FA Free Agency is About to Start

[NatureBoy]

We need another one of those 5 star drafts we pull off every now and again.

 

[Trey W.]

Uh, I’m pretty sure that number can not be correct. That’s almost half the entire years salary cap!

 

[St. Widge]

Uh, I’m pretty sure that number can not be correct. That’s almost half the entire years salary cap!

That's why it's a poison pill. They are never going to pay that and it forces them to either cut him or negotiate a new contract by that date.

 

[Trey W.]

Sorry it took so long to get back. O-Line is an area where we need to upgrade. Peat may leave in free agency, Hurst is a weak link at Guard and we don't know if Ram can make it through another season. Here's some FA O-Lineman that the Saints might take a look at and what it would cost

Jonah Williams- RT, Bengals (6'5"/312#) (Age- 26)
Calculated Market Value- 4-Year $43.4M Annual Salary- $10,859,511. Base Calculated Value- 5-Year $78.3M Annual Salary- $15.7M.

Yosh Nijman- OT, Packers (6'7"/315#) (Age- 27)
Current Deal- 1-Year $4.3M Deal expires next week.

Oli Udoh- OT, Vikings (6'6"/330#) (Age- 27)
Current Deal- 1-Year $2.4M Deal expires next week. Another O-Lineman that could come cheap.

Isaiah Wynn- OT, Dolphins (6'2"/310#) (Age- 28)
Current Deal- 1-Year Deal $2.4M Deal expires next week.

Jremaine Eluemunor- RT, Raiders (6'4"/330#) (Age- 30)
Current Deal- 1-Year Deal $3.0M Deal expires next week.

Matt Pryor- T/G, 49'ers (6'7"/332#) (Age- 30)
Current Deal- 1-Year 1.13M Deal expires next week.

These are just a few of the OT's that will hit the FA market next week. Jonah Williams is the prized OT in that group. This is a position the Saints need to upgrade at backup for in case Ram doesn't make it through the season. I'll be back with a list of Guards a little later.

I don’t see why people are so high on Jonah Williams. He has been the weak link on a horrible O-line for years in Cindy. Maybe he’s played better since they moved him from LT to RT he still isn’t very good.He was tied for 8th with 8 sacks allowed last year, 1st with 12 sacks in 22, and 6th with 8 sacks in 21.

 

[B_doggman47]

I don’t see why people are so high on Jonah Williams. He has been the weak link on a horrible O-line for years in Cindy. Maybe he’s played better since they moved him from LT to RT he still isn’t very good.He was tied for 8th with 8 sacks allowed last year, 1st with 12 sacks in 22, and 6th with 8 sacks in 21.

I'm not high on Jonah Williams. I put his name in there because he was the highest rated OT in free agency and what it would cost to sign him if a team wanted to sign him. There may be better options and cheaper options in free agency. I also listed a few others that could be good depth.

 

[jahsoul357]

Lesson from all that — our o-line has regressed mightily the past three seasons and continues to be the top area of need on the team.

That, plus letting Murray walk killed our run game. We are still looking for the type of production him and younger MI gave us. Murray came in last season for 1 game, averaged 5.2 yards a carry and got a TD and then went to Denver..lol. And that was the moment that I pinpointed our issue the past few seasons. The O-line has been trash but Murray was so good for us when MI left.

 

[St. Geezy]

That, plus letting Murray walk killed our run game. We are still looking for the type of production him and younger MI gave us. Murray came in last season for 1 game, averaged 5.2 yards a carry and got a TD and then went to Denver..lol. And that was the moment that I pinpointed our issue the past few seasons. The O-line has been trash but Murray was so good for us when MI left.

Guy has had one of the strangest careers I have ever seen. Produced everywhere he’s gone, never given the opportunity to be featured.

Dude always looked like a star anytime he got fed the rock.

Size, speed, vision, tackle breaking ability, consistent 4+ yards per carry, but no one would ever let him be “the guy.”

 

[jahsoul357]

Guy has had one of the strangest careers I have ever seen. Produced everywhere he’s gone, never given the opportunity to be featured.

Dude always looked like a star anytime he got fed the rock.

