shouldn't be handing out massive contracts at this point.

Yiadom at his contract is much much better for where we are at

This is where I'm at as well when it comes to the cornerback action this week.

Ward is pretty much a local to our fan base. He's from the McComb, Miss. area, I believe. Played juco ball at Hinds CC, near Jackson. Coming to the Saints would've basically been a homecoming. And I give credit to Loomis (!) et al for pursuing him. But any time someone calls THEMSELVES great, I have to wonder about that person's ego.

I'm cool with it. It happens. Reminds me of 2009. The Saints were chasing Ron Bartell. He eventually picked the Rams over the Saints. The Saints quickly switched course and signed a free agent CB from Buffalo...Jabari Greer.

Sometimes your misses lead to better things.

Related to that dynamic, we were also chasing Gerald Sensabaugh at safety that same offseason. While Sensabaugh would've been a solid-enough signing, we ended up getting Sharper instead, who caught lightning in a bottle at that position and made all the difference in the world for a defense that overall was ranked only 25th in the league. (of course, that's always in terms of yards allowed, which isn't really the best metric for a defense).

 

[DarkBuddha]

I'm cool with it. It happens. Reminds me of 2009. The Saints were chasing Ron Bartell. He eventually picked the Rams over the Saints. The Saints quickly switched course and signed a free agent CB from Buffalo...Jabari Greer.

Sometimes your misses lead to better things.

I 'member that

 

[RaisingTheBar]

Makes me think that we’re about to throw a big contract at Asante

 

[RaisingTheBar]

I mean, if his choice came down to money not sure I want him here anyway. Nothing wrong w/ him choosing the money but if you thought that damn much you'd be a saint, and you wanted to, that extra amount of money wouldn't have made him change course.

We'll get who we're supposed to get at the position. simple as that.

My thought exactly. If you were planning on going with a team, but then at the last minute, some random came up and just offered you a little more money and you simply chose them because of that then….. later

 

[Chuck McGill Esq.]

I mean, if his choice came down to money not sure I want him here anyway. Nothing wrong w/ him choosing the money but if you thought that damn much you'd be a saint, and you wanted to, that extra amount of money wouldn't have made him change course.

We'll get who we're supposed to get at the position. simple as that.

C.R.E.A.M.

 

[meily]

He recently signed with the Colts on a three-year deal worth up to $60 million. Pretty pricey. Is this a deal you would of done?

"I guess they realized how great of a player I am"? man just say you went for the money stop it....

 

[Rexman100]

Yiadom is not the fallback. We’ll have 5 DBs on the field at the same time, 70% of the time. Reid, Mathieu, Taylor, Koolaid are the top four. Our 5th, Howard or Yiadom would be targeted alot. We’re still down an elite CB for this system, imo.

 

[St.Dan]

Makes me think that we’re about to throw a big contract at Asante

FWIW, his wiki page has his bio in Buffalo blue, yet no confirmed news on him as of right now....

Asante Samuel Jr. - Wikipedia

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