Battle for WR (1 Viewer)

[Nightshade]

The top 3 are set with Thomas Olave and Rasheed.

It's the bottom 3 that is going to be down the the wire.

Of the 5 vets 4 entered the league in 2018

Rec/yards/TDs
Trequan Smith 131/1764/18
James Washington 114/1629/11
Keke Coutee 85/966/4
Keith Kirkwood 19/257/2

Next 2 entered league in 2020

Brian Edwards 48/779/4
Lynn Bowden Jr 28/211/0

Kawaan Baker is in his 3rd camp with no recorded stats

Then the rookies in A.T. Perry and Shaq Davis.

For the 4 guys going into their 6th season it's what you see is what you get. Ceilings are pretty much reached.

Edwards and Bowden are going into their 3rd season so there is still upside with them.

The 2 rookies are all upside at this point.

We have the 3 locks, 3 roster spots available and 1-2 PS spots.


With the vets here are the 2022 stats

Smith 19/278/1
Edwards 3/15/0
Coutee 1/20/0
Kirkwood 2/18/0
Washington 0/0/0
Bowden 0/0/0

Right now I would venture a guess that Smith, Edwards and Perry make the roster. Davis and Bowden go to the PS and the rest will be looking for a new team.

 

[Saint Taysom]

Underhill basically said that Bryan Edwards is the #4… and the other WRs are basically battling for 1 spot (2 max!)

 

[Rouxble]

Right now I would venture a guess that Smith, Edwards and Perry make the roster.

I think these have been my picks from the beginning. One Saints vet, one NFL vet, one promising rookie to round out the bottom three.

 

[dutar76]

I wouldnt sleep on Washington. Hes had proven success at the NFL level. Can also see Perry as a practice squad candidate. No teams wanted him in the draft. Possible he would clear waivers

 

[showstopper]

T. Smith is supposedly dominating in camp according to Hebert and Detelier.

 

[JWDtrey3]

Blockzilla will survive

 

[TribuneUK]

Loving the recurrent #flyboy myth that 6 will be retained on the 53. It's 5.

All those camp favourites will be yesterday's news in the space of a few weeks. Good luck to them on their next stop.

 

[Nightshade]

Loving the recurrent #flyboy myth that 6 will be retained on the 53. It's 5.

All those camp favourites will be yesterday's news in the space of a few weeks. Good luck to them on their next stop.

History says otherwise Saints have carried 6 WRs on the active roster for the past 17 seasons. Only once during that span was it 5 and that was for a Joe Morgan suspension to start the 2014 season.

 

[Cougar 2]

T. Smith is supposedly dominating in camp according to Hebert and Detelier.

Lol dunno about “dominating” but others in da media have ALSO taken notice in his improved play, esp as a pass catching WR thus far in TC.

We’ll see

 

[BreesusSaves]

I'd like to see them roll the dice on Perry and Davis.

Thomas gives them a strong veteran presence. Olave and Shaheed are also no longer rookies and both are only going up in stock value. The #4 and #5 guys should be judged on future potential as a receiver and ability to contribute now on special teams.

There are the Saints core three Wide Receivers and then add in Alvin Kamara, Juwan Johnson, Jimmy Graham, and Foster Moreau. If games are being decided by the #4 and #5 WRs, then so much has gone wrong that that should be the least of our concerns.

We know what we have in the veteran backups, and we know it isn't much. So why not give some unknowns a shot? Even if Michael Thomas does what I think he is gonna do and that is have a HUGE comeback year, next year he is going to be 31 years old. Neither Olave or Shaheed are built to play the role Thomas fills, whereas Perry and Davis are. I'd rather see Perry and Davis getting experience late in games where the outcome has been decided than guys we know aren't it at WR. It is such a low risk, high potential reward move that the only reason not to is just outright complacency.

History says otherwise Saints have carried 6 WRs on the active roster for the past 17 seasons. Only once during that span was it 5 and that was for a Joe Morgan suspension to start the 2014 season.

2009 Saints only carried 5 WRs But yes, the Saints basically always carry 6.

 

[showstopper]

Lol dunno about “dominating” but others in da media have ALSO taken notice in his improved play, esp as a pass catching WR thus far in TC.

We’ll see

According to Bobby and Mike...dominating. lol

 

[SonOfNOLA]

Perry and Davis seem to be fighting for the same spot. They would have to outplay Edwards for both to make it.

TQS is a lock the more sense is made of his past production and what he brings as another vet WR. He can be an effective quality receiver when he has a great QB. It’s hard for the Saints to move on from a vet who’s productive in the RZ, can move the chains depending on who’s at QB, and he can block. He can be a deep threat and a possession WR, plus almost 6 years in the system.

 

[nakadish]

T. Smith is supposedly dominating in camp according to Hebert and Detelier.

He's always shown flashes. But, he's disappeared for so many games that I would rather risk him going off with someone else than risk losing someone like Perry. That said, I still expect him to be on the roster.

 

[GeneHansen]

It’s worth pointing out, even though he has 3 years of NFL experience under his belt, Bryan Edwards is only (slightly less than) a year older than AT Perry.

 

[whodat649!]

T. Smith is supposedly dominating in camp according to Hebert and Detelier.

He should be, eventually the lights gotta come on and you can’t continue playing in the league as a blocking WR! Ask Devery Henderson about that!