Size, speed, vision, tackle breaking ability, consistent 4+ yards per carry, but no one would ever let him be “the guy.”

Man, you said a word here..lol. And it so crazy because he can do it all. One of the bigger backs in the league but he moved like the best of them. Quick, strong, agile, and was good in the pass game too. He always found himself on these "RB by committee" teams but it just felt that as a Saint, I really can't remember him being a guy known for negative yards. It's like he always got something..lol

 

[St. Geezy]

Man, you said a word here..lol. And it so crazy because he can do it all. One of the bigger backs in the league but he moved like the best of them. Quick, strong, agile, and was good in the pass game too. He always found himself on these "RB by committee" teams but it just felt that as a Saint, I really can't remember him being a guy known for negative yards. It's like he always got something..lol

ALWAYS.

Also had a unique ability to be able to always get “tackled forward,” using his length for an extra yard or two at the end of every carry.

 

[jahsoul357]

ALWAYS.

Also had a unique ability to be able to always get “tackled forward,” using his length for an extra yard or two at the end of every carry.

And having someone like that takes so much off AK, because they really have to second guess what we are going to do with him in the game. His best games normally come when someone other than him is having a good game running the ball. It used to be a regular thing but we let Murray walk for whoever we had in 2021, then we had end of the road MI last season, and then this past sesaon...yeah. Thinking about it, 2022 started the "We need Taysom to win" because our RB room was dilapidated and most of the games we won with Dalton was tied to the run game.

 

[Snakehead]

I think at the time of Williams’ signing, the Saints had a vision for Williams to replicate some of his Lions rushing success and provide great depth. But the OC didn’t commit to running the ball with our RBs early on by scheming creative run designs and good run blocking. Taysom was the default short yardage/GL rusher partially because the RBs didn’t seem prioritized in the offense. His rushing style is limited but he’s great when run blocking is up to par. I think Williams will bounce back nicely with a run-oriented OC like Kubiak who has consistent success with RBs running the ball.

I hope we target Frank Gore Jr. and Isaac Guerendo in the later rounds as well. Guerendo had the fastest RB 40 time (4.33) and 4th best cone drill at the combine. He could add that speed element that we’ve been missing amongst our RBs for about a decade. Guerendo had a great combine but didn’t get a ton of carries at Louisville. He could still be under the radar enough to be available in the 5th rd.

Guerendo started his college career at Wisconsin and was considered a track guy. To even be in the Wisconsin backfield says something. It's like the 3rd string TE on Iowa who is probably an NFL starter. Guerendo with AK and Miller is nice. Once AK is done, a combo of Miller/Guerendo is nice and capable of homeruns evet carry. Jaylin Wright out of Tennessee as well fits into the category like Guerendo.

 

[B_doggman47]

Guerendo started his college career at Wisconsin and was considered a track guy. To even be in the Wisconsin backfield says something. It's like the 3rd string TE on Iowa who is probably an NFL starter. Guerendo with AK and Miller is nice. Once AK is done, a combo of Miller/Guerendo is nice and capable of homeruns evet carry. Jaylin Wright out of Tennessee as well fits into the category like Guerendo.

Braelon Allen- RB, Wisconsin (6'2"/245#) He is a Murray clone. He's got strong passing game skills, he can turn upfield quickly in the screen game. Shows a good feel for setting up wheel routes. He shows good initial burst and runs with violence through traffic and finishes runs well.

 

[Snakehead]

Braelon Allen- RB, Wisconsin (6'2"/245#) He is a Murray clone. He's got strong passing game skills, he can turn upfield quickly in the screen game. Shows a good feel for setting up wheel routes. He shows good initial burst and runs with violence through traffic and finishes runs well.

I'm just curious what this KK offense will be. We have an idea, but we really need to see how the off season plays out.

 

[B_doggman47]

I'm just curious what this KK offense will be. We have an idea, but we really need to see how the off season plays out.

I read somewhere a few weeks ago that Kubiak would probably run a Wide Zone and use a power run scheme. Don't know if that's going to be right once the offseason kicks off. I guess it depends on if we can get the right players to fit the scheme